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Americas First Celebrity Bartender

The cocktail is practically an American took with him a set of solid silver bar
institution. One of the very first utensils constructed at a cost of $4,000!
Bartenders to popularise the cocktail was Returning to New York Thomas became the
Jerry Thomas, Americas original principal bartender at the Metropolitan
"Celebrity Bartender". Thomas wrote what hotel. Then in 1866 he opened his most
is widely considered as one of the first famous bar located on Broadway between
books to contain cocktail recipes, "The 21st and 22nd Streets.
Bartenders Guide". Thomas was "an imposing and lordly figure
When I first came across this little of a man, portly, sleek and jovial, yet
volume (last published in 1887) in a possessed of immense dignity". His trade
dusty old book shop I was blown away. mark was a "jacket of pure and spotless
Here at last was cocktail history laid white which encased his great bulk". He
bare! I bought it on the spot and also sported a huge moustache, in the
literally sat up all night and read the Walrus style! Obviously a man once seen,
book cover to cover. For anyone with even not easily forgotten!
a flicker of interest in cocktails and The various saloons he operated became
drinks its an enthralling read. Jerry showplaces where he demonstrated his
Thomas is to cocktail culture what Louis mixologist's art. They were very popular
Armstrong is to Jazz! with the sporting and theatrical
Here at last, set down on paper, were celebrities of the day. To quote the New
some of the very first cocktail recipes York times on his death in 1885 he was
ever recorded. It was amazing, but it "at one time better known to club men and
wasn't just cocktails, the book contained men about town than any other bartender
a host of other recipes, for "Punch, Egg in the city, and he was very popular
Nogs, Juleps, Smashs, Cobblers, Mulls, among all classes".
Sangarees, Toddies, Slings, Sours, Flips, He is credited with inventing the "Blue
Negus, Shrubs, Pousse Café, Cups" and Blazer" and the "Tom and Jerry" and
many, many more. certainly popularised many other early
In total there were some 230+ original cocktails and drinks. In reference to the
recipes. Some were famous, some I'd never Blue Blazer the Bartenders Guide says,
even heard of! They represented an "The novice in mixing this beverage
amazing cross-section of exciting and should be careful not to scald himself.
wonderful drinks. To become proficient in throwing the
Jeremiah P. Thomas was born in Jefferson liquid from one mug to the other, it will
County, New York in November 1830 and be necessary to practise for some time
first learned the bartending trade in New with cold water."
Haven. He then went to San Francisco and Thomas's book was first published in
the California gold fields. 1862, and quickly went through half a
In 1851 he opened the first of four dozen printings. The book was updated in
saloons in New York, below Barnum's 1876 and the final edition published in
Museum at Broadway and Ann Street. He 1887. In the first edition there were ten
then seems to have travel around the US recipes which Thomas referred to as
for several years. Working as head cocktails (by the 1887 edition the
bartender at top hotels in St. Louis, cocktails numbered some 20+). His book
Chicago, San Francisco, Charleston, S.C., was probably the first to include actual
and New Orleans. Slowly turning himself recipes for cocktails and certainly the
into Americas first celebrity bartender! world's first bartender's guide.
In 1859 he visited London and Paris. He




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