About this Event
The Origins of the Craft Cocktail Movement in the Past Millennium
Date: Tuesday May 21th, 2024
Time: 3 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: W Hotel
About the Seminar
About Dale Degroff
James Beard Award Winning mixologist, Dale DeGroff developed his extraordinary techniques and talent tending bar at the legendary Rainbow Room, where in the 1980's, he pioneered a gourmet approach to recreating the classic cocktails. DeGroff has since been credited with reviving the profession and setting off a cocktail explosion that continues to transform the industry.
A leading trainer and sought after authority in the beverage industry, DeGroff is the author of two best-selling cocktail books: The Essential Cocktail, winner of the 2009 TOTC Spirit Awards, and his seminal classic: The Craft of the Cocktail, winner of the 2002 IACP Julia Child Award. A 20th anniversary edition, The New Craft of the Cocktail was released in Oct. of 2020.
Notorious raconteur, storyteller, and saloon singer, DeGroff presents at cocktail festivals around the world as well as at the Museum of the American Cocktail which he co-founded in 2004, and which boasts the most eclectic collections of cocktail artifacts, books, and memorabilia in the world.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
W Montreal, 901 Rue du Square-Victoria, Montréal, Canada
CAD 5.00