Bacon martini
A bacon-infused vodka cocktail popularized by the Double Down Saloon in the late 1990s.
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A bacon martini is a cocktail made with bacon-infused vodka and often garnished with bacon strips, bacon bits, or olives.[1] Variants may include Bloody Mary mix, and the drink is served in a martini glass despite not being a traditional vodka martini.[1]
Last updated 2026-10-18 from the source article.
Key facts and history
The vodka must be prepared in advance through a fat-washing process, where cooked bacon strips are soaked in vodka and the fat is strained off.[2] A 2009 article notes that a Bloody Bacon Martini includes vodka infused with bacon flavor, shaken with bloody mix, and topped with bacon crumbles and olives.[3] P. Moss recalls being asked for a bacon drink and creating the bacon martini the next day, though he does not drink it himself.[4] Juniper-cured bacon is used in Sang Yoon's recipe, whereas P. Moss's approach requires hickory-smoked bacon.[5]
What the cited sources add
A 2009 article describes the Bloody Bacon Martini as targeting the bacon fanbase with vodka infused with smoky, meaty bacon flavor.[3] The bacon martini has appeared on the "Today" show and the BBC and has been written about in the New York Post.[4] One fat-washing recipe specifies using 5 thick slices of applewood smoked bacon for the infusion process.[6] A comment on a fat-washing blog post states that meat-infused liquors are an abomination.[6]
References
- Wikipedia, "Bacon martini" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Barna, "Did you say Bloody Bacon Martini?", Charleston City Paper, February 13, 2009; Brian, "Stir Crazy!", The New York Post, November 15, 2006 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Bacon martini" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Fat Washing for Bacon Infused Vodka" (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Barna, "Did you say Bloody Bacon Martini?", Charleston City Paper, February 13, 2009. facts only, no text reused. charlestoncitypaper.com
- Bracelin, "Double Down Saloon still serving Las Vegas’ wild side", Neon, 2019-11-30. facts only, no text reused. neon.reviewjournal.com
- Wikipedia, "Bacon martini" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Moss, P., "Martini shot, letter to the editor", Los Angeles Magazine, June 1, 2007; Moss, P., "Martini shot, letter to the editor", Los Angeles Magazine, June 1, 2007; Bracelin, "Double Down Saloon still serving Las Vegas’ wild side", Neon, 2019-11-30; "Double Down Saloon - Scoundrel's Field Guide", 2022-12-01; Moss, P., "Martini shot, letter to the editor", Los Angeles Magazine, June 1, 2007 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Fat Washing for Bacon Infused Vodka". facts only, no text reused. blenderbooze.blogspot.com
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- Wikipedia: Bacon martini (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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