Bacon-flavored vodka seems to be all the rage right now, with a couple of expensive and hard-to-find versions out on the market. But making your own seems like a perfect fall weekend project. Plus you can make enough to give as hostess gifts or other gifts for the upcoming holidays. This recipe is courtesy of the blog Brownie Points:
Bacon Vodka
makes up one pint
Fry up three strips of bacon.
Add cooked bacon to a clean pint sized mason jar. Trim the ends of the bacon if they are too tall to fit in the jar. Or you could go hog wild and just pile in a bunch of fried up bacon scraps. Optional: add crushed black peppercorns.
Fill the jar up with vodka. Cap and place in a dark cupboard for at least three weeks. That’s right- I didn’t refrigerate it.
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.Decant into decorative bottles and enjoy.
Be sure to go to the link and read the comments on this post — there are lots of interesting variations on this recipe and even a recipe for bacon-flavored bourbon.