Bacon Bourbon Mosto Cotto Appertif via farmgirlgourmet.com

Have you ever heard “Bacon makes everything better”? If you Google it you’ll see that there are a lot of people who believe that it does. There’s even a t-shirt that adorns this slogan. I think I may need to buy it too.

Cook’s Notes

I purchased a new cocktail book on a recent trip to Portland, Oregon. It has opened my Bourbon-lovin-eyeballs to a whole new drink. The book is called “Edible Cocktails – From Garden to Glass” by Natalie Bovis. Natalie – if you read this….let’s be BFF’s like right away. Have your people contact my people. xoxo Love, Me.

In Natalie’s book she infuses Bourbon with bacon. I know, right? As soon as I saw that recipe I was high tailing it to the liquor store to pick up a bottle. 4 days I patiently (ok, not really) waited for the Bourbon to infuse in crispy smoky luscious salty briny bacon. WHEW…ok, I’m back. 4 days. On the 5th, I whipped up an appertif with Amarena Cherry Mosto Cotto. It is so tasty you may want it for breakfast too. After all, it does have bacon….which automagically makes it “breakfast food”.

I have been talking a lot of words of love about Mosto Cotto over the past few months. I’m sure you’re probably thinking “why doesn’t she give some away”? Right? Well, I didn’t even have to ask. The fine folks at Marx Foods emailed me and said “Surprise Time -we want to send a bottle to one of your readers”. Yep, that means YOU! Although, if you hate it (which there’s no chance you will) you can always re-gift it back to me.

Bacon Bourbon Mosto Cotto Appertif

5 from 1 vote

A salty, sweet after dinner drink that may sound out of the ordinary, but is a perfect way to end a meal.

Cook: 10

Total: 15

1 Serving

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Ingredients

2 oz bacon infused bourbon, or plain bourbon
¾ oz Amarena Cherry Mosto Cotto
¾ oz port wine

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Instructions

Fill a cocktail shaker 3/4 full with cubed ice. Add the bourbon, mosto cotto and port and shake vigorously, until the outside of the shaker is wet with condensation. Strain into a glass and serve immediately.

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Notes

Note: Recipe adapted from Edible Cocktails.

Nutrition

*Nutritional information is not guaranteed to be accurate.

Cocktails, Drinks

All Cuisines, American

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Disclaimer: I was sent a bottle of Mosto Cotto from Marx Foods for free to enjoy how I chose. I was not compensated to write this post and all opinions are my own.

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Hi! I’m Heather

I’m Heather, a recipe developer and content creator based in Vancouver, Washington. I started Farmgirl Gourmet in 2006 because I believed weeknight dinners shouldn’t be boring and gourmet shouldn’t mean complicated. I’m also the co-founder of Spiceology, so safe to say I think about food for a living. Stick around for recipes that actually make it into your regular rotation.

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