Kosher Bacon

I got pretty bored playing video games and eating jamon my last few months in Spain, so I treated myself with a little side project I have been meaning to do for awhile: make my own whiskey.

My petite setup

I set two goals for myself (1) make enough for groomsmen favors at my brother's wedding and (2) have it not taste too terrible.

I did an initial batch of 80% organic corn to 20% Paris Otter malt and let it ferment a long stretch (without cooking) with White Labs Distillers Yeast. I used the backset from my beer runs of my first batch in a second batch of around 60% organic corn and 40% Otter malt.

Adorable sibling photo at lil' brudder's boda

After a few months of distilling small batches and optimizing my cooling setup on my alembic copper still, I was ready to blend my hearts with a pinch of heads and tails to a firm 110 proof spirit. I like it strong!

This was then aged with a #2 char oak infusion spiral for about a week to give the spirit some color.

In the end, Kosher Bacon Distillation Corn Whiskey was born.

Finished product! Whorskey!

Move Over Mint Julep

In Lexington, KY at Stella's Kentucky Deli I was first introduced to the delicious cocktail called the "Double Wide" also-more-sordidly-known-as (AMSKA) the "Kentucky Motherfucka". It's basically Ale-8-One, a Kentucky made ginger soft drink, with a generous amount of bourbon. However as derby day approaches we must mint-ify our drinking habits. Ladies and gentlemen I present to you the TRIPLE WIDE?!?!

the shaved iced melted at this point. only the icebergs were left.

The Triple Wide

-Fill glass halfway up with shaved ice.

-Cover shaved ice with MB Rolland's Kentucky Mint Julep Liqueur

-Fill the rest of the glass with Ale-8-One soda.

-Garnish with rinsed mint leaves.

-Serve with a teeny tiny straw.

For those folks reading this outside of Kentucky I would suggest Maker's Mark Mint Julep and any quality ginger ale/soda as a substitute for the above ingredients.

Please enjoy Derby Day and all of its neighboring days responsibly. And just to make this interesting, I'll send the commenter with the best AMSKA name for the newly "minted" Triple Wide a bottle of MB Rolland's Kentucky Mint Julep Liqueur. If you're under 21 you'll get a six pack of Ale-8-One. Let the games begin!