Bacon-Infused Bourbon
Yields 1 liter
Ingredients
- 4 oz warm bacon grease (from about 2 lbs cooked bacon)
- 1 liter (4 cups) bourbon
Special Equipment
- fine-mesh strainer
- coffee filter
- funnel
- 1 liter bottle with pouring spout
How-to
- Combine bacon grease and bourbon in a large, shallow container
- Cover and allow to sit for 24 hours at room temperature. This process is called “fat washing” the bourbon. The fat will solidify at the top of the mixture
- Place a coffee filter inside a fine-mesh strainer and pass mixture through strainer to remove all fat particles
- Funnel into bottle and store at room temperature