Art of Mixology — old fashioned

Delicious to drink, cool to watch, and so easy to do, smoked cocktails are not only for the most advanced mixologist but for the at-home barista, too. Gaining major popularity in the mid-2000s, smoked cocktails have bewildered and bemused drink enthusiasts for years. Smoke and liquor have been linked to early production days when the cooking process heavily relied on an open flame. Over the years, mixologists have tried to bring the smoky flavor of olden days back to their drinks, and in 2007 New York barkeep, Eben Freeman sparked a smokey revolution in a bar. Since then, smoked cocktails...