1/4 - Bacon Vodka!
With thanks to the Brownie Points blog, which provided the recipe, I decided today undertake the task of making Bacon-Infused Vodka. Bacon, of course, is widely regarded by theologians as proof that there is a God. After all, why else would so many religions ban you from enjoying its crispy goodness? And Vodka, of course, is a Russian beverage enjoyed by the many peasants who turned to the bottle after they were certain that God did not exist. What sort of great problems could be solved by bringing these two powerful forces together?
First, the ingrediants: Bacon, and Vodka.
First step, fry up some delicious bacon. Do your best not to eat it. It will be difficult, but you can persevere.
Next, cut the bacon into strips big enough to fit into the bottle. The recipe calls to put the vodka in a mason jar, but I do not have a mason jar, because I am not a mason. So I just took a little Vodka out of a full bottle. So it didn’t go to waste, I made myself a vodka tonic.
Next step; load up that vodka with bacon.
Here is what a bottle of vodka stuffed with bacon looks like:
The penultimate step; labeling your vodka.
Now the saddest step of all; it has to sit for three weeks to allow the bacon to infuse the bacon with flavor. Afterwards, I’ll strain out the bacon and enjoy the wonderful, non-kosher piggie cocktail.
Check back in three weeks for the review. As for now, I’ll enjoy a Vodka Tonic and a BLT with the leftovers.
Jana wrote:
I was at this bar in Vegas called the Double Down, and one of their drink specials was a bacon martini. As a vodka fan and one who enjoys bacon, I knew I had to try it.
It was… interesting. Not sure I’d have another but I bet it would make an interesting bloody mary.
So if you’re ever in Vegas, try that. Also, the Ass Juice is quite tasty. (thats the drink special, not the actual thing)
Posted on 05-Feb-08 at 10:54 am | Permalink
jewlie wrote:
holy God that looks disgusting. the vodka, not the sammitch. the sammitch looks delightful.
Posted on 05-Feb-08 at 2:12 pm | Permalink
erika wrote:
Might be good for a BLT style Bloody Mary. . .
Posted on 05-Feb-08 at 3:14 pm | Permalink
Shawna wrote:
That looks like a damn good BLT!
Posted on 05-Feb-08 at 4:03 pm | Permalink
zabeth wrote:
i’m volunteering myself for bacon-vodka-testing.
Posted on 09-Feb-08 at 6:52 pm | Permalink
Sandy wrote:
I am a vegetarian, but I would love to participate in some bacon-infused vodka tasting. As long as it’s not chunky.
Posted on 13-Feb-08 at 12:08 pm | Permalink
Laura Grunberger wrote:
this could become the main ingredient in the Meatini. with a little meatball instead of an olive…yum! here’s a bacon flowchart to help you wait until complete maceration: http://www.joeydevilla.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/bacon-_flowchart.jpg
Posted on 17-Feb-08 at 10:53 am | Permalink
mike wrote:
FYI. I have a test bottle of this at my bar and I found this website while searching for a recipe to use the bacon vodka in. if anyone has anything like that id love a link. we will soon be testing a BLT shot. which is the finished bacon vodka injected with a siringe into a tomato, wrapped in lettuce. I know its crazy but we are trying anyway. Our last success was a jalepeno tequila for a jalepeno margarita…its unreal. let you know how it goes.
Posted on 26-Mar-08 at 8:58 pm | Permalink
dn wrote:
WELL????
How was bacon vodka????????????????
Posted on 24-Aug-08 at 6:55 am | Permalink
CHEF HAN SOLO wrote:
HOW ABOUT MAKING SOME BANTHA-INFUSED BLUEMILK NEXT MONTH?!?! LooL361
Posted on 09-Oct-08 at 10:05 pm | Permalink