This is one of those unique recipes. Bacon infused Bourbon is not a staple for mixing cocktails everywhere. It does however taste really good in a number of unique boutique style cocktails.
I have simplified the recipe to make it super easy. Most others out there require cooking bacon and using the rendered fat to flavor the Bourbon. Which is great and cost effective if you are making bacon anyway.
You may still save your bacon fat and follow the same basic process to infuse your Bourbon. Fat from 4 pieces of bacon should be enough and you should give it 3 days to infuse. You will end up with a lot more fat to strain out but it will still taste wonderful.
I realize this is not a recipe for everybody. If your a bacon lover and haven’t tried this you will love it! Let’s face it Bacon is Great in everything!
We just want to make Bacon Bourbon quick, so using the store bought precooked bacon does this with very little mess!
- 1 Fifth of Bourbon
- 3 slices of precooked bacon
- 2 qt container
- 1 funnel
- 1 strainer (or coffee filter or cheese cloth if you don’t have a fine strainer)
Super simple just place bacon in your container and cover with Bourbon. Let sit for 24 hours to infuse the flavors. You may use more or less bacon depending on your taste. After 24 hours place container in freezer for at least 30 minutes. This will solidify any bacon fat so it may be strained out. Using your strainer and funnel pour infused Bourbon back into bottle. Enjoy!
Try this cocktail
- 3 oz bacon bourbon
- 1/2 oz maple syrup
- dash of bitters
Shake and strain serving over ice. Nice twist on the Old Fashioned.
- 2 oz Bacon Bourbon
- 4 oz Apple juice
- 2 oz cream soda
Stir with ice and enjoy!
- 2 oz bourbon
- 1/2 oz sweet vermouth
- dash of bitters
- cherry
- crispy slice of bacon
Shake and strain over ice garnish with cherry and crispy bacon for a breakfast Manhattan!
This process also works great with vodka for bacon flavored bloody marys!





