The Union Bar & Lounge on the first floor of Hyatt Regency Yokohama will host a one-night guest bartender event, "THE LINK" — Yokohama meets Hiroshima —, on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
Shingo Noma, owner bartender of "The Bar Top Note"
"THE LINK" is an ongoing series at The Union Bar & Lounge designed to create connections and encounters centered on Yokohama by inviting top bartenders from Japan and around the world. Now in its fifth edition, this installment welcomes Shingo Noma, Bacardi Japan Whisky Ambassador and one of Japan's leading bartenders.
Noma has won five national cocktail competitions and became the first bartender from Hiroshima to be selected for "50 Best Discovery," a recognition chosen by gastronomes worldwide. He will serve three original cocktails — including his internationally acclaimed signature Royal Art — as well as one mocktail.
The event also features a live performance by singer Ryu, known for rich, resonant harmonics and a dreamy, soothing vocal style, making for a truly one-of-a-kind bar experience.
About Shingo Noma
Born in Hiroshima. After working in hotels and restaurants from the age of 18, he went independent in 2013. He now operates three authentic bars in Hiroshima, including "The Bar Top Note," along with an original flavored tea shop and a bar & cafe, totaling five establishments. He has won numerous national and international cocktail tournaments and was recently selected for "50 Best Discovery," drawing attention from around the world.
Event-Day Limited Cocktail — ¥2,200
Shiso Probiotics (Red Shiso & Lactic Acid Bacteria)
Dewar's 15 Year / Homemade red shiso juice (Akamaru variety, a native Hiroshima strain) / Homemade five-spice lactic acid bacteria / Homemade Hiroshima fermented lemon / White grapefruit juice
A Hiroshima Farm to Glass cocktail centered on the mellow, honey-like roundness of Dewar's 15 Year, combined with red shiso "Akamaru" juice and lemon fermented with lactic acid from Hiroshima.
Shiso Probiotics is available exclusively at The Union Bar & Lounge on the event day only.
Special Cocktails — ¥2,000 each
Royal Art
Royal Brackla 12 Year / Homemade Earl Grey lavender tincture / Martini Bitters / Valdespino El Candado Pedro Ximénez / Homemade anise vanilla bitters / Fresh lime juice / Fever-Tree Elderflower Tonic Water
Featuring "Royal Brackla," the whisky favored by royalty, as its centerpiece, this cocktail expresses a single glass as a refined work of art. The rich character of the malt serves as the canvas, with fragrant notes, sweetness, and a lingering finish layered together to paint a Royal world in the glass.
Angels Boulevardier
Angel's Envy / Bénédictine DOM / Homemade port wine and Burgundy cassis reduction / Homemade Hiroshima hassaku bitter cordial / Homemade Lapsang Souchong bitters
Using Angel's Envy, finished in port wine barrels, as the base, and combining it with a rich cassis and hassaku reduction, this Boulevardier achieves a pleasant balance of bright acidity and gentle bitterness. The name plays on the idea that even the angels would envy the enticing fruit aromas and bittersweet complexity of this drink.
Mocktail — ¥1,800
Mocktail Shiso Probiotics (Red Shiso & Lactic Acid Bacteria)
Homemade red shiso juice (Akamaru variety, native Hiroshima strain) / Homemade five-spice lactic acid bacteria / Homemade Hiroshima fermented lemon / White grapefruit juice / Tonic water
A refreshing non-alcoholic cocktail combining Hiroshima lemon — grown under the gentle sunlight of the Seto Inland Sea — with vibrant, aromatic Hiroshima red shiso. The delicate citrus acidity and clean finish blend with the subtle sweetness and cool freshness of red shiso for a lingering, pleasant aftertaste.
Prices for cocktails and mocktails include service charge and consumption tax.
Event Details
- Venue: The Union Bar & Lounge (1F, Hyatt Regency Yokohama, 280-2 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa)
- Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026
- Hours: 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM (last drink order at 10:30 PM)
Cocktails served at this event (except Shiso Probiotics) will also be available at The Union Bar & Lounge through Thursday, April 30.
The Union Bar & Lounge
- Address: 280-2 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa (Hyatt Regency Yokohama, 1F)
- Phone: 045-222-0121 (10:00 AM to 6:30 PM)
- Hours: 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM (food last order 10:00 PM, drinks last order 10:30 PM)
- Cover charge: ¥770 per person (tax included) on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 6:00 PM onward (free for hotel guests and those using the bottle keep or Sunset Cocktails service)
