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Agua de Valencia
Agua de Valencia was invented in 1959 by Constante Gil at the Cervecería Café Madrid in Valencia, combining cava, fresh orange juice, gin and vodka. The name plays on Basque visitors who called cava 'agua de Bilbao,' prompting Gil to offer them a Valencian answer.
Approximate, per 1 glass (~200ml). Values vary by recipe and portion.
Where it comes from
Agua de Valencia was invented in 1959 by Constante Gil at the Cervecería Café Madrid in Valencia, combining cava, fresh orange juice, gin and vodka. The name plays on Basque visitors who called cava 'agua de Bilbao,' prompting Gil to offer them a Valencian answer. It grew from a local curiosity into a bar staple across the city through the 1970s and 80s.
Where to eat Agua de Valencia
0 restaurants worldwide serve it.
The variants
Clásica
Cava, fresh orange juice, gin and vodka.
Sin alcohol
Mocktail with sparkling water and orange juice.
De autor
Craft versions using premium cava and hand-squeezed oranges.
Cook it yourself
- Agua de Valencia
A deceptively easy-drinking Valencian punch of cava, fresh orange juice and a double hit of gin and vodka, born in a Valencia café in the late 1950s. It tastes like sunshine and disappears far too fast, which is exactly the trap.