Old Fashioned Bacon Bourbon

5 Stars (2 Reviews)

Yield: 1

prep time: 10

Additional Time: 6

total time: 6 10

This Old Fashioned Bacon Bourbon is a strong and smooth cocktail with a touch of sweetness and tons of bacon flavor. Plus, it's super easy to make!

Ingredients

For the Old Fashioned Bacon Bourbon

2 oz bacon bourbon
¾ oz grade A pure maple syrup I used grade B and it was still wonderful
2-3 dashes of orange bitters I used Fee Brothers West Indian Orange Bitters
1 piece of fresh orange peel

For the Bacon Bourbon

2 oz bacon fat melted (the smokier, the better)
1 750 ml bottle of bourbon

Instructions

For the Old Fashioned Bacon Bourbon
In a cocktail shaker, combine bacon bourbon, maple syrup, a few dashes of bitters, and ice. Shake and strain into a rocks glass.
If desired, fill glass with ice first. Garnish with an orange peel.
For the Bacon Bourbon
In a medium non-porous bowl or pot (big enough to hold the bourbon) with a lid, combine bacon fat and bourbon. Cover and let stand at room temperature for 6 hours. Place in freezer overnight. Strain liquid from solids using a double layer of cheesecloth set over a colander.
Reserve bourbon and pour back into original bourbon bottle or other bottle of your choice. Discard cheesecloth with bacon fat.

Notes

Recipe adapted slightly from Chef Seth Raynor at the Boarding House in Nantucket, MA. I enjoyed this bevvy while on the 2013 Pork Crawl in Nantucket with the National Pork Board.

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 1 Calories: 1143kcal Carbohydrates: 9g Protein: 10g Fat: 38g Saturated Fat: 14g Polyunsaturated Fat: 22g Cholesterol: 55mg Sodium: 524mg Sugar: 8g

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