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The Bartenders

Each of the Interval's talented bartenders has specific cocktail interests. Some tend towards whiskey, others to agave or brandy; some prefer slow sippers, others drinks that are shaken and refreshing; some keep it simple, others gravitate towards the baroque and complex. In this, our most unique and personal section, we offer the creations of our very own bartenders, drinks they've conceived and labored over for weeks or sometimes months until, finally, they've achieved their vision.

Pictured here: I've Grown to Love Life Too Much

New York, New York, New York, New York, New York

Known as the Capital of the 20th century, as the Island off the Coast of America, as Gotham--the great city on the other side of our continent has been a towering presence in the history of the cocktail. Included in this section is a smattering of drinks inspired by, and/or conjured in, New York City, ranging from the distant (The Bronx) to the recent (Penicillin) past, from the well (Cosmopolitan) to the lesser (The Slope) known.

Pictured here: Old Cuban

All the Attractions of the Next World

Not to be outdone in this--or really any--realm of sybaritic indulgence, San Francisco has its own long chapter in the history of the cocktail. From the Gilded Age's Boothby to modern but oft-overlooked classics such as the Cable Car, our fair city's bartenders have played an outsized role in both the birth and resurrection of the cocktail, time and again proving true Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray line that ours is a 'delightful city,' possessed of 'all the attractions of the next world.'

Pictured here: International Orange

Seeds from the Vault

Pre-Prohibition cocktails weren't limited merely to Martinis and Manhattans and Old-fashioneds; to the contrary, the years leading up to 01920 were rich loam for bartenders, bed to a wide and variegated miscellany of seeds. In this section, we offer a rotating repository of rare and/or important old cocktails that often have eluded the attention of the general population. In true Long Now fashion, we feel there's no better way to pay tribute to the recent efflorescence of the cocktail's new flora than to unearth and help preserve its rarer but ever worthy antecedents.

Pictured here: Clover Club

Time Capsule (02014-02018)

Since the Interval first opened in 02014, dozens of cocktails from former Beverage Director Jennifer Colliau have wended their way into our guests' hearts, some for just a night, some for weeks and months on end. A few, however, became iconic, so inseparable from the space and concept of The Interval that to no longer offer them would be unthinkable. Jennifer has moved on from The Interval--to open her own bar, Here's How, in Oakland--but the drinks in this section are all hers, or bear her inimitable stamp.

Pictured here: Ponche de Granada with Pecans

Temperate and Teetotaling

Imbibing is often seen as part of the bar landscape, yet there are many times when we may want to go easy on our alcohol consumption or abstain completely without missing out on the social virtues of an evening get-together. Here we provide several options for the lower-octane occasion.

Pictured here: Jamaica Cooler & Bitter Orange Old Fashioned

Wine and Beer

Long Now Spirits Tasting

St. George Spirits in Alameda graciously created three spirits for The Interval; they can be seen hanging in our bottle keep above you. A donation of $1500 to The Long Now Foundation gives you your own liter of gin, bourbon or single-malt whiskey, which we will pour straight or make cocktails with for you and your guests.

Coffee and Tea

Coffee and Tea by Heart Roasters and Song Tea

Bites