Do not use lighter fluid since that will impart a chemical flavor. Prepare the cocktail, and right before you pour, take whatever you are smoking and set it on fire, preferably with a blowtorch. “Smoke tends to stick to things that are chilled,” Potts says.
Technique and EquipmentThere's more than one way to smoke a cocktail, depending on how much you want to invest and how much smoke you want to add, says Potts, who often experiments with smoked cocktails and includes them on the menu at Beaker & Grey.The first option, which will give the lightest smoke flavor, is to smoke-rinse your glass.
SMOKER FOR OLD FASHIONED DRINK PRO
Follow these pro tips to create rich and smoky whisky cocktails. “The aroma excites the palate and adds depth to the flavor of the cocktail,” says Norton Christopher, bar chef at Sac-a-Lait in New Orleans.Add it all up, and smoking adds to a cocktail's multi-sensory experience-one you can pull off at home, with the right equipment and a few safety precautions (since you are working with fire and alcohol, after all). You also get more tannic qualities of the wood,” explains Ben Potts, bar manager and owner of Miami's Beaker & Gray.And of course there's the smell of whatever you smoke, which contributes another layer to your drink.
And when it comes to smoked cocktails, the effect is about much more than presentation-although it's certainly Instagram-worthy too.“The aromatic qualities of smoke add a dryness that's more of a perception, rather than a reduction of sugar. If you really want to wow someone, there's nothing like starting a fire.
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