Why whiskey-flavoured pork might be hogwash

It is an undisputed fact that bacon is delicious. Whiskey, likewise, is pretty great. So it sounds like a dream come true that an Iowa distillery is attempting to make whiskey-flavored pork.

But making a pig taste like whiskey just might be hogwash.

For those not up on the swine-alcohol foodie scene, here are the basics — the Templeton Rye distillery in Templeton, Iowa, is attempting to make 25 whiskey-flavored pigs by feeding the animals spent grains from the distilling process, as WQED and Quartz reported.


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