Smoked Bacon Rye Sour

¾ cup rye whiskey 2 slices bacon, crisp-cooked, drained, and crumbled

Smoked Lemons

2 cup wood chips (oak, hickory, apple, maple, or pecan) 4 4 lemons, halved

Smoked Ice Cubes

cup 2 wood chips (oak, hickory, apple, maple, or pecan) cup 4 ice cubes

Smoked Bacon Rye Sour for Eight:

Squeeze enough juice from 1 recipe Smoked Lemons to measure 3/4 cup. In a pitcher combine the lemon juice, 2 cups Bacon-Infused Rye, and 3/4 cup pure maple syrup. Serve in rocks glasses filled with Smoked Ice Cubes or ice cubes. To infuse a 750-ml bottle of rye whiskey, use 6 slices crumbled, crisp-cooked bacon and prepare as directed.