Bar Toscana Debuts Three New Cocktails For Fall by Mixologist William Perbellini (Eve visits too!)

Three Seasonal Italian Inspired Cocktails are Created by Gifted Mixologist William Perbellini

Bar Toscana, the popular Brentwood bar and restaurant, debuts three new fall cocktails designed by the talented William Perbellini, resident mixologist. The seasonal additions to the cocktail menu of specialty drinks include the Barrel’s Share; La Figata; and the French Quarter Perbellini, who perfected his craft at the famed Hotel Cipriani in Venice, created the drinks to complement the extensive menu of Italian StuzzichiniTuscan Classics and Dolce. Samples of the Bar Toscana menu featureBeet Salad with Goat Cheese, Pickled Plums & HazelnutsFresh Pea and Artichoke Salad with walnuts and ricotta salata cheese: the Stuzzichino Toscano of burrata cheese, roasted spicy pepperoni and tomato jam with Italian bread toastSmoked Salmon with Fresh Grapefruit, asparagus, pine nuts, frisee salad and homemade breadsticksOven Baked Gratineed Shrimp and Calamari SkewersHamburger Bar Toscana – a minced angus rib-eye burger slider with truffle cheese, shallot and Parmigiano crisps; Dry Aged Rib-Eye Steak Skewers, roasted peppers, pancetta and herbs sauce and a variety of Wood Oven Fired PizzasPerbellini’s expertly mixed drinks pair perfectly with the menu and bring out the magnificent flavors of the fall season.

(Editor’s note: My comments on the drinks are in the three captioned photos below. To see Perbellini “at work” check out this 1-minute YouTube video.)

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Small Batch Kentucky Bourbon, freshly pressed apple juice, nutmeg-honey syrup and maraschino cherry – $13
La Figata
Aged Agricole Rum, muddled figs, fresh lemon-lime sour and cinnamon syrup – $13
French Quarter
Pierre Ferrand Cognac, Grand Marnier, muddled grapes with fresh sage and barrel-aged bitters – $14
WHEN: Available now and continuing through  December. Nightly from 5:30 – 11:00 p.m.
 
Bar Toscana
11633 San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.826.0028
 
ABOUT BAR TOSCANA
Bar Toscana is where Italian traditional cuisine meets the modern art of craft cocktails by resident Mixologist William Perbellini. LA Confidential credits Perbellini, who perfected his craft at the famed Hotel Cipriani in Venice, as the “living embodiment of the trend” and increased interest in Italian aperitifs and aperitif-based cocktails in the United States. Located in the heart of Brentwood next door to the legendary Toscana, Bar Toscana is an intimate cocktail bar showcasing a simple, elegant menu of small plates – or stuzzichini – an array of hand-crafted cocktails and an Italian-focused wine list. At once relaxed and stylish, this neighborhood lounge is ideally fashioned for imaginative market cocktails and sparkling conversation.
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La Figata, photo by Eve. The genius of muddling figs and fig jam, dark rum, barrel-aged bitters and fresh ground cinnamon produced a dark tasty concoction. Sit at the bar if you can when you visit so you can see all of the tricks and tools Perbellini employs to make such unique drinks.

 

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Barrel’s Share, photo by Eve. A Bourbon base is usually a fave of mine and this did not disappoint. Loved his own cinnamon simple syrup against thyme, Luxardo cherries and bitters. It was frothy, smoky and creamy = the trifecta!
French Quarter, photo by Eve. Perbellini said he chooses brown spirits over white for the fall. This was nothing like I’ve ever had before: the lemon made it zingy while the muddled grapes added balance, and then he adds sage! (Look for herbs direct from Perbellini’s new garden blooming next to the bar.)