If Steven Raichlen is where it all started, then this is where it all started too. Long before I discovered there was life beyond charcoal briquettes and cans of charcoal lighter, I happened upon a video of Dale DeGroff mixing drinks. I had no idea who this person was, but I could tell that he knew what he was talking about. The rest, as the saying goes, is history. A few years later I was fortunate enough to take some cocktail making classes with Dale. That is what I call learning from the master.

If you’d like to see Dale in action, here he is mixing up a Whiskey Smash. Better check out the Morning Glory Fizz too. Of course we can’t forget the world famous Cosmopolitan. Now, if you watch that - well you should probably join the free pour vs. jigger debate here. Then there’s . . . well, you get the picture.