During the day, the Limbar on the first floor of Cheval Blanc Paris offers a range of dining options based around Maxime Frédéric 's bakery menu , but as soon as Tea Time is over, the atmosphere changes radically, inviting you to discover delicious cocktails created by Florian Thireau, the head bartender on hand almost every evening.
Subdued lighting and Latino music brighten up your evening and magnify the shimmering colors and woodwork in limba, an exotic species of wood native to West and Central Africa.
Introducing us to the concept of this new place, Florian begins by telling us about his experiences in different countries, and in particular theAnglo-Saxon atmosphere he wants to give Limbar. He wants to bring"London-stylecocktail parties" to Paris.
For Florian, the Limbar is a geek bar or a place forexperimentation. He explains that he wants to"present the cocktails of tomorrow" and compares his job to that of a Michelin-starred chef: for him, his role is to take the customer on a"voyage of discovery". The bartender sees his role as that of an advisor, helping customers to select the discovery that will give them the most pleasure.
His signature cocktail, for example, is what he likes to call the"conceptualization of a rosé champagne" - a sparkling blend of 13 ingredients with a base of honey, orange blossom and vanilla. It took almost 70 hours of work to achieve the desired result, namely an original, fresh and light cocktail designed to take the mystery out of Champagne. The alcoholic version of this elixir, made with a fresh gin base, , is served in a Champagne flute.
The Chef proudly explains that, at Limbar, all alcoholic cocktails also come with a non-alcoholic"mirror version", which guarantees the same flavor, but in a Virgin version. For him, the creation of these alcohol-free cocktails is just as important as that of their spirituous twins.
To complement its drinks, the Limbar also offers a tapas menu specially prepared to accompany and enhance the cocktails. But as Florian likes to remind us, by nightfall, the Limbar is above all"a space truly dedicated to cocktails"!
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