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A Spirited Evening with Author Andrea Wulf

New York Times bestselling author Andrea Wulf has a gift for finding the unique and untold story hidden in well-trod historical ground. Spirits guru Steven Grasse has a similar knack for history, taking inspiration from German essayist Walter Benjamin, Pennsylvania Dutch folk recipes, as well as Wulf’s books to create his Art in the Age line of craft spirits.

After detailing the botanical and agricultural interests of America’s founding fathers in her book Founding Gardeners, (which inspired Grasse’s SAGE liquor), Wulf turned her attention to explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt — an almost unknown figure today, despite being the most famous scientist of his age. It is Humboldt’s adventures in South America that inspired Grasse and Wulf to collaborate on a new spirit: created at his new New Hampshire distillery, to be released in conjunction with her new book.

Join Tamworth Distilling, Art in the Age, and Andrea Wulf to celebrate both the release of Andrea’s book, The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt’s New World, and the limited-edition spirit developed by Steven Grasse at Tamworth Distilling & Mercantile: Von Humboldt’s Natur Wasser Tamarind Cordial.

Where: The New York Academy of Medicine – 1216 5th Avenue, New York, NY

When: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015
6:00PM – Cocktail hour and talk by Andrea Wulf
8:30PM – Dinner and cocktails with the author

What: A fabulous culinary and literary experience! Dinner with the author, featuring an exclusive first tasting of Tamworth Distilling’s limited edition (only 500 bottles made) Tamarind Cordial: Von Humboldt’s Natur Wasser, along with an accompanying Art in the Age cocktail flight, and signed copy of The Invention of Nature.

The special $100 menu (plus tax and gratuity) will include:
o A three-course catered dinner in the beautiful Library Reading Room, overlooking Central Park:
o Caramelized scallops with seasonal squash quinoa and grilled cherry tomatoes
o Glazed short rib with a berry demi-glace, spaetzle & tarragon candied carrots
o Strawberry Rhubarb soup with poached rhubarb, strawberry chips, poached strawberry meringues and fresh mint.
o A cocktail flight featuring Art in the Age and Tamworth Distilling spirits:
o RHUBARB Tea, inspired by Wulf’s book Brother Gardeners
o SAGE, inspired by Founding Gardeners
o Von Humboldt’s Natur Wasser, inspired by The Invention of Nature

The $120 ticket includes a signed book, for a savings of $10 off of the cover price.

Click here to reserve tickets and purchase The Invention of Nature.











When: Wed., Sep. 30, 2015 at 6:00 pm
Where: The New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Ave.
212-822-7200
Price: $100
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New York Times bestselling author Andrea Wulf has a gift for finding the unique and untold story hidden in well-trod historical ground. Spirits guru Steven Grasse has a similar knack for history, taking inspiration from German essayist Walter Benjamin, Pennsylvania Dutch folk recipes, as well as Wulf’s books to create his Art in the Age line of craft spirits.

After detailing the botanical and agricultural interests of America’s founding fathers in her book Founding Gardeners, (which inspired Grasse’s SAGE liquor), Wulf turned her attention to explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt — an almost unknown figure today, despite being the most famous scientist of his age. It is Humboldt’s adventures in South America that inspired Grasse and Wulf to collaborate on a new spirit: created at his new New Hampshire distillery, to be released in conjunction with her new book.

Join Tamworth Distilling, Art in the Age, and Andrea Wulf to celebrate both the release of Andrea’s book, The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt’s New World, and the limited-edition spirit developed by Steven Grasse at Tamworth Distilling & Mercantile: Von Humboldt’s Natur Wasser Tamarind Cordial.

Where: The New York Academy of Medicine – 1216 5th Avenue, New York, NY

When: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015
6:00PM – Cocktail hour and talk by Andrea Wulf
8:30PM – Dinner and cocktails with the author

What: A fabulous culinary and literary experience! Dinner with the author, featuring an exclusive first tasting of Tamworth Distilling’s limited edition (only 500 bottles made) Tamarind Cordial: Von Humboldt’s Natur Wasser, along with an accompanying Art in the Age cocktail flight, and signed copy of The Invention of Nature.

The special $100 menu (plus tax and gratuity) will include:
o A three-course catered dinner in the beautiful Library Reading Room, overlooking Central Park:
o Caramelized scallops with seasonal squash quinoa and grilled cherry tomatoes
o Glazed short rib with a berry demi-glace, spaetzle & tarragon candied carrots
o Strawberry Rhubarb soup with poached rhubarb, strawberry chips, poached strawberry meringues and fresh mint.
o A cocktail flight featuring Art in the Age and Tamworth Distilling spirits:
o RHUBARB Tea, inspired by Wulf’s book Brother Gardeners
o SAGE, inspired by Founding Gardeners
o Von Humboldt’s Natur Wasser, inspired by The Invention of Nature

The $120 ticket includes a signed book, for a savings of $10 off of the cover price.

Click here to reserve tickets and purchase The Invention of Nature.

Buy tickets/get more info now