Edited sentence: "After hours" reporter Sam Sessa of The Baltimore Sun."Food and Beverage World" said of the vodka "[I was] amazed at the mouthfeel.Bakon Vodka has since received critical acclaim by professional mixologists, winning the 2010 Silver Medal winner in the Wine and Spirits category in the Beverage World BevStar Awards, and a Silver medal in the 2010 SIP Awards International Spirits Competition.Bakon was also featured in a number of TV programs including The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and The Today Show.In November 2010, Bakon Vodka was awarded a Gold medal and rated "92 points - Exceptional" by the Beverage Testing Institute's International Review of Spirits.It also reminded me of smoked pork.It was among the smoothest vodkas I have ever had with absolutely no bite... It gave the drink a hint of smokiness and of course a subtle bacon flavor that really, really worked well.It was warm and had more substance than just vodka alone, and it actually tasted like the bacon I had last Sunday morning.Swallowing it clinched the deal.has described it as having a "robust, meaty aroma that pleased the palate, grounded by a sharp undercurrent of liquor