Had some rendered Benton’s bacon fat in the fridge and wanted to do some fat washing. Watched your video on the topic (and was surprised that Benton’s was what was used!) and decided to make a batch. Then, in trying to think about potential uses for the newly infused bourbon, I thought of the common, shared experience of having bacon with breakfast. Wanted to make a drink that incorporated some flavors of breakfast, and thought Breakfast for Dinner would be a great name to describe both the ingredients in the drink and the emotion and memories that it could evoke. Hope you enjoy!
Breakfast for Dinner
Ingredients
- 2 oz Bacon Fat Washed Bourbon specs below, following your recipe
- 1/2 oz Coffee Liqueur Mr. Black Coffee Liqueur
- 1/2 oz Maple Syrup used a good dark one from a farm in NY
- 1 Egg White from a large egg
- 2 Dashes Orange Bitters
Garnish
Bacon Fat Washing
- 12 oz Woodford Reserve
- 3/4 oz rendered Benton’s bacon fat
Instructions
- Fat wash the bourbon (using your recipe—4 hours at room temp, freeze, strain and filter)
- Chill a coupe glass
- Dry shake all the ingredients except for the orange peel garnish (20-30seconds)
- Add cracked ice and shake to chill (10 seconds)
- Double strain into chilled coupe
- Express an orange peel over the drink, swipe it around the rim, then trim it for garnish
- Enjoy!
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