Negroni vs. Martini: A Social Celebration with Tom Nichol & Robert Simonson
Close out Negroni Week at The Hey! Hey! Club with gin legend Tom Nichol and NYT writer Robert Simonson. Enjoy Negroni & Martini cocktails with paired bites as these icons share stories, insights, and settle the ultimate cocktail debate.


Time & Location
Sep 27, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Kansas City, 2700 Guinotte Ave, Kansas City, MO 64120, USA
About the event
Join us in The Hey! Hey! Club as we close out Negroni Week with a once-in-a-lifetime gathering. Legendary gin master Tom Nichol—former Tanqueray Master Distiller and the creative force behind Rieger’s Midwestern Dry Gin—teams up with acclaimed New York Times journalist and best-selling author Robert Simonson, whose book The Martini defined the modern cocktail canon. Enjoy a curated menu of classic Negroni and Martini cocktails, inventive riffs, and paired bites while these icons share stories, insights, and settle the debate: Negroni or Martini?

