Mmm . . . Bacon (And More . . . )
08/09/2008 05:28
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.”
Fry up a drink here.
SINC SAYS:
I wonder how it would go with your eggs in the morning? Just might be the perfect camping breakfast.
