The Aubrey opens Omakase cocktail bar

The Aubrey, the eccentric Japanese izakaya bar created by Maximal Concepts and Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong has launched a new Omakase cocktail bar.

Within a designated four-seater bar area inside The Aubrey, this unique beverage-led experience is now available for reservation.

In Japanese tradition, omakase is a chef-led dining experience where diners entrust a restaurant’s culinary team to curate a series of dishes that showcase the very best of the season’s produce.

Drawing inspiration from this, the Omakase Cocktail Bar takes guests on a journey through premium Japanese spirits via a series of original cocktails, crafted by Devender Sehgal, who leads the bar programme at The Aubrey. With a focus on using lesser-known liquors, including Shochu, Awamori, and Umeshu, the experience also comes with light snacks.

Sparkling sake is a house special at The Aubrey and guests will also have a chance to explore the full breadth of this effervescent spirit in some of Sehgal’s cocktails. With only four seats available to book 3 nights each week (Thursday-Saturday) and new bookings only released once a month, the Omakase Cocktail Bar will remain a truly rarefied experience.

“At The Aubrey, we wanted to pay homage to the tradition of Japanese omakase but approach it from a unique, even more creative, angle that will offer guests a truly memorable experience,” says Matt Reid, Co-Founder of Maximal Concepts. “The Omakase Cocktail Bar will be the only experience of its kind in Hong Kong, allowing guests to explore quality Japanese spirits with one of the city’s most acclaimed bartenders.”

Assistant General Manager of The Aubrey Devender Sehgal says, “The Omakase Cocktail Bar is set in an intimate corner of our izakaya, adjacent to the buzzy centre of the main bar, which allows our guests to truly immerse themselves in this unique bibulous experience. I am looking forward to introducing our guests to the expansive world of Japanese spirits, and hopefully introducing them to flavours they enjoy but may not perhaps have known before.”

Catering to groups of just two to four guests at a time, The Omakase Cocktail Bar includes a personalised cocktail menu with light snacks, and is priced at HKD 1,580 per person, subject to 10% service charge.

Bookings for the Omakase Cocktail Bar are released on the 15th of each month at 4pm, for the following month.