This Bourbon Buck Carries a Chef's Instincts Into the Glass

A bartender who spent years running a professional kitchen before working the bar has put that training to use in a new whiskey drink, the Blackberry Buck. Built on bourbon, the cocktail keeps the buck's familiar brightness but carries a savory undercurrent underneath it, the kind of balance a chef learns to build into a plate rather than a pour. It reads as a refreshing drink first and a small piece of kitchen craft second, evidence that a background at the stove can shape what happens behind the bar just as much.

With reporting from Robb Report Dining.