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Will you adopt me? This sounds awesome.

Ohhh, interesting! it sounds disgusting at first, but then intriguing!

Would you mind if i linked to this and used your photo?

Hi Dot, link away (you never have to ask before linking). However, no hotlinking of the photo please (meaning host it on your own server).

cheers
–McAuliflower

I am allergic to most deodorants and therefore, soak whole nutmegs in everclear to produce a clear brown alcohol which I put into a mister and mist my armpits with it. Works great!

Hi Joe,

While at first sounding like an odd comment for this entry, this sounds like a great idea. If I’m feeling particularly sweaty and stinky at work (in the lab), I’ll often swab isopropyl alcohol as a deodorant. I think adding a bay leaf to your concoction would work well with the nutmeg scent too.

cheers
–McAuliflower

I suspect this is now furiously zooming around the internet. I know I just sent a link to two pals.
Awesome!

I should have prefaced that paragraph with, in addition to the edible concoctions I make with alcohol….LOL

I also put cinnamon sticks in vodka. Over time, it becomes a rich burgundy alcohol that is great in cakes and pancakes (and syrup!) and so on. Changing topics again… For warts, I put arbor vitae leaves and seeds (it is a tree) in vodka, and put the tincture on the warts. I also have black walnut flavoring that I created by putting whole, un-ripe black walnuts in vodka. This a great addition to chocolate cakes, brownies, cookies, etc. I am always brewing up something.

Wow! I have seen many creative uses for bacon on blogs over the years and thought I had seen them all! Being a fellow blogger who loves making liquers and alcohol soaked things, I salute you! I think you may be my new hero.

Hmm, the joy of bacon continues. Bacon is truly what’s for dinner.

I am flabbergasted. Now you know what everyone is getting for Christmas next year!

(standing ovation)

That looks so good I had to pass it along.

http://cyclejerk.blogspot.com/2008/01/bacon-vodka-bacon-vodka.html

Interesting - I’ve been working with bacon and alcohol for some time now, but have settled on bourbon as the ideal base. A nice maple-smoked, peppered bacon will do glorious things to a smoky, aged bourbon. Prep is much the same as for the vodka, although I’ve found two weeks is usually enough for the infusion.

Shake it with ice, strain into a martini glass rimmed with hickory salt,add a dash of orange bitters, garnish with an orange peel and pearl onion, and, voila! - The Bacontini!

Oh, hickory salt sounds like a perfect touch.
I enjoy bourbon too much for what it is to bacon-ize it! I seem to have less respect for the intrinsic characteristics of vodka. Poor victimized vodka.

–McAuliflower

Holy pleasure! A combination of all things awesome?

Did you eat the bacon afterwards? Was it any good? Or did it dissolve into the alcohol? What happens to it?!?

I’m ashamed to say, I didn’t eat the used bacon. I presumed it to be exhausted and its appearance helped convince me to give it a retirement.
It didn’t dissolve into the alcohol, it remained whole.

–McAuliflower

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Hi!
Sorry about hotlinking your image. I’ve fixed that.
Nice site you’ve got. I’m going to try the sweet sushi!

Thanks for seeing to that.
cheers!

–McAuliflower

May I post this on the Gallery District site? I love reading your blog!
Thanks
Robert

Sure Robert. I dare you to make a batch for an opening. Give the Eugene Arts scene a hello for me (former Jacobs Gallery volunteer & board member).

–McAuliflower

[...] Bacon Vodka (, this one’s for you, though it may very well be composed entirely of forbidden ingredients at this point) [...]

You, madam, are my hero.

I have died and gone to heaven.

**insert Julie Andrews singing “These are a few of my favorite things**

My two favorite things in one! Holy…!

OH my GAWD. I make bacon popcorn, pancakes, sandwiches… but this is amazing. Thank you.

Thank you for just giving me the idea for my boyfriend’s upcoming birthday gift!! He’ll swoon for sure!

Haha, it’s bacon vodka. BACON vodka! I now have a gift idea for the next time I go to a guys birthday. Brilliant:D

I added a link to this on my blog- it looks awesome!

http://grainsngrapes.blogspot.com/2008/01/bacon-vodka.html

I have to try this even though I am secretly disgusted! Maybe it would make good pasta sauce?

Okay, the bacon vodka isn’t my thing, but I think I saw a vodka with green peppercorn. Would you be willing to share your recipes for the rest of the vodkas for the tasting kit??

[...] Homemade Bacon Vodka [...]

In order not to laugh too hard/get sick, I’m going to pretend this is really “Bacon Flavoring” or “Bacon Extract” and not imagine drinking it straight. Though, as Bacon Flavor, I think its GENIUS!!!! Mmm. Bacon-y.

[...] to Make Bacon Vodka Filed under: How-To, Oddities — Mike @ 11:19 am Vodka with essence of bacon. How awesome is [...]

hilarious! this sounds better than chocolate covered bacon. which i can’t in good conscience recommend except for professionals.

It’s nice to know I’m not the only one that uses lab solvents as an impromptu deodorant!

Whew! I’m thinking the same thing! I always make sure no one is around when I do it
I rinse out my coffee cup with isopropyl too (making sure to rinse thoroughly of course!)

–McAuliflower

Damn girl! You are your usual mad scientist amazing. Did you know you got Buzzed?

Thanks for the heads up KitchenMage. Interesting links there!
Step by step photos of the process (it ain’t pretty…) too.

–McAuliflower

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Where can I place an order and how soon can you get it to me?

BUY BUY BUY!

No no no- you miss the point: MAKE MAKE MAKE!

–McAuliflower

they sell bacon vodka martini’s in vegas at the double down.
always to scared to try one. going to try this though!!

I reckon it would also make a great after shave, (with the downside that dogs may follow you around )

you iz nasty, ya phreak

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Sparkadelic’s bacon-infused bourbon sounds like heaven in a glass. I love the bacon-infused vodka idea, and I applaud that you did it, but the idea of the bourbon makes my toes curl a little.

There is a great restaurant in Chicago called Sepia and on Sundays for brunch they serve a Bloody Mary with Bacon Vodka which is house-made and it is AWESOME!! Of course you must be a fan of the Bloody Mary but if you are it is even better with this vodka.

[...] (what else?) bacon because it is the perfect breakfast (or lunch, or dinner, maybe even dessert or cocktail-hour) food. If your trying to stay lean and fit, you could leave the bacon out and maybe add some spices [...]

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Loved the idea ! Also loved Maggies idea of Bacon Popcorn, if you are reading this again Maggie would you shre your method for that delectable sounding treat ?
Can’t wait to try the Bacontini !
Michael (bw_bear@yahoo.com)

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YOU ARE AWESOME! I have to find a way to make this. What kind of bacon do you use? Fancy bacon from a gourmet store or just regular bacon?

Our regular bacon we use is Applegate Farms.
Have fun!

–McAuliflower

My friend and I have been working on bacon candles, but the bacon fat melts at a different temp than the candle wax. We’ve settled on bacon fat in a potporrie dish over a candle to infuse the room with bacon scent. Can’t wait to try the vodka and bourbon!

The only thing better than BACON is BACON WRAPPED BACON, covered with BACON BITS.

I’m excited to give this a try, though I’m a bit curious about the chemistry behind it. I know that by nature bacteria can’t survive in alcohol. Is it this same property that keeps the meat from going rancid during the infusion?

Thanks!

I think it’s safe to say everyone posting is overweight and/or out of shape. How can this possibly sound good? I can’t imagine what someone would make it for–just because? I can’t imagine it tasting good either, and I can’t imagine using it for something else–like a sautee for instance.

Nothing like some good ol’ artery clogging bacon mixed with brain cell killing alcohol. Oh bacon, is there nothing you can’t do?

What’s next? Bacon fat syrup? Bacon butter? Orange juice infused with bacon flavor? And who wants their home to smell like bacon so much you’d make candles?! Unreal. Nothing welcomes you home more than the scent of bacon, eh? LOL!

[...] I mean, why not, right? [...]

Scott must be from Canada, EH? LOL. I think he’s jealous because Canadian Bacon is crap compared to what we’re talking about (the real stuff). Don’t get me wrong, Pea-meal is great in it’s own way, like when I want a ham and cornmeal sandwich, but it should never be called “bacon”.
Scott asks, “Oh bacon, is there nothing you can’t do?” People wrap other foods in bacon to make it taste better… so I guess the answer might be “NO, bacon can do everything”.
I didn’t know candles could make you overweight and/or out of shape. I hate candles. Air fresheners, too. What does “Summer Breeze”, “Autumn Rain” or “Ocean Mist” smell like? Give me a scent that I know and enjoy! BACON!!! It reminds me of Sunday Breakfast with my family when I was a kid. That’s a good scent. A scented candle that I would enjoy. I don’t relate to these made-up candle scents. But BACON, MMM, MMM, Good!

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Oh my god. Oh my god. I’m amazed that I’ve stumbled upon this mad idea.
At first hearing it sounds very mad. But the more I think about this the more sense it makes.
I’ve never understood what makes people drink tomato juice but thinking about bacon vodka makes me want to experiement with some tomato juice stirred into bacon flavoured vodka.

Many years ago I had chocolate vodka and that was a bitter disappointment as it was finely chopped chocolate thrown into vodka and not the smooth drink I’d imagined.

But bacon vodka, now there’s something that’d turn heads at parties! You could serve it with some thin crispy bacon as nibbles.

I’m going to have to tell everyone at work about how to make bacon vodka!

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This sounds totally awesome… and I don’t think you’re picking on vodka. Impossible to pick on it since it has no flavor at all… which is why it’s so wonderful to use it for infusion.

A friend of mine made apple vodka once. Pretty much the same thing you did with the cooked bacon strips, but it was sliced apples. Once it’s infused your vodka will taste like apples.

On Oprah I saw where they had cut a small round hole into a watermelon and poured a whole bottle of vodka in and let it sit in the fridge overnight… when they cut it open the next day, they put a scooper in it and served it that way. I was going to try it, but I was pregnant at the time, but can you guess what I’ll be making this summer?

What kind of vodka did you use?

Already been done… And its relatively famous as well: was posted pic by pic on 4chan I believe.

You could always rim the glass with Bacon Salt

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I love bacon,

I realize you’re trying to be clever, but try reading properly first.

First off, I’m not Canandian. Secondly, I never said making candles makes you overweight. I said I can’t imagine liking the smell so much you want your home to smell like it. That’s like saying you like the smell of McDonald’s french fries so much that you ask for the used grease, so you can make candles so your home will smell like that. You can just feel the zits forming, can’t you?

And my biggest question, what do you use this bacon for? Just to eat by itself?

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…america… fuck yeah…

When I saw this (being a big fan of both vodka and bacon), I had to send you this link to another wonderful bacon influenced recipe: Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies with Maple Cinnamon Glaze. Check it out here:
http://neverbashfulwithbutter.blogspot.com/2007/12/experiments-in-deliciousness-bacon.html

My husband and I are sitting here peeing ourselves with laughter reading these comments. Hilarious!

And we, too, love the bacon-flavored vodka idea.

to scott
i would just lik to say its not food tat makes you have zits its actually dirt on your skin and yes this can come from oh i dunno bacon but wat are you saying you rub a bitta bacon ova your skin i myself only eat bacon and chicken as i cnt handle compressed meat. and just so you no this mcdonalds fries dont have a smell trust me i no i worked there in my teens when i was still in school…. its funny really to think you hate bacon so much you have to post comments twice….

To the creater
great idea!!….would totally help tat whole nail varnish remover taste tat vodka sadly has

i had vodka melon befor was really gd and is great in summer at bbq’s and vodka jelly is pretty good too.

Bacon…is there anything it can’t do?

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Proof positive that bacon goes great with anything! Anyone have a bacon and ice cream recipie?

Like I needed another reason to drink vodka! Spectacular idea. You and Alton Brown should have children together! Brava!

What is it with you Portlanders and your obsession with bacon? A friend of mine is doing bacon eggnog up there. I’m cautious, yet intrigued.

I think its the water… we should have been warned first.

–McAuliflower

are you single

Bwahahahaha!

–Sweets

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I was just going to post that you made jewlicious, but I see the trackback proceeded me…

[...] Did somebody say bacon? If I brought something like this to a party, I’d either be considered a god or a complete and utter moron. [...]

Awesome. I am making this the next time I need gifts.

Scott,
First of all, I have read properly.
You stated;
“I think it’s safe to say everyone posting is overweight and/or out of shape.”
It sounds as though you assume that every poster here eats nothing but bacon.
Fred Barron states:
“My friend and I have been working on bacon candles, but the bacon fat melts at a different temp than the candle wax. We’ve settled on bacon fat in a potporrie dish over a candle to infuse the room with bacon scent. Can’t wait to try the vodka and bourbon!”
Not once does he mention eating bacon. This is why I ask if you believe that a bacon scent will make you fat.
Secondly, As for why one would want their home to smell like bacon, I’ve already posted my reason. It reminds me of my childhood at Sunday morning breakfast with my family. I love my family. Maybe ‘bacon scent’ doesn’t bring back memories for you but it does for me, and they’re good memories.
If you don’t like BACON then stay off of this site! Simple, isn’t it? Take your FATBACK somewhere else!

Definitely intriguing. I have a bottle of vodka made from grapes sitting in the freezer doing nothing but chillin’. You’ve now got me considering the option of making “Bacon Extract,” since essentially that is what you’ve done.

I’m not much of a drinker; however, the flavoring possibilities from a cooking perspective are rather interesting to consider. Thank you very much for sharing your experience.

Oh, by the by, found your blog through ILoveBacon.com.

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sounds like this would go nicely with some bacon-vodka

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZfbTO0GlONU

chicken fried bacon!

I would like to have your babies.
Thank you Sir.

Given that I am a woman, that would be a bit difficult. I would however let you be the one to gestate them (one two three… not it!).

Geez- what is it with the assumed testosterone and bacon link here? Can’t a woman get her bacon on too?

–McAuliflower

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I am past my “drinkin days”, but this sounds amazing. Anything gluttonous and bacony is ok in my book.

I’m gonna test out its lasting power as a perfume. Maybe a Valentine’s Day special scent…
“Darling, you simply smell divine!”

–McAuliflower

wow. i can honestly say the thought of vodka with a taste of bacon literally makes me feel nauseous. this is disgusting. ill stick with grey goose.

I want to use this as a kamasutra oil…

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I might add another twist to your Bacon Bloody Mary- Make it Clam-ato Juice, instead of Tomato. That way you have a bacon-wrapped clam dish served in tomato sauce - and you don’t even have to chew!

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I love bacon. I love vodka. But i have to say, i have had a Bacon martini before and it scarred me for life.

it’s a lot like communism, great in theory, god awful in practice.

Also, The Double Down in Las Vegas is famous for a lot of things, one being their bacon martinis.

[...] thanks to the Brownie Points blog, which provided the recipe, I decided today undertake the task of making Bacon-Infused Vodka. [...]

[...] And in keeping with the theme (yet, completely bizarre) - baconated vodka. [...]

I am so making this and serving it at my next bacon party.

You are a genius.

I used to make a bacon gin, using the chill-filtration method. I found the aromatics of the gin (Hendrick’s) enhanced the smokiness of the bacon. the garnish? olive stuffed with crispy bacon bits and capped with mascarpone. tasty stuff! Glad to see the bacon liquor lives on!

That sounds great Mike. I think I’ll be trying a gin infusion next.

–McAuliflower

i loveeee bacon amd i loveeee vodka, so u would think that i would loveeee this……. yet unfortunalty i dont! but i really really want to!!!!

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[...] you know Red, you would be familiar with his insatiable cravings- one of them being bacon.  Brownie Points Blog wrote a post about bacon vodka that came in a vodka tasting kit. “What to do with it you ask? [...]

Sounds delish…the Drink Least Likely to be Served at our Saturday Morning Kiddush.

I think I’ll garnish mine with a chunk of country ham on a toothpick-skewer.

[...] Brownie Points » Homemade Bacon VodkaI’m pro-bacon AND pro-vodka! [...]

My wife and I put up a batch yesterday. We intend to make a date syrup and use the bacon vodka to create a cocktail that mimics the flavors of bacon wrapped broiled dates (a favorite tapas at a local Spanish tapas restaurant). I’ll come back and post the results.

I have a few suggestions for the name of bacon vodka.

1. Styy
2. Slabsolut
3. Penlandia

I love the bacon vodka recipe. Thank you for sharing it!

Scott — It seems that you have gotten on some nerves with your post. I don’t agree with you, but I think the bacon butter idea is fabulous! You’re a cynical genius!

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Note to bacon-candle-makers:

You need the TALLOW from your animal of choise, and possibly blend in some bees-wax, to make a more solid candle.
These oldschool candles are not recommended, as they produse soot (ends up in your lungs), and smell of garbage barbeque.
But if you like greasy, sooty, smelly walls, by all means go ahead.

Here in Scandinavia, we infuse in schnapps, but i’ve never heard of this one before.

Oh, regarding the above: the soot will probably clog up your pores and cause zits…

Infusing with pepper corns or chilli peppers, can be recommended.
Also there is an exellent Polish vodka called ZUBROWKA BISON VODKA, which is infused with aromatic wild grass from the Bison-ox habitats of eastern Poland…Sorry, not trying to sell anything.

I made some bacon vodka for an edition of BACON CLUB last year. It was a bit weird by itself. Martinis were pretty good, but the best application was probably in bloody marys.

For a later meeting, I made bacon soda. It was just bacon-infused simple syrup, plus club soda and then you can mix it with any sort of booze you like.

Just discovering this, a bit late, but whoa, amazing. I don’t even eat bacon and I’m contemplating this experiment.

[...] grey goose + four strips will be ready by april. need to learn how to make a decent bloody mary before then. http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2008/01/20/homemade-bacon-vodka/ [...]

Just decanted my first bottle yesterday. (Absolut)ely amazing. Word to the wise: go easy on the peppercorns; the vodka seems to have a greater affinity for the pepper than for the bacon. Nevertheless, both flavors come through; seems like the perfect drink to go with a plate of smoky spiced meats.

thanks for reporting back!
Sounds wonderful- I’ll add that combo to my next batch.

–McAuliflower

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Wow…just….wow. I almost dont know how to equate this with anything. I’m buying vodka on the way home, tonight.

You need to emphasize the cool, dark resting place to make damn sure bacteria does not grow.

Fruit or vanilla beans, sure, but this is kinda stupid.

Just throw a fresh strip of bacon in your bloody and take illness or death out of the equation.

A cool dark place doesn’t need emphasizing.
Alcohol does; alcohol kills bacteria.
from FDA website:

Some people say that alcohol or vinegar can kill bacteria. Is this true?
Yes, ethanol and isopropyl alcohol and vinegar, which is an acetic acid, do kill bacteria.

Ethanol alcohol at 70% is more effective at killing bacteria than at 90 to 100% because the alcohol gets inside the cell better. Isopropyl alcohol is even more effective at killing bacteria because it is less volatile. While alcohol is a good disinfectant for inactivating many bacteria, it will not inactivate bacterial spores that are resistant. At acidic pH levels, many bacteria are inactivated by vinegar (acetic acid).

–McAuliflower

I wholeheartedly applaud your culinary innovation, as well as your laudable embracing of experimentation. However, having just tried a shot of bacon vodka that I made following your recipe, I regret to report that I nearly threw up. I am sure the blame in this lies with my own feeble efforts at making the recipe, rather than the recipe itself. But dear God, I am suffering now.

Weird… ours was perfectly tasty. Really, I have witnesses. Perhaps you forgot to tell us that you’re a practicing vegetarian with pork intolerance? Or maybe it was the 8 shots consumed before the bacon one?

–McAuliflower

This is the alcohol version of Bag Pipe jazz, they are both in the “WTF???” category.

Using this recipe, we made bacon-infused vodka and really really enjoyed it, especially as the bacon-lettuce-tomato cocktail (BLT Mary). A complete photo documentary of our infusion is here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jon_gilbert/sets/72157604058461908/

Thanks so much for the pointers! It was delicious!

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I’m trying this right now, but am doing it a little differently. First off I’m using small bacon chunks and adding a jalapeno into the mix.
Pictures and stuff are here:
http://factor17.livejournal.com/35492.html

ok people now thats sick! meat in vodka? you know us good ole boys have been doing something like this for years BUT we use fruit?[mason jar?] you can take any alochol which is clear?? rum/vodka/gin/grain alcohol [we use moonshine -XXX-] first take a clean qt.mason jar add the friut [letts say strawberrys/or any other fruit you crave]fill halfwaywith fruit then pour 1 cup of sugar on top of fruit then pour your lq. of choice [as stated before] put the top on place upsidedown in a dark place [no heat/or light]come back a week later turn it upright[you will see your clear lq. has already took the color from the fruit red not clear nomore?] its working let set another week [best to let set threeweeks 3]now you have strawberry vodka and you dont have too pay any extra for the high priced store brands as you see plus you get more of the taste of fruit and can be served [sipped right out the jar]i’ll just warn you it will sneak up on you mmmmmmmmmmm! yeah! i like to put in the fridge and chill

wow great post I’m doing this, but I’m cooking my bacon in my stovetop cameron cooker over mesquite chips. I do this some times for breakfast really great smoke flavor.

Also do you have an opinion on the gray kangaroo vodka filter?

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Another Portlander did the same thing last summer: http://baconvodka.googlepages.com/154450.html

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I bet that Vodka would taste great in a well crafted Bloody Mary… just how bacony is it?

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I am one day in to the waiting period, and am excited about the birth of bacon vodka. I plan to do an initial straining to get the hunks of bacon out, then do the freezer/strain process. Is this a step you left out? I ask because I do not see big hunks of bacon in your bottles
I posted a blog of my process thus far, but I had to make it “friends only” b/c there is a photo of me appearing to drain the rest of the vodka post-procedure. If you would like to be myspace “friends” please request here and then you’ll be able to read the blog. The bacon bourbon sounds spectacular - maybe that’ll be the next project. Thanks for the inspiration!

I made it and served it this past weekend. Several people who claimed not to like bloody marys loved them with the bacon vodka. Not one person said they didn’t like it. It didn’t have an overwhelming bacon flavor so it really just enhanced the cocktails. It certainly smelled like bacon though!

I put it in the freezer the night before and only had the tiniest amount of solidified fat. (I used center cut bacon and baked it so the fat was pretty much gone before I started.) I strained it through a paper towel three times and it was still yellowy colored but not too murky.

It was a hit, and I will make it again! Next I want to try ginger vodka.

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Just wanted to let you know that your post is featured on BlogHer today! ~ AK

I love the bourbon idea, and while I do agree that bourbon is good enough by itself and vodka is a colorless, flavorless, distilled spirit warranting flavor infusion, I would love to have a country ham infused bourbon!

Oh yum -what a great idea Todd.

I have a bastardized batch of Makers Mark brewing up right now. It’s also mainly bacon fat- with little meat in it. Gonna try it after a week and see.

–McAuliflower

You have proved, once again, that everything truly is better with bacon. I can’t wait to try this. I just have to wait until someone is around to revive me.

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I made some bacon vodka about three and a half weeks ago and just decanted it last night and wanted to say thank you. It was surprisingly delicious on its own and also made what was easily the best Bloody Mary I’ve ever had.

For a totally sizzling Bacontini recipe, check out a book called High Spirits: Recipes, Revelations, Refreshments and Romance, Shaken and Served with a Twist.

(You can get the recipe by doing a “search inside the book” on Amazon)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1558323368?ie=UTF8&tag=rifftraxcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1558323368

It was recommended by uberBaconmeister Mike Nelson on his Rifftrax blog, which is good enough for this porkophile.

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We made the bacon vodka (!!) and had bacontinis. I’m now curious to taste the vodka in a bloody mary.

Side note: we ate the bacon itself — after a few weeks in the alcohol, it was leathery and kind of gross. It was tough to chew and then dissolved in my mouth.

This made me laugh…

You… complete me.

Swiping your recipe and photo and linking back to you. I’m seriously going to lobby to get you elected President. With qualifications like this, what else would one require?

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Inspired by your Bacon Vodka I made a “Bacon Vodka Kit” for a friend’s 40th birthday — he makes a fabulous Ginger Liqueur and other interesting concoctions.
I included your instructions (giving you credit of course), a bottle of vodka, fresh bacon, and since i’m an artist, custom designed labels for him to use on his bottles.
Nothing as elegant as yours, just a little something whimsical.

Anyway, here is the label, if you or your readers would be interested in using it for their own concoctions!
http://www.dabbled.org/2008/05/bacon.html

I’m thinking of doing a whole series of different ones in the same style for gift giving for the holidays…

Dot
dabbled.org

Congratulations, the latest issue of Maxim Magazine has ripped this article off almost verbatim.

I think I’ve died and gone to heaven!!! This will be the makings of a killer Bloody Mary!!!

Great idea! We’ve been wanting to figure a good way of doing this for a while. My colleague and I are peer-reviewing your recipe on our blog, Infusions of Grandeur — with ample credit, of course.

http://www.infusionsofgrandeur.net

Looks like someone found a use for this kind of vodka!
http://www.examiner.com/x-387-Spirits-and-Cocktails-Examiner~y2008m6d23-Pork-the-Other-White-Drink-First-Update

The bartenders at The Double Down Saloon in Las Vegas have been making bacon infused martinis for years. (See the March 2004 issue of Esquire magazine for documentation.) We are glad to get the spirit of bacon cocktails spread to the world, just a little credit where it’s due.
http://www.esquire.com/features/food-drink/ESQ0304-MAR_FOOD&DRINK

Ian
Double Down Saloon
Las Vegas NV
doubledownsaloon.com

thanks for the note Ian. Never having heard of Double Down Saloon, I can’t cite them as a source. My source was and is the vodka.

cheers
McAuliflower

Just started a website dedicated to bacon lovers. Feel free to join add photos and links.

What the Fack? :O
Bacon

Sounds awesome. I have added bacon to my shopping list in eager anticipation.
Where did you get the bottle you decanted the vodka into in the picture? I’ve been looking for simple cheap bottles like that for months with no luck.

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Thanks for the post

I steep a lot of things in vodka or everclear to make what the Greeks call Ratafia, but I must say I have never tried bacon before.

After making a batch I came up with the idea of a vegetarian bacon/tomato/avocado sandwich by simply not using any bacon on the sandwich. I just spritz the avocado slices with bacon vodka and make the sandwich as usual. My vegetarian friends love it.

cramoft-if your friends are vegetarian and they’re eating the bacon vodka on sandwiches could they be considered vegetarians? I mean even though there aren’t chunks of bacon in there, there is still the juice from the bacon….

Anyway this recipe looks great! It sounds like it would make a great bloody mary.

I have friends who live in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. There’s a few villages who have been making this for years. Unfortunately none of them actually do any ‘real’ bottling so they were unable to bring some back when they visit the states. Kinda hard to bring back non-factory sealed liquids on planes these days!

I like vodka but am more of a bourbon and single malt drinker…. hmmmmmmmmm *evil grin*

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I’m whipping up a batch of bacon volka tonight - so that it will be ready for my Labor Day party: Baconfest 2008! World peace through bacon… it brings people together - really, it does!!

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Still waiting to hear what brand vodka you used that you ended up with pleasing results…

Just use what vodka you please.

–McAuliflower

First of all, thank you for sharing this wonderful nougat upon us and my elixir is currently sitting away! I just had one inquiry regarding steps after the freezing process.. I’m assuming I wait for it to melt before filtering it??(yah, pretty dumb but just double checking). And also, can I use a press to filter?

Don’t wait for it to melt. The point of freezing it is to solidify the fats -making them easier to separate.

I don’t know what a press is in this context(for filtering?). Clarify?

–McAuliflower

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thanks!

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As much as I adore this idea and may have to try it myself, I want to know if anyone has tried this with any other liquor - say bourbon?

My BF is not a fan of vodka but if I presented him with bacon essence bourbon I feel pretty certain I would have a marriage proposal within 24 hours. haha.

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“Don’t wait for it to melt. The point of freezing it is to solidify the fats -making them easier to separate.

I don’t know what a press is in this context(for filtering?). Clarify?

–McAuliflower”

I’m just misunderstanding; strain through a coffee filter? Like the ? And how can I strain something that’s frozen?

I was referring to a french coffee press, I was thinking about just dumping the mix in it and press filtering out the bacon and bits..

Don’t overcomplicate the process- just try it if you are interested. Vodka doesn’t freeze, hence how you can put it in the freezer and then strain out the solidified fats (which do freeze). Strain with what ever you like.

–McAuliflower

I would really lie to make this if I ever had any bacon left over!

I already have, just a little too exited now that I’m at this step. So I’m gunna freeze & press it; thank you! Can’t wait!

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This sounds so good. I’m imagining cocktails now. I just bought some bacon from a local farm so I think I need to try this. Hmmm, some smoked salt with it would be good, too. And definitely a martini with bleu cheese stuffed olives.

holy cow! im up at 4:45 am….checking my allocation for kosta/browne pinot and damn if i didnt come across the bacon infused vodka!!!i cant wait for the grocery to open….how slick and ill do the bourbon thing as well!!!! thx larry
ps folks! make a simple tomato sauce….freeze in ice cube tray~~~ put 5 in blender, 1 1/2 oz vodka, 1 oz milk, worchester and tobasco ….bend, finish with sea salt and sprig of basil!!! uh-huh!

wow this is epic i love bacon and happen to have some vodka
im actually cooking up the bacon right now
does the quality of the vodka matter

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1st off, I love the fact that you have been getting comments on this recipe for nearly a YEAR and are still responding! AWESOME!
2nd,I’m having a company BBQ and surprising everyone with Bacon Vodka Bloody Mary’s, can not wait! And I make my own Bloody Mary mix and add finely minced garlic… CAN YOU IMAGINE how AWESOME this is going to be? Thank you for bringing such joy into my life

P.S. Will you Marry Me, I have great jeans

[...] at home with a few strips of cooked bacon and a bottle of store-bought vodka—visit the food blog Brownie Points for DIY directions—or if you’d rather imbibe on the town, bacon-flavored vodka is available [...]

*sniff* I’ve never been so *sob* happy in my *sniff* life!

I love, you man!

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Wow… This is the best alcoholic idea I’ve ever heard of. I am so going to try this, being a die hard fan of both bacon and alcohol.

What kind of vodka did you use for this concoction? Was it potato vodka? Potato vodka + bacon = uber win?

I don’t eat much bacon anymore (I know, I know bacon lovers but my heart needs a break), but might just have to get some good ol Polish potato vodka and some bacon and go to town…

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Good idea but Gross!!!#### Had this at a party and threw up for hours after having some.

Tisk tisk- that’s why you keep your vodka quantities to under a cup.

Throwing up bacon vodka is such a waste.

–McAuliflower

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http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/taste_test_bacon_infused_vodka?utm_source=avclub_rss_daily

The AV Club even loves it!

I saw your recipe and had to make my own…
http://www.officialgeek.net/bacon-vodka
I’ll be making more soon

Bacon vodka, served warm, is a traditional Slovak winter drink. To je velmi, velmi dobre!

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I would try this but I would end up drinking the whole thing in a night. I would then wake up with a lot of questions and very few answers…

It’s ok Justin- we’re here for you

–McAuliflower

Everything is better with bacon….right?