\u201cEverything is better with bacon. It\u2019s one of my favorite foods,\u201d said Don Yovicsin, the owner of Jake\u2019s Dixie Roadhouse in Waltham. \u201cSo when one of my friends mentioned the idea of bacon and vodka, it piqued my curiosity.\u201d<\/p>\n
He fried a batch of Niman Ranch thick-cut applewood-smoked bacon, added the crispy bacon to a large infuser jar with Absolut vodka, then let it sit for four weeks. After the liquor was smoky, he filtered out the bacon pieces with cheesecloth, chilled the vodka to congeal the bacon fat, then removed it via coffee filter.<\/p>\n
The remaining smoky liquor was bottled and put behind the bar, where Jake\u2019s is serving it in a variety of cocktails.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe clear winner has been our Bloody Mary,\u201d said Yovicsin. \u201cIt\u2019s too perfect with the smoky bacon flavor.\u201d<\/p>\n
Recipe: THE BACON BLOODY MARY<\/p>\n
1 1\/2 oz. bacon-flavored vodka
\n 6 oz. Bloody Mary mix
\n Barbecue rub
\n 1 lime wedge<\/p>\n
Mix the bacon-flavored vodka and Bloody Mary mix together. Rub rim of tall glass with barbecue spices. Pour mix into glass. Garnish with lime wedge.<\/p>\n
And then there is this. The maple bacon doughnut.<\/p>\n
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Bacon-flavored vodka? Now you\u2019ve heard it all. \u201cEverything is better with bacon. It\u2019s one of my favorite foods,\u201d said Don Yovicsin, the owner of Jake\u2019s Dixie Roadhouse in Waltham. \u201cSo when one of my friends mentioned the idea of bacon and vodka, it piqued my curiosity.\u201d He fried a batch of Niman Ranch thick-cut applewood-smoked…<\/p>\n