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Sidecar: Q&A With Dale DeGroff, Plus One Cocktail Recipe

King Cocktail talks about the Nick & Nora glass and how he got that nickname

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Robert Simonson
Jan 27, 2022
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Any historian of modern cocktail history knows that if you dig deep enough into any story, bartender Dale DeGroff, the godfather of the American cocktail revival, is probably going to make an appearance, either as a major player or a cameo actor. I was reminded of that fact of life recently when I wrote about the history of the famous and beloved Nick &…

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