'Today we look at Don Lee\'s transcendent Old Fashioned which ended up changing the cocktail game forever. The Benton\'s Old Fashioned was created by forward thinking bartender Don Lee when he was working at Jim Meehan\'s famous PDT (Please Don\'t Tell) bar in NYC around 2007. Lee adapted this technique which he learned from another bartender Eben Freeman and this became the drink which made Fat Washing in cocktails pretty widespread. The story goes that Lee borrowed some Benton\'s Bacon from the restaurant next door Momofoku to make the Fat Wash and I will say, do NOT make this drink with Oscar Meyer Bacon, it is absolutely not the same thing. Get online and Order yourself some Benton\'s directly from the farm and you will not be disappointed. Here\'s a link: https://shop.bentonscountryham.com/ ON FAT WASHING: Fat Washing Spirits is something that has really become popular over the last few years, Don Lee created this recipe after learning the technique from Barman Eben Freeman. Although PDT proprietor Jim Meehan had his doubts, the drink became the best selling drink at PDT for many years and popularized Fat Washing in the larger cocktail culture. Fat washing is the simple technique of infusing anything with high fat content into spirits, letting it sit to room temp, then freezing to solidify the fat. Once the fat is removed the resulting liquid has taken on the flavor of said fat. You can do this with anything from Peanut Butter to Olive Oil and Animal Fats. If you are using animal fats please practice safe food handling techniques to keep everyone healthy. Camper English made this website about cocktail safety and you all should check it out here: https://www.cocktailsafe.org/about-cocktailsafe.html Also a quick note: I have the unfortunate habit of calling all straining \"Double Straining\" because I double strain hundreds of cocktails every week but the fact of the matter is the straining in this video is just straining, no more, no less. So don\'t be confused LOL. If you like our channel, please click and subscribe https://tinyurl.com/SubBarfly Here\'s links to the tools I use in this episode: Pyrex 4 Cup Measuring Cup: https://amzn.to/2DSyhxO Pyrex One Cup Measuring Cup: https://amzn.to/2wkorPh Easy Cap Beer Bottles: https://amzn.to/2wkorPh Barfly Copper Measuring Cup: https://amzn.to/2BA24Yk Barfly Copper Measuring Cup: https://amzn.to/2BA24Yk Japanese Bitters Dasher: https://amzn.to/2OtPzGn Angostura Bitters: https://amzn.to/2J5tqcf Mercer Culinary Y Peeler Set: https://amzn.to/2SypZP8 Barfly Japanese Style Ice Knife: https://amzn.to/2PkVhrW If you guys want to check out our full amazon store you can do so here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/theeducatedbarfly Please not that the Amazon Store and all the Amazon Links provided are affiliate links that pays us a small commission of each sale (at no cost to you). It goes a long way to help us fund this channel. Thank you. Check out or officially Channel Sponsor, Barfly Mixology Gear. Barfly makes high quality professional bar equipment. Their barware essentials and accessories are designed to deliver optimal appearance, temperature consistency and proportion in every glass so you can achieve masterful results. Definitely check them out at: https://www.barflybymercer.com/home/ Our official apron sponsor is Stagger Lee Goods. Alfred Ramos hand stitches each of these amazing quality aprons in his Northern California workshop. He Does custom work and has aprons for just about every position in a restaurant and bar so do yourself a favor and check him out: https://www.staggerleegoods.com We have a discount code with Stagger Lee right now for 20% off your order just type: BARFLYSLG20 at check out. If you are interested in helping us offset the cost of production you should check out our Patreon page which has a bunch of great perks and goes a long way to helping us bring you quality content. You can find that here: https://www.patreon.com/theeducatedbarfly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeducatedbarfly Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theeducatedbarfly For T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/the-educated-barfly Here\'s The Specs: 2oz (60ml) Benton\'s Bacon Fat Washed Bourbon .25oz (7.5ml) Grade B (or equivalent) Maple Syrup 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters For Fat Washed Bourbon: 12oz (350ml) Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon .75oz (22.5ml) Bacon Fat (From Benton\'s Bacon) Heat bacon over low heat until FULLY COOKED and bacon fat has melted off (approx. 5 minutes) BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO BURN BACON! Combine Melted fat with Bourbon in a freezer safe non reactive container and let sit at room temp for Four Hours. Then place in freezer for another two hours. Afterward, extract the container and pull out the solid fat from the surface of the bourbon and discard. Strain the mixture through a cheese cloth or fine strainer to remove any other bits and bobs. Bottle and keep in fridge lasts approx. 2 months.'
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