Bacon & Eggs
Recipe courtesy Matthew Lehman, creative director of FIG Restaurant, Santa Monica, CA
1½ ounces bacon-infused gin (see recipe below)
2 egg whites
½ ounce agave nectar
¾ ounce fresh lemon juice
1 stip cooked bacon, for garnish
Combine the bacon-infused gin, egg whites, agave nectar and lemon juice in a mixing glass filled with ice and shake hard for one minute to emulsify the egg whites. Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass. Garnish with a bacon strip.
Bacon-Infused Gin
¾ ounce bacon drippings
2 ounces Hendrick’s Gin
Place the bacon drippings in a skillet over a low flame. Warm until the bacon drippings turn clear. Combine the bacon drippings and gin in a glass and stir for five minutes. Cover and refrigerate for one hour. The bacon drippings will solidify and rise to the top. Remove the solids and strain the gin through cheesecloth.