*Bacon-Infused Bourbon - Prepare 24 hours before making Blood Mary - Makes 1 liter

• 4 oz warm bacon grease (grease from about 2 lbs cooked bacon)
• 1 liter (4 cups) bourbon

Special Equipment

• coffee filter
• funnel
• 1 liter bottle with pouring spout
• fine-mesh strainer

Bloody Mary Mix

• 46 oz (5¾ cups) tomato juice
• 2 oz Tabasco sauce
• 4 oz Worcestershire sauce
• 4 oz milk stout beer
• 2 tsp Old Bay seasoning
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 6 tsp horseradish
• 2 dashes celery bitters
• zest of 1 lemon

Cocktail - Makes 1

• ice to fill 14-16 oz glass
• 2 oz Bacon-Infused Bourbon (see How-to)*
• 6 oz Bloody Mary mix

Garnish

• 1 strip crispy bacon as swizzle stick

Prepare Bacon-Infused Bourbon*

1. Combine bacon grease and bourbon in a large, shallow container
2. Cover and allow to sit for 24 hours at room temperature. This process is called “fat washing” the bourbon. The fat will solidify at the top of the mixture
3. Place a coffee filter inside a fine-mesh strainer and pass mixture through strainer to remove all fat particles
4. Funnel into a bottle and store at room temperature

Make Blood Mary Mix

1. Mix together all Bloody Mary mix ingredients in a medium-sized container
   

Make Cocktail

1. Fill a 14-16 oz glass with ice
2. Add 2 oz of the Bacon-Infused Bourbon
   
3. Top with 6 oz of the Bloody Mary mix and stir gently
4. Garnish with a strip of crispy bacon and enjoy!