The Negroni:
Versatile and Elegant
Join Beverage Director Todd Carnam in the Shed, the Interval’s new--and, at eight (!) seats, extremely intimate--secret event space, for a bit of history, a bit of speculation, a wide-ranging exploration of northern Italian vermouths & bitters, and some samples of a few modern variations of the infamous Negroni. Every participant will leave the night with a commemorative coin to redeem for one barrel-aged version of the night’s best Negroni when it’s ready for consumption in December or January.
Check-In at 7:00pm. At 7:30 we’ll head to the Shed.
Among the most well-known of all cocktails, the Negroni is also among the simplest. 1 :: 1 :: 1, vermouth :: bitter :: spirit (or sparkling wine if you’re into Sbagliatos). And yet, even within these strict parameters, still there’s room for nearly infinite—and playful—variation. (If necessity is the mother of invention, restriction, as often as not, ends up being the father of innovation.)
This intimate class will begin with an amuse bouche of the Negroni’s most likely antecedent, the Americano, which will serve as our entry point into a delicious exploration of the vermouths and bitters of northern Italy. After sampling a handful of vermouths and bitters each, we’ll then sample several different Negronis, ranging from the standard to the whimsical to the downright bizarre.
For the last part of the evening, I’ll hand over the stirring spoon (well, thermometer because it’s the Interval) to you and a partner so you two can conjure your own Negroni. We’ll then taste these four Negronis against each other, deciding a favorite that we will then barrel-age for 6-10 weeks. At the end of the night, each participant will receive a coin to exchange for one of these barrel-aged Negroni Champions when it’s ready in December or January.
Todd Carnam has been the Interval’s Beverage Director since late 02018. Before the Interval, all his bar experience was on the other, avocational side of the bar, as he (mis)spent his 20’s and 30’s writing, avoiding writing, or working as a legal researcher in a law firm (each, in its own way, a remarkably fitting use of his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Michigan and his Bachelor’s in Philosophy from Williams College).
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Versatile and Elegant
Join Beverage Director Todd Carnam in the Shed, the Interval’s new--and, at eight (!) seats, extremely intimate--secret event space, for a bit of history, a bit of speculation, a wide-ranging exploration of northern Italian vermouths & bitters, and some samples of a few modern variations of the infamous Negroni. Every participant will leave the night with a commemorative coin to redeem for one barrel-aged version of the night’s best Negroni when it’s ready for consumption in December or January.
Check-In at 7:00pm. At 7:30 we’ll head to the Shed.
Among the most well-known of all cocktails, the Negroni is also among the simplest. 1 :: 1 :: 1, vermouth :: bitter :: spirit (or sparkling wine if you’re into Sbagliatos). And yet, even within these strict parameters, still there’s room for nearly infinite—and playful—variation. (If necessity is the mother of invention, restriction, as often as not, ends up being the father of innovation.)
This intimate class will begin with an amuse bouche of the Negroni’s most likely antecedent, the Americano, which will serve as our entry point into a delicious exploration of the vermouths and bitters of northern Italy. After sampling a handful of vermouths and bitters each, we’ll then sample several different Negronis, ranging from the standard to the whimsical to the downright bizarre.
For the last part of the evening, I’ll hand over the stirring spoon (well, thermometer because it’s the Interval) to you and a partner so you two can conjure your own Negroni. We’ll then taste these four Negronis against each other, deciding a favorite that we will then barrel-age for 6-10 weeks. At the end of the night, each participant will receive a coin to exchange for one of these barrel-aged Negroni Champions when it’s ready in December or January.
Todd Carnam has been the Interval’s Beverage Director since late 02018. Before the Interval, all his bar experience was on the other, avocational side of the bar, as he (mis)spent his 20’s and 30’s writing, avoiding writing, or working as a legal researcher in a law firm (each, in its own way, a remarkably fitting use of his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Michigan and his Bachelor’s in Philosophy from Williams College).
The Negroni:
Versatile and Elegant
Join Beverage Director Todd Carnam in the Shed, the Interval’s new--and, at eight (!) seats, extremely intimate--secret event space, for a bit of history, a bit of speculation, a wide-ranging exploration of northern Italian vermouths & bitters, and some samples of a few modern variations of the infamous Negroni. Every participant will leave the night with a commemorative coin to redeem for one barrel-aged version of the night’s best Negroni when it’s ready for consumption in December or January.
Check-In at 7:00pm. At 7:30 we’ll head to the Shed.
Among the most well-known of all cocktails, the Negroni is also among the simplest. 1 :: 1 :: 1, vermouth :: bitter :: spirit (or sparkling wine if you’re into Sbagliatos). And yet, even within these strict parameters, still there’s room for nearly infinite—and playful—variation. (If necessity is the mother of invention, restriction, as often as not, ends up being the father of innovation.)
This intimate class will begin with an amuse bouche of the Negroni’s most likely antecedent, the Americano, which will serve as our entry point into a delicious exploration of the vermouths and bitters of northern Italy. After sampling a handful of vermouths and bitters each, we’ll then sample several different Negronis, ranging from the standard to the whimsical to the downright bizarre.
For the last part of the evening, I’ll hand over the stirring spoon (well, thermometer because it’s the Interval) to you and a partner so you two can conjure your own Negroni. We’ll then taste these four Negronis against each other, deciding a favorite that we will then barrel-age for 6-10 weeks. At the end of the night, each participant will receive a coin to exchange for one of these barrel-aged Negroni Champions when it’s ready in December or January.
Todd Carnam has been the Interval’s Beverage Director since late 02018. Before the Interval, all his bar experience was on the other, avocational side of the bar, as he (mis)spent his 20’s and 30’s writing, avoiding writing, or working as a legal researcher in a law firm (each, in its own way, a remarkably fitting use of his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Michigan and his Bachelor’s in Philosophy from Williams College).
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Versatile and Elegant
Join Beverage Director Todd Carnam in the Shed, the Interval’s new--and, at eight (!) seats, extremely intimate--secret event space, for a bit of history, a bit of speculation, a wide-ranging exploration of northern Italian vermouths & bitters, and some samples of a few modern variations of the infamous Negroni. Every participant will leave the night with a commemorative coin to redeem for one barrel-aged version of the night’s best Negroni when it’s ready for consumption in December or January.
Check-In at 7:00pm. At 7:30 we’ll head to the Shed.
Among the most well-known of all cocktails, the Negroni is also among the simplest. 1 :: 1 :: 1, vermouth :: bitter :: spirit (or sparkling wine if you’re into Sbagliatos). And yet, even within these strict parameters, still there’s room for nearly infinite—and playful—variation. (If necessity is the mother of invention, restriction, as often as not, ends up being the father of innovation.)
This intimate class will begin with an amuse bouche of the Negroni’s most likely antecedent, the Americano, which will serve as our entry point into a delicious exploration of the vermouths and bitters of northern Italy. After sampling a handful of vermouths and bitters each, we’ll then sample several different Negronis, ranging from the standard to the whimsical to the downright bizarre.
For the last part of the evening, I’ll hand over the stirring spoon (well, thermometer because it’s the Interval) to you and a partner so you two can conjure your own Negroni. We’ll then taste these four Negronis against each other, deciding a favorite that we will then barrel-age for 6-10 weeks. At the end of the night, each participant will receive a coin to exchange for one of these barrel-aged Negroni Champions when it’s ready in December or January.
Todd Carnam has been the Interval’s Beverage Director since late 02018. Before the Interval, all his bar experience was on the other, avocational side of the bar, as he (mis)spent his 20’s and 30’s writing, avoiding writing, or working as a legal researcher in a law firm (each, in its own way, a remarkably fitting use of his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Michigan and his Bachelor’s in Philosophy from Williams College).
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