First Taste: Bar Brucato infuses California spirit and community into an Italian tradition

First Taste: Bar Brucato infuses California spirit and community into an Italian tradition

Bar Brucato may have been built by amaro, but don’t expect red-checked tablecloths and straw-bottomed bottles at the Mission District’s new distillery, tasting room, and restaurant. For the makers of this line of typically Italian liqueurs, the long road from stockroom to storefront started in the bel paese, but its roots run deep through the Golden State. Raw concrete walls and wood finishings highlight the bar's spartan design.(David Dines)Na…