How African American mixology shaped the way we drink | Good Food – KCRW

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A mixology drink with an African American twist, featuring a martini garnished with a black olive on top.

“Throughout history, African American alcohol consumption has been portrayed as derelict,” writes award-winning food journalist and historian Toni Tipton-Martin. She spent two decades buying and studying recipe collections for her award-winning book, The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks, and its follow-up, Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking. In her latest work, Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and Juice: A Cocktail Recipe Book, Tipton-Martin trains her focus on African American mixology, ensuring…