"The Ideal Bartender" is a collection of cocktail drinks recipes. Writer Tom Bullock worked for over a quarter of a century as the bartender at the Pendennis Club of Louisville and the St. Louis Country Club of St. Louis where he refreshed and delighted the members and their friends with his legendary concoctions. Some of the recipes included are: Ale Sangaree, American Pousse Cafe, Apollinaris Lemonade, Apple Jack Cocktail, Boston Cooler, Bottle of Cocktail and Country Club Punch.