Put Bacon In Your Bourbon, and Peanut Butter In Your Rum

Fat wash everything!

A great cocktail is a bit like a magic trick. It’s a product of practice, technique, preparation, historical study and research, effortless showmanship — and, if we’re being honest, a bit of gimmickry. 

Some gimmicks are fun (let’s drink tiki drinks out of a hollowed-out pineapple!). Many are mostly for show (almost anything involving a uniquely Instagra…