Palm Beach Bartenders Take Notes: A Chef's Bourbon Buck Just Raised the Bar

A chef who traded the kitchen for the bar has brought his old instincts to a new craft, and the result is a bourbon cocktail with a savory streak most drink menus never attempt. The Blackberry Buck pairs whiskey's warmth with fruit and a chef's sense of balance, the kind of layering that comes from years of building flavor on a plate rather than in a shaker. It is the sort of drink that would not look out of place on a bar cart from a Naples clubhouse to a Palm Beach porch, proof that the state's best cocktail ideas still travel in from kitchens as often as they come up with bartenders.

With reporting from Robb Report.