Meet the team – Luca Missaglia
Meet our Bars manager Luca Missaglia. He talks about where he likes to eat, drink and what inspires him.
We also caught up with Luca about what is coming up at aqua shard for autumn and winter.
Sorbet & champagne: our new ‘Summer Cocktails’
We think this summer should be all about sorbet and Champagne! Refreshing, flavourful, fun, and always a treat.
As a child, summers in Italy for Luca, our Bars manager, were full of fresh, fruity sorbets, and he wanted to recreated that feeling of childhood delight in a delicious frozen treat. Like chefs, bartenders get inspiration from seasonal produce and Luca is no different. He explained that “creating new drinks is about taking familiar techniques and adopting them, and being inspired by the environment you’re in, so with these drinks I wanted to use the beautiful British summer fruits and herbs available to us, and make a delicious sorbet”.
C’est la vie – a cocktail that takes a bit of love
One of cocktails on our aqua shard signature menu, C’est la vie takes patience, attention and care, because good things take time!
The key to this drink is the lime, which is clarified over 24 hours. This process creates a transparent liquid that has a clean taste, creating a refined and elegant cocktail.