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title: How to Mix a Fat Washed Malort Cocktail
description: Backbar mixes a fat-washed Malort cocktail with Portillo's gravy from their Italian Beefs. The ultimate Chicago cocktail.
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# [How to Mix a Fat Washed Malort Cocktail](https://academy.getbackbar.com/fat-wash-cocktails-malort-portillos)

 Written by [Kyle Thacker](https://academy.getbackbar.com/author/kyle-thacker) | Oct 28, 2019 4:36:48 PM

At Backbar, we decided to make the ultimate Chicago cocktail: We used an infusion technique for spirits called fat washing to infuse the savory flavor of Portillo's beef gravy with the herbal and bitter Malort and actually made a cocktail that tastes good.

 

Check out the video below:

 

 

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