Pulled Chicken with Bourbon BBQ

Ingredients

• 1 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons dark amber maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup apricot all-fruit spread or preserves
• 2 shots good-quality bourbon
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• Coarsely ground black pepper
• 1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into small dice
• Salt
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 cups Pulled Poached Chicken, recipe follows
• 1 cup poaching liquid from Pulled Poached Chicken, recipe follows
• 8 soft brioche or other rolls, split
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons agave or honey, or 2 teaspoons sugar
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 2 cups shredded cabbage or slaw salad mix
• 1 small Honeycrisp or Fugi apple, peeled and grated on large holes of box grater or finely chopped
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• One 4-pound whole chicken
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 carrots, quartered
• 2 ribs celery, quartered
• 1 lemon, sliced
• 1 large onion, quartered with root end attached
• A few black peppercorns
• A few stems fresh rosemary
• A few stems fresh thyme
• Salt