Aigua de València

is a cocktail made from a base of cava or champagne, orange juice, vodka and gin.

According to the writer María Ángeles Arazo in her book Valencia Noche, the bar was frequented at that time by a group of Basque travellers that used to order "Agua de Bilbao" (Spanish: "Water of Bilbao"), referring to the bar's best cava.

Tired of always ordering the same thing, they challenged the owner to offer them something new and he suggested that they try the "Agua de Valencia".

For a decade the drink was known only to a small group of clients and it was not until the 1970s that it started to become known in the wider Valencian nightlife.

Constante Gil left the bar in 2000, and dedicated himself to painting "Tertulias de Café" (lit.