For a blackberry smash, muddle 2-3 berries in a cocktail shaker with lime wedges and a few sprigs of mint. Add 2 oz. of bourbon, 3/4 oz. simple syrup and ice, and shake until chilled. Serve over ...

Derman, a Kentucky native, went to the University of Kentucky then law school before starting her career in spirits laws. She eventually moved to the commercial side of the busine ...