Guest: Dale DeGroff, a renowned American bartender and author affectionately known as “King Cocktail.” Widely credited with pioneering the craft cocktail movement and revitalizing classic cocktail recipes, DeGroff gained notoriety in the late 1980s and 1990s as the chief bartender at New York City’s Rainbow Room. His emphasis on high-quality ingredients and classic techniques set new bartending standards. The founding president of the Museum of the American Cocktail in New Orleans, DeGroff has authored two books, The Craft of the Cocktail and The Essential Cocktail, which are considered indispensable references for bartenders.