Dale DeGroff is Coming to Australia

De Kuyper liqueur brand has partnered with Dale DeGroff on this year’s edition of The Works program, a series of inspirational workshops designed to upskill bartenders and consumers on cocktail trends.

Dale DeGroff has been a cocktail authority for over three decades, been credited with reviving the profession of bartending and setting off a cocktail explosion that continues to transform the industry to this day. He developed his extraordinary techniques and talent at the legendary Rainbow Room, where in the 1980’s, he pioneered a gourmet approach to recreating the classic cocktails and popularised the Cosmopolitan.

Dale is a founding partner of the award-winning Beverage Alcohol Resource (BAR), a partnership of six of the world’s leading spirits and cocktails authorities who provide training and credentialing in distilled spirits and mixology. His awards include Lifetime Achievement awards from prestigious entities such as Tales of the Cocktails and Nightclub & Bar Magazine. He is an enthusiast singer, actor and writer with two best selling books under his belt (The Craft of the Cocktail & The Essential Cocktail).

This is fourth edition of De Kuyper The Works Australia and the first time a consumer event will be included (Sydney). De Kuyper has partnered with world stars such as Jeff ‘BeachBum’ Berry, Alex Kratena and Nicolas St. Jean for previous editions of The Works.

Attendees to the Dale DeGroff event will have the opportunity to pick up new knowledge across the liqueurs category and inspirational creative mixology techniques, while learning about the craft nature of cocktails, twists on classics recipes and the history and production of De Kuyper, from its origins as a small family owned distillery in Holland to its continued success as a global brand, rich in family history.