I’m back! (Did you miss me?)

Sorry about the delay, and all; I was preparing for a big Spring for Underground Bartender, so I had to analyze some the strengths and weaknesses of the site to make sure I was bringing my A-game at all times for you guys. It’s like when your mom would take time to slow-cook a meal, and tell you that it was made with love.

And speaking of cooking, today’s beverage is Bacon-infused vodka. I know we all like the infusions, but I think this one’s a bridge to far. I will admit that I’m biased in this case–because I don’t eat pork to begin with–so I figure I’ll post this one up anyway; just because it’s not my cup of tea isn’t any reason not to post it up, right? Besides, I’ll probably end up trying this out with beef bacon or something.

Bacon Infused Vodka – Recipe:

• Fry up three strips of bacon.
• Add cooked bacon to a clean pint sized mason jar. Chop the strips if necessary.
• Fill the jar up with vodka. Cap and place in a dark cupboard for at least three weeks. They say not to refrigerate it; I imagine the alcohol would be a pretty strong preservative, so it should be fine.
• At the end of the three week resting period, place the bacon vodka in the freezer to solidify the fats. Strain out the fats through a coffee filter to yield a clear filtered pale yellow-bacon vodka.

Bottle it up – if you want bottles like the ones I used for my vodka infusions, I went to the Container Store.

via Brownie Points.