Aqua Regia
Aqua Regia, a bar for one, is a signature cocktail experience created by Wil that focuses on the intimacy that occurs over a drink.
Inspired by the imagery of alchemy, Aqua Regia is loosely (yet strongly) based on Wabicha – a style of Japanese tea ceremony in which simple tea utensils are used in a small tea room with an emphasis on treasuring every encounter because it will never occur again.
The Bar for One
The Bar for One experience consists of one bartender, one guest, one cocktail, and a conversation. Each reservation is curated for the individual guest. Requiring only a private space, Aqua Regia brings the bar, bar tools, and everything else to faciliate a deeply intimate experience.
Contact
For inquiries regarding future incarnations of Aqua Regia, pricing for private events, or press, please send an email.
Aqua Regia offers numerous cocktail experiences. Looking for something bespoke? Get in touch and let us know what you fancy.
Past Events
YPO’s Valentine’s Day Party (a Bar for Two) // Hall des Lumières, NYC, 2023
A Last Supper, Rag & Bone Fall Winter 2019 Collection // The Weylin, Brooklyn, NY 2019
Finger Lakes Cider House, Interlaken, NY, 2018
Harlem Flophouse, NYC, 2018
The New Ohio Theatre, NYC 2018
632 on Hudson, NYC, 2018
Ars Nova Spring Bacchanalia Salon, NYC, 2017
Bar Chichi, NYC, 2017
Ars Nova ANT Fest, NYC, 2016
Bar Ficticious, Los Angeles, 2016
Sycamore Bar & Flowershop, Brooklyn, 2014
“I don’t break the stone. Without the stone’s permission, I cannot do anything. So, hitting it, I’m listening to see whether I can or if I can’t… I’m asking the stone if I’m allowed to hit it or not. This master is very noble. It knows much more than I. I’m not a sculptor. Without the permission of this stone, this master, I can’t do anything.” – Etsuro Sotoo, sculptor for La Sagrada Familia.
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