The BEST Old Fashioned Cocktail with Bacon Infused Bourbon

The BEST Old Fashioned Cocktail with Bacon Infused Bourbon

Bacon & Pecan Old Fashioned

with Bacon Infused Bourbon and Pecan Infused Simple Syrup 

 

Kaug LidAdapt to make Bacon & Pecan Old Fashioned with Bacon Infused Bourbon and Pecan Infused Simple Syrup. LidAdapt Culinary Kit Medium Batch or creative your own system with LidAdapt.


Sweet, smoky and just delightful.  Enhance your old fashioned with bacon infused bourbon and pecan infused simple syrup.  


Watch full recipe video.


Step 1: Bacon Infused Bourbon


JAR SIZE: 32 oz wide mouth


INFUSION TIME: 1 hour for heavy smoke or 2 hours for lighter smoke


INGREDIENTS:       

  • 12 oz (360ml) bourbon, mid-tier priced
  • 4 slices smoked bacon, flavor of choice

TECHNIQUE:

  1. Lay bacon on baking sheet and bake at 350˚F/175˚C for 10 to 15 minutes.
        Vacuum seal with Kaug LidAdapt, Mason Jar, stopper and pump to make tastier, faster infused spirit infusions. Great for bacon infused bourbon. Roast bacon in oven.    
  2. Reserve 2 pieces of bacon for garnish.  Place 2 slices into jar.
  3. In a separate jar or glass container, pour warm bacon fat through cheesecloth. This should render 1-2 ounces of fat.
  4. Pour 1-2 ounces bacon fat into mason jar with the pieces of bacon and top with 12 ounces of bourbon.  
  5. Wipe jar rim clean/dry, apply LidAdapt and screw on metal band, insert stopper & pump to pull vacuum seal.  Next, release stopper valve & while holding your finger over the stopper, lightly turn the glass in a swirling action, to emulsify the bacon fat into the bourbon.  This process is called fat washing.  For best results vacuum pulse by releasing stopper valve, wash the bourbon over the fat, and re-vacuum seal a few times.
  6. After desired infusion time, place jar with LidAdapt and stopper still attached in freezer for one hour until the fat fully solidifies.
  7. Remove jar from freezer, remove stopper and strain bourbon through fine mesh sieve into a fresh mason jar reserving only the infused bourbon.  Vacuum seal with LidAdapt + stopper + pump and store at room temperature.

Step 2: Pecan Infused Simple Syrup


JAR SIZE: 32 oz regular mouth


INFUSION TIME: 15-30 minutes


INGREDIENTS:       

  • 2 tablespoons (30 g) coconut sugar
  • 1/4 cup (40 g) brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup (30 g) pecans, toasted
  • 8 oz (240 ml) water

TECHNIQUE:

    1. Toast pecan pieces on a sheet pan in 350˚F/175˚C oven until fragrant and lightly browned (just a few minutes, watch so they don’t burn). Remove from oven, give rough chop and place in jar.                                                                                          Kaug lidadapt with mason jar, stopper and pump to vacuum seal and make faster, tastier pecan infused simple syrup for old fashioned. Roast pecans in oven.         Kaug LidAdapt with mason jar, stopper and pump to vacuum seal and make faster more flavorful pecan infused simple syrup for old fashioned. Pour nuts in jar using funnel.

    1. Heat water and sugar in saucepan on medium high, whisking until combined.  Remove from heat once all sugar is melted.
    2. Pour sugar water over nuts in mason jar.                                                        Kaug LidAdapt with mason jar, stopper and pump to vacuum seal and make faster, tastier pecan infused simple syrup for old fashioned. Rough chop nuts, pour in mason jar then pour hot sugar water over nuts.

  1. Get ready to use LidAdapt. Wipe jar rim clean/dry, apply LidAdapt on top of jar, screw on metal band, insert stopper & pump to pull a vacuum seal.  Let stand 15-30 minutes.  For best results vacuum pulse by releasing stopper valve, gently swirl mixture in jar, and re-vacuum seal a few times.
  2. Release stopper valve, remove LidAdapt and strain through cheesecloth or fine mesh sieve into a clean jar. Apply LidAdapt + liquid pour spout to serve. You can use LidAdapt to vacuum seal and store in fridge for up to two weeks.   

Bacon & Pecan Old Fashioned


INGREDIENTS:       

  • 2 oz (60 ml) bacon infused bourbon 
  • 1/2 teaspoons infused pecan simple syrup
  • 2 dashes lemon bitters
  • 1 slice orange
  • 1 cocktail cherry 
  • 1 pineapple wedge 

TECHNIQUE:

  1. Muddle orange slice, bitters, and pecan simple syrup, crushing just the fruit of the orange not the rind.
  2. Top with ice and pour over infused bourbon.
  3. Garnish with cocktail cherry and slice of pineapple on the rim.

 

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