Up your cocktail game by firing up the grill
Grilling fruits and vegetables for cocktails imparts a smoky, summery flavor. (Eric Medsker/)This story was originally featured on Saveur.There are few things more American than grilling. And as it happens, there are few inventions more American (and ingenious) than the cocktail. So it’s only fitting that we, as headstrong and curious citizens of this great country, would think to marry the two. When juiced or muddled into the base of a drink, grilled fruits and vegetables weave in a layer of rich, smoky, summery flavor, not unlike the comforting scent of an early evening campfire.How does one grill a cocktail, you ask? Situate anything and everything that isn’t booze, right onto the grill: whole citrus halves, sweet pineapple rounds, slices of serrano pepper, grapefruit wedges, and fat slices of stone fruit. And keep these tips in mind while grilling:Make sure your grill is hot, but the coals are lightly layered...