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Dale DeGroff
American bartender and author (born 1948)
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| Born | (1948-09-21) September 21, 1948 (age 76) Rhode Island |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Author |
| Notable work | The Craft of the Cocktail |
Dale DeGroff (born September 21, 1948), also known as "the King of Cocktails" or "King Cocktail", is an American bartender and author.
The New York Times in 2015 called DeGroff "one of the world's foremost cocktail experts", and wrote that his book The Craft of the Cocktail is considered an essential bartending reference.[1] From 1987 to 1999 DeGroff rose to prominence as the original chief bartender in the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center in New York City, where his then-unusual emphasis on classic cocktail recipes and high-quality ingredients led to substantial acclaim and emulation by many other bars in New York City and beyond,[2] and helped influence the creation of the craft cocktail movem