How to Make a Bourbon and Strawberry Sour

Working behind a cocktail bar for the last 15 years, you tend to hear certain sentiments repeated, and one of them is the idea that “mixology” is some kind of art. This is usually offered from behind a grateful smile, and the smart bartender doesn’t correct or otherwise disabuse a guest of this praise, but in our hearts, we know it’s not quite right. It is less of an art than a craft, which is to say that tending bar—or, more specifically, making delicious drinks—is not the…