Today, while I was out of the house I made it to the Montgomery County Thrift Shop where I found two martini glasses, which will probably make an appearance soon.
Elli made it home from the Social Security Office. She thought the Metro was the easiest part of the trip. The hardest part was the wait, which was more than two hours. After she returned we watched Pitch Perfect 2. Then I made myself a drink.
Of course, to make the drink I need fat washed bourbon. While PDT uses bacon from Benton Farms (which is the most well-known high-end bacon that one finds at places like Husk in Charleston, South Carolina) I just used bacon from Whole Foods. I mixed 250 ml of Old Forester with 1/3 cup of bacon fat. I allowed that mixture to sit for about 24 hours before straining off the bacon fat.
If you like bacon and bourbon you will like this drink. Fortunately, my mix of 250 ml of bourbon with 1/3 cup of fat turned out to be a good ratio. The drink definitely has a nice smoky, bacon-y finish but it isn't overpowering. The mere 1/4 ounce of maple syrup rounds out the drink but does not make it maple-y.
Bacon Old Fashioned
- 2 ounces bacon bourbon
- 1/4 ounce maple syrup
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
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