Tom Bullock
Tom Bullock was the first African-American to write a cocktail book, called "The Ideal Bartender" in 1917. In fact, Bullock was the only African-American to write a cocktail book to this day according to D.J. Frienz, co-author of the reprinted versio
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Tom Bullock was the first African-American to write a cocktail book, called "The Ideal Bartender" in 1917. In fact, Bullock was the only African-American to write a cocktail book to this day according to D.J. Frienz, co-author of the reprinted version of The Ideal Bartender, titled "173 Pre-Prohibition Cocktails." (Published by Howling at the Moon Press, ISBN 0-9654333-2-3) Bullock was born in Louisville, Kentucky shortly after the Civil War was over. Bullock started to work at country clubs at a very young age starting from the entry-level positions. Later he became to be a well-recognized bartender of the time at St. Louis Country Club, where he served for government officials and other elite members.
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