[2] The bacon martini was invented independently by Sang Yoon, owner of the gastropub Father's Office in Santa Monica, California, and P. Moss, owner of the Double Down Saloon in Las Vegas, Nevada.

[3] P. Moss appears to[clarification needed] have concocted his bacon martini the same year.

[3] To make a bacon martini, the vodka needs to be prepared in advance through a process called fat washing.

[5] At the Double Down Saloon in the East Village in New York City, the bacon martini is created by straining the bacon-infused vodka through shaken ice and serving it in a martini glass with a piece of bacon at the bottom, similar to the worm in a bottle of mezcal.

[6] According to a saloon owner, the pork fat reacts with vodka to give the drink its unique taste.