Bourbon BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwiches and Green Apple Slaw

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Chicken:

2 small skin-on, bone-in chicken breasts

2 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs

2 bay leaves

1 small carrot, coarsely chopped

1 small onion, quartered

1/2 orange, sliced

Salt

BBQ Sauce:

1 cup organic ketchup

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

2 tablespoons dark brown sugar

2 tablespoons maple syrup

2 tablespoons cider vinegar

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper

2 shots of bourbon

2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped

Juice of 1/2 orange

Slaw:

1/3 cup vegetable oil or olive oil

3 tablespoons cider vinegar

1 tablespoon superfine sugar

About 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt or kosher salt

Juice of 1 lemon

1/2 red onion, grated

Salt and freshly ground pepper

1/2 pound cabbage (red, green or a mix), shredded

1 large green apple, peeled and coarsely grated

Brioche rolls, split

Bread-and-butter pickles, for topping