How Black America Helped Define Cocktail Culture
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 20, 2024
“African Americans have a peculiar relationship with spirits and spirited drinks,” says Toni Tipton-Martin, the James Beard award-winning author and editor-in-chief for Cook’s Country. Late last year, Tipton-Martin published a cocktail-focused cookbook and story collection titled Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs & Juice: A Cocktail Recipe Book, which details the contributions of Black Americans to the cocktail canon.
“We participated up to a point and then every reference to . . .
