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Sales of bacon-flavored vodka sizzling
WPTV.com ^ | May 25, 2009 | WPTV staff

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?"


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1 posted on 05/25/2009 7:09:40 PM PDT by Daffynition
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To: Daffynition

I’ve been tempted to flavor some vodka with Lapsang Souchong tea, but Bacon takes the cake..


2 posted on 05/25/2009 7:11:50 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: Daffynition

That sounds like the most disgusting drink ever.


3 posted on 05/25/2009 7:12:08 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (ALSO SPRACH ZEROTHUSTRA)
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To: Daffynition

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.


4 posted on 05/25/2009 7:13:09 PM PDT by DemonDeac
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To: mnehring
What you in the privacy of your own home ...er......um........oh, nevermind...........


5 posted on 05/25/2009 7:13:29 PM PDT by Daffynition ("If any of you die, can I please have your ammo?" ~ Gator113)
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To: DemonDeac

The Japanese have fish flavored Ice Cream. Just sayin...


6 posted on 05/25/2009 7:14:56 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Daffynition

Wouldn’t it be a lot easier to bottle vomit?


7 posted on 05/25/2009 7:15:05 PM PDT by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: mnehring

Next: Shots of Jagerbombers and egg yolks.


8 posted on 05/25/2009 7:15:14 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist ("President Obama, your agenda is not new, it's not change, and it's not hope" - Rush Limbaugh 02/28)
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To: Psycho_Bunny
It would make an interesting Bloody Mary.

Greasy...but interesting.

9 posted on 05/25/2009 7:15:51 PM PDT by Daffynition ("If any of you die, can I please have your ammo?" ~ Gator113)
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To: DemonDeac

Well of course, but as everyone knows, cookies and cream only goes well with Tandoori Chicken.


10 posted on 05/25/2009 7:16:10 PM PDT by Pharmboy (Who ever thought we would long for the days of the Clinton administration...)
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11 posted on 05/25/2009 7:16:46 PM PDT by Daffynition ("If any of you die, can I please have your ammo?" ~ Gator113)
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12 posted on 05/25/2009 7:17:39 PM PDT by Daffynition ("If any of you die, can I please have your ammo?" ~ Gator113)
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To: Daffynition
I love this stuff from the freezer with a premium cigar...
13 posted on 05/25/2009 7:26:33 PM PDT by BreezyDog
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To: Daffynition
"I mean, who doesn't like bacon?" said one server at Von's.

Maybe some...


14 posted on 05/25/2009 7:27:00 PM PDT by South40 (Somewhere in Kenya, a village is missing its Idiot.)
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To: Daffynition
Interesting, but is it kosher?
15 posted on 05/25/2009 7:27:40 PM PDT by BipolarBob (It takes a Kenyan village to raise a US president.)
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To: Daffynition

Thanks, I like my bacon without stinking vodka in it.


16 posted on 05/25/2009 7:28:46 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: BipolarBob

i’m not jewish but keep kosher and strive for a kosher lifestyle


17 posted on 05/25/2009 7:29:33 PM PDT by MissDairyGoodnessVT (Mac Conchradha - "Skeagh mac en chroe"- Skaghvicencrowe)
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To: Daffynition
Francis Bacon


18 posted on 05/25/2009 7:30:02 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: Grizzled Bear

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


19 posted on 05/25/2009 7:30:12 PM PDT by BattleHymn
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To: Daffynition

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!


20 posted on 05/25/2009 7:31:17 PM PDT by nd2bfree
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