From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mitch Morgan
Mitch Morgan
Mitch Morgan tle, Washington hosted by J&D’s Foods. The event was
promoted as The World’s First Charity No Holds Barred
Battle To The Death Mayonnaise Wrestling Match and
promoted the launch of J&D’s new products Baconnaise
and Bacon Lip Balm, the money raised benefited the fam-
ily of a deceased co-worker. The Mitch Morgan’s consist-
ed of Maker’s Mark bourbon and bacon from the "Ba-
con is Meat Candy Bacon Club." The fund-raiser sold over
1,000 Mitch Morgans, with customers requesting addi-
tional slices of the "gourmet bacon" to complement their
drink.[3]
Mitch Morgan shots were also served at J&D’s Foods
2009 charity product launch party The Bacathlon. Hosted
on November 19, 2009 The Bacathlon was promoted as
The World’s First Bacon-Themed Multi-Sport Athletic
and Endurance Event that featured an attempt to set the
World Record for Bacon Eating. The event promoted the
launch of J&D’s new products BaconPOP, Bacon Ranch
A Mitch Morgan and Mmmvelopes, the money raised benefited Ashley’s
Team.
Type Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume • Bourbon whiskey
Varieties on the theme
Served Straight up; without ice
The Mitch Morgan is not the only combination of liquor
Standard garnish bacon and bacon. Riding the wave of recent bacon mania,
Colum Egan, the master distiller for Bushmills, issued a
Standard drinkware
challenge to bartenders in New York City, for Saint Pa-
trick’s Day in 2008, to concoct drinks based on the tra-
ditional Irish breakfast, which of course includes bacon.
Cosmopolitan or cocktail
Two drinks were singled out by the New York Times: Jim
glass
Meehan of PDT made a drink which consisted of bacon-
Commonly used • 5cl Bourbon infused Bushmills combined with maple syrup, orange
ingredients • strip of bacon (garnish) and lemon juice, and a whole egg; Eben Freeman of Tailor
employed bacon-infused Bushmills, served with roasted
A Mitch Morgan is a cocktail that consists of a shot of tomato gelée squares, a poached quail egg yolk, Irish
bourbon whiskey served with a piece of fried bacon as breakfast-tea foam, and crispy black-pudding bits.[4]
a cocktail garnish. A vegetarian variation on the theme
is called a "Courtney Morgan" and is instead garnished
with a vinaigrette doused broccoli crown. Inspiration for bacon salt
The Mitch Morgan is a popular beverage at the Fat In October 2007 Justin Esch (the co-founder of J&D’s
Alley Barbecue in Telluride, Colorado, where the drink Down Home Enterprises) and his older brother Christo-
originated. The Mitch Morgan is named after its creator pher Esch were talking about their fondness of Mitch
- Mitch Morgan. The drink served as the inspiration for Morgan shots with friends at the Jewish wedding of a
J&D’s Down Home Enterprises popular product Bacon childhood friend in New York, some of whom maintained
Salt.[1][2] a Kosher diet. The Esch brothers discussed the universal
appeal of bacon and determined the world needed a ba-
Outside Telluride con flavored seasoning salt that could be capture the de-
liciousness of bacon without the dietary issues, resulting
On October 28, 2008 Mitch Morgan shots were served at a in the development of Bacon Salt.[1]
charity fund-raising event at Heavens night club in Seat-
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mitch Morgan
See also [2] Madrid, Cienna (October 30, 2007). "The Bacon-
Flavored American Dream". The Stranger.
• Bacon martini http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/
• Bacon Vodka Content?oid=428318. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
[3] Loosbrock, Rocco "Boss Hog" (November 1, 2008).
"Bacon Freak meets Mitch Morgan’s Whiskey".
References News Blaze. http://newsblaze.com/story/
20081101104127rocc.nb/topstory.html. Retrieved
[1] ^ Edwards, Sue (November 27, 2007). 2009-05-12.
"Entrepreneurs ‘Decided it Was Time to Make the [4] Miles, Johnathan (2009-03-13). "Wear the Green but
World Taste Like Bacon’". Kitsap Sun. Don’t Drink It". New York Times.
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2007/nov/27/ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/fashion/
entrepreneurs-145decided-it-was-time-to-make- 15shake.html. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
the/. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
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