If you haven't tried one yourself, seeing a bartender smoke a glass before pouring a drink into it may look superfluous, but there's a scientific method behind the show. Smoking a cocktail glass ...

“The first is smoked ice, then smoked simple syrup, and lastly smoking the glass I’m pouring the cocktail into.” In each case, the aim is to add a complementary twist to the drink.

A smoked cocktail is when you use actual wood ... allowing the smoke to escape. Then add ice and cocktail. The glass obviously won’t pick up much smoke, but it’ll pick up a little, and will ...