Ingredients

• 1 bottle Vodka, good quality. Keep the Bottle!
• 5 –8 Strips Bacon, cooked crisp and chopped up
• 2 –3 Coffee Filters
• Large Strainer
• Sterilized Glass Jar with Lid
• Optional: Peppercorns, Garlic Cloves, Herbs

Instructions

Step 1

1. Fry your bacon crisp but don’t burn it
2. Drain on some paper towels. Chop it into pieces small enough to fit into your glass jar.
3. Pour in your vodka.
4. Add your optional ingredients – making sure to trim, skin and clean where necessary.
5. Shake gently, cap off the bottle and store in a cool, dark location.
6. Note: It is not necessary to refrigerate as the alcohol acts as the antibacterial pickling agent.
7. Allow to sit for three weeks.

Step 2

1. Place your jar in the freezer so the fat will float to the top and congeal.
2. Lift most of the fat out of your vodka.
3. Place your funnel into the saved vodka bottle, then place 2-3 coffee filters together into a large strainer and place this into a funnel.
4. Remove any remaining large fat particles with a spoon
5. Pour the bacon infused vodka into the filter lined strainer or funnel back into original vodka bottle, cap off.