Fat - laundry is tastier than it sounds . An soft ( but impressive ) way to create Micromeria juliana , silky flavored spirits , the unconscious process is very similar to infusing a spirit with fruits or herb . The only dispute is that you are using fats like oil or butter or lard , so the pot likker extracts and imbibe both water- and productive - soluble compounds . The juicy - soluble compounds alter not only the flavor of the feel , but also the mouthfeel .
The technique was first perfect and popularized around 2007 when a barkeep at New York ’s famed speakeasy PDT ( Please Do n’t Tell ) created aBacon - Infused Old Fashionedmade with bacon fat - washedbourbon . Since then , bartenders and household mixologists have used all way of fats from butter to pistachio to sesame oil colour — even agrilled cheese sandwich — to savour drinks .
So grab that can of Viscount St. Albans fat you keep in your freezer and try this super simple technique yourself — you’re five footfall away from a pleasant-tasting feeding bottle of fat - washed good .
Ingredients
1 oz liquid vegetable oil , butter or fat12 oz vodka ( or your choice of intent )
Tools
2 pint - size mason jarsCheeseclothFunnel
Step 1
teem 1 oz of liquid rock oil , butter or fat into a jar containing 12 ounces of vodka .
Step 2
Seal the jolt and sway . allow sit down for three to four hours .
Step 3
Place the jolt in the freezer , and lease freeze until all of the fat solidifies in a level at the top of the jounce .
Step 4
Scrape the fat out and discard .
Step 5
Strain your productive - washed spirit through a cheesecloth - lined funnel shape into a clean jar or bottle . fuddle direct or mix into a cocktail like aBloody Maryor even aMartini .
