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Smoked Bacon Old Fashion

This drink has a smokey, slightly salty flavor with chocolate undertones. The extra water makes the drink smooth removing any hot whisky flavor.

This is a knock off recipe from Angelinas Restaurante in Pensacola. They use their own house made pancetta which is simply a cured pork belly. I used charcuterie ends which are drop from my home recipe. You may be able to use store bought pancetta or thick cut smoked bacon that is lightly cooked as a substitute. Makes two cocktails.

Smoked Bacon Old Fashion

Ingredients

1 ounce pancetta infused Wild Turkey 101 (I used my home smoked charcuterie ends)
3 ounces Wild Turkey 101
Two bar spoons, Collins Brown Sugar, simple syrup
Two bar spoons, Stirrings Simple Old Fashion mix
Six shakes Aztec Chocolate Bitters
1 ounce water

Whisky Infusion

For the whisky infusion I took 4 ounces of the wild turkey and put in four 1 inch long pieces of my char bacon ends. After one day it developed a very strong smoky flavor. This method seems to work but the bacon is completely devoid of "bacon" flavor and has absorbed the hot flavor from the whisky. I believe letting the bacon sit for about an hour in whisky also lends a strong enough flavor to the whisky and the bacon retains some of its flavor. This flavor will likely vary based on the pork product you use.

Preparation

Chill two rocks glasses
Add ingredients to a shaker filled with large ice cubes, stir gently with a bar spoon.
Empty chilled glasses
Pour into chilled glasses with ice from shaker.
Garnish with toothpick stabbed thru a piece of pork

Many Thanks to Angelinas Restaurante

Urban Cowgill November 2024

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