Secret #11 of the 44 Secrets of Mixology. Locally source your ingredients. This is very important, because the shorter the distance an ingredient has traveled, the more awesome your cocktail will taste. You should assert this natural truth firmly, loudly and repeatedly as you prepare the drink because otherwise the idiots might not notice the additional awesomeness because they’re idiots. The absolutely best system would be to pluck the ingredient from the soil, bush or branch and hurl it immediately into the blender, so consider mixing your drinks in the middle of a field.
