Smokin’ Hot Peach
presented by Christine Gregory, Fin Seafood
Ingredients:
- 2 oz bacon fat washed Ironclad Distillery Sweeter Creations Maple Syrup Cask Bourbon*
- 1 oz peach simple syrup
- 4 dashes Rival Gunpowder bitters
Preparation:
*Infuse 750ml whiskey with the rendered fat from 1 pound of bacon in a wide-mouth container. Place in the freezer overnight, remove and discard the solidified fat “puck,” strain the remaining liquid through a coffee filter, and re-bottle.
**Add 1-2 cups local peaches and a pinch of salt to a rich simple syrup (2 parts sugar, 1 part water) in a medium saucepan on the stovetop. Gently simmer peaches in the syrup until infused.
Combine ingredients in a mixing glass. Stir until properly mixed and chilled, then strain into a rocks glass over a large, clear ice cube. Garnish with a bacon wrapped bruleed peach and enjoy.
