Posted on 05/25/2009 7:09:39 PM PDT by Daffynition
Reported by: Erik Wilkinson/KING TV
SEATTLE, WA--Call it breakfast in a booze bottle. Bacon-flavored vodka is the all the rage in Seattle and sales are sizzling. At about $30 a bottle it's selling like hotcakes with a side of bacon-flavored vodka.
My first reaction was ewww, says Brittney Levang, who sampled a bacon-bloody Mary at Von's Roast House in downtown Seattle. But then I tried it. It's pretty good.
Seattle-based Black Rock Spirits cooked up the concept of “Bakon Vodka.” It's inspiring bartenders across the city to concoct cocktails that reflect peoples' passion for pork.
There is a real fanatical following for bacon products and bacon in general. People love bacon, says Black Rock Spirits sales director Stefan Schachtell.
Recipes include a bacon-bloody Mary, and a bacon-chocolate martini. (So, in case you’re wondering, bacon vodka apparently isn't just for breakfast.)
Since the recent relaxation of liquor regulations in Washington, the state's Liquor Control Board has approved licenses for five new distilleries over the past year, and up to 13 more are brewing.
Add those to the 17 already in Oregon and competition is getting fierce.
The vodka market is overflowing with fruity infusions from watermelon to pomegranate.
But Bakon Vodka appears to have cornered the meat market.
"I mean, who doesn't like bacon?" said one server at Von's. "And vodka. It's a good mix. Why not?"
I’ve been tempted to flavor some vodka with Lapsang Souchong tea, but Bacon takes the cake..
That sounds like the most disgusting drink ever.
Just because two things are good doesn’t mean they should mix. I love ice cream and I love indian food but that doesn’t mean I want cookies and cream dumped in the middle of my chicken korma.
The Japanese have fish flavored Ice Cream. Just sayin...
Wouldn’t it be a lot easier to bottle vomit?
Next: Shots of Jagerbombers and egg yolks.
Greasy...but interesting.
Well of course, but as everyone knows, cookies and cream only goes well with Tandoori Chicken.
Maybe some...
Thanks, I like my bacon without stinking vodka in it.
i’m not jewish but keep kosher and strive for a kosher lifestyle
Yep! Here are some of the most disgusting things I can imagine one would want to flavor ice cream with. Some look really good, though:
http://www.who-sucks.com/food/101-frightening-ice-cream-flavors-from-around-the-world
I am sure in left wing Seattle they are already being targeted for a two for tax, a fat tax, and booze tax, all in one SHOT!
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