Daval

Mmm... bacon (and more...)

Bacon-flavored vodka? Now you’ve heard it all.

“Everything is better with bacon. It’s one of my favorite foods,” said Don Yovicsin, the owner of Jake’s Dixie Roadhouse in Waltham. “So when one of my friends mentioned the idea of bacon and vodka, it piqued my curiosity.”

He fried a batch of Niman Ranch thick-cut applewood-smoked bacon, added the crispy bacon to a large infuser jar with Absolut vodka, then let it sit for four weeks. After the liquor was smoky, he filtered out the bacon pieces with cheesecloth, chilled the vodka to congeal the bacon fat, then removed it via coffee filter.

The remaining smoky liquor was bottled and put behind the bar, where Jake’s is serving it in a variety of cocktails.

“The clear winner has been our Bloody Mary,” said Yovicsin. “It’s too perfect with the smoky bacon flavor.”

Recipe: THE BACON BLOODY MARY

1 1/2 oz. bacon-flavored vodka
6 oz. Bloody Mary mix
Barbecue rub
1 Slim Jim
1 lime wedge

Mix the bacon-flavored vodka and Bloody Mary mix together. Rub rim of tall glass with barbecue spices. Pour mix into glass. Garnish with Slim Jim and lime wedge.

Makes 1 cocktail.

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I love bacon. I eat it in sandwiches, I love it next to some scrambled eggs, I wrap it around chicken legs and barbecue them, I've wrapped it around asparagus and green beens and grilled it. Bacon just tastes damn good and can make anything it touches taste good too.

But Vodka? Ugh!

Would you try it?

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TwoPly

Love vodka. Bacon not so much.
That sounds disgusting. I expect if I was completely plastered on the verge of passing out I would give it a try.

snowy

A bartender acquaintance of mine recently tried this at his establishment, which is known in town for its creative infusions. Everyone thought the bacon infusion would be gross, and thought he was strange for trying to do it. But I guess it turned out really well! He only made a small taster batch, so no one but the employees got to try it. I'm not sure I could or would, as I don't drink much hard liquor, but if he could mix up something tasty for me to try it in, I probably would.

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Manic_Skafe

I wouldn't ruin orange juice with Absolut let alone mix it with bacon..

But I must admit I am somewhat intrigued.

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Reese

A little Bacon Vodka, a little Bacon Salt and a lime and you got yourself a nice fatty body shot

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BadNick

This sounds like a variation on the Bloody Bull, which is a bloody mary with beef bullion and related enhancements. I think I'd like this drimk if the bbq rub was to my taste, not sweet.

I've recently been using Pepperdoux hot sauce in my bloody marys; very nice deep complex flavor, not too hot...I think it would be good on bacon.





I'm sure you meant tomato juice

Manic_Skafe

You've never had a screwdriver?

A Screwdriver is a popular highball drink made with orange juice and vodka. Sometimes it is referred to as "Vodka and Orange". While the basic drink is simply the two ingredients, there are many variations, many of these with multiple names, that can be found all over the world.

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*Nikki*

So I can have this with eggs and toast then?

Charlatan

I love me some bacon and a bacon bloody mary sounds awesome...

Have you ever tried bacon ice cream?

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Daval

does such a foul concoction truly exist?

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BadNick

^ udderly delicious Bacon ice cream is an Udder Delight - Slashfood

As opposed to a "white russian" or "black russian", I suppose you could combine bacon ice cream and vodka and end up with a "russian pig".

JStrider

Id prolly be down for bacon vodka shots... or bacon vodka in a bloody mary... but I dont think it would work for the fruitier vodka drinks... like a screwdriver mentioned above...

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Charlatan

I present you Heston Blumenthal's Bacon and Egg Ice Cream!



His restaurant, the Fat Duck, is consistently voted one of the best restaurants in the world.

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Charlatan

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More bacon goodies!

BACON SOAP

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SSJTWIZTA

oh man, that sounds fucking horrid!

if someone put it in front of my face i'd still drink it, though.

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