As previously mentioned, I have been alerted of the existence of a peculiar substance known as Bacon Salt.  Bacon Salt is a magic substance which adds the great taste of bacon to anything.  As you know – or should know – bacon makes everything taste better.  Of course, when I was first told of this, my first question was “Can I put it on bacon?” Resolution One for 2008 – try thick-cut bacon sprinkled liberally with Bacon Salt.  Resolution Two for 2008 – make a kick-ass BLT sandwich sprinkled liberally with Bacon Salt. 

Resolution Three is where it’s at.  I want to bacon up some booze.  My project for 2008 is to take popular cocktails and bacon them up with Bacon Salt.  First up is a Bacon Mary, a Bloody Mary with Bacon Salt.  The list for the rest of the year follows the jump.

The plan originally was to try a new cocktail every month.  Then I realized that there were more cocktails that could benefit from the rich, smoky taste of bacon than there are months in the year.  Then I realized that this resolution would interfere with my beery Oktoberfest.  So compromises were made, including some Bacon Salt cage matches.  The list is as follows:

• February: Bacotini (Bacon Martini)
• March: Bacon Sour (Bacon Whiskey Sour) 
• April: Baco-rita (Bacon Margarita)
• Smarch: Bacon Sunrise (Bacon Tequila Sunrise)
• May: Bacon Julep (Bacon Mint Julep)
• June: Bacon Collins (Bacon Tom Collins)
• July: Bacon Daiquiri vs. Bacon Colada taste test
• August: Bacojito (Bacon Mojito) vs. Bacorinha (Bacon Caipirinha) taste test
• September: Bacon Fizz (Bacon Gin Fizz)
• October: Bacontoberfest – Bacon Salt and beers, ales, stouts, and ciders 
• November: Bacon & Bourbon – a sampler of American whiskeys and bourbons with Bacon Salt 
• December: Bacon Nog (Bacon Egg Nog)

It’s going to be a tough resolution, but I’ll stick it out in the name of mixology. Stay tuned.