They've had a bottle of this stuff at Smuggler's Cove, my favorite bar in the United States to date, for about a year, but the bar's owner said it was a test run that Torani decided not to actually run with. He doesn't use it for anything other than "I bet you won't drink this" type challenges, as far as I know. Like Hartree, I've tasted it, once. I can't say it was actually *bad,* but I can definitely say it was *wrong.*
(Incidentally, my second favorite bar in the United States, despite having only been there once, is the Zig Zag Cafe in Seattle.)
A friend of mine made bacon vodka for kicks. And by that, he soaked bacon in vodka until all the nasty maybe-rotten flavors were extracted by the alcohol. I had never wanted to throw up more in my life. The olive vodka was actually kind of good.
That to me is ridiculous at more than one level. The reason you use bacon as a topper isn't because it has wonderful salted pork flavor, it's because you want the crunch. Otherwise you'd use ham, right? Like f'rex, bacon maple bars work pretty well because of the contrast in flavor and texture. Even if you can get past pork flavored ice cream and drinks, I just can't see the value in abandoning most of why bacon is good stuff. The equivalent would be having bacon bits flavored salad dressing; you've lost the point.
I remain terribly disappointed that the Bacon Salt people never released their lube.
*cries!*
OTOH, I know it sounds totally irrational, but somehow the exotic ice creams don't bother me. Maybe it's for the same reason that bad vampire movies don't bother me as much as good zombie movies -- because one's not been as overhyped as the other.
SUMMARY: I don't ever, ever, ever want to hear about bacon zombies. ;D
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They've had a bottle of this stuff at Smuggler's Cove, my favorite bar in the United States to date, for about a year, but the bar's owner said it was a test run that Torani decided not to actually run with. He doesn't use it for anything other than "I bet you won't drink this" type challenges, as far as I know. Like Hartree, I've tasted it, once. I can't say it was actually *bad,* but I can definitely say it was *wrong.*
(Incidentally, my second favorite bar in the United States, despite having only been there once, is the Zig Zag Cafe in Seattle.)
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As for odd flavors, well.. one may wish to contemplate these ice creams. ^_^
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*cries!*
OTOH, I know it sounds totally irrational, but somehow the exotic ice creams don't bother me. Maybe it's for the same reason that bad vampire movies don't bother me as much as good zombie movies -- because one's not been as overhyped as the other.
SUMMARY: I don't ever, ever, ever want to hear about bacon zombies. ;D
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