In a Pickle? These Cocktails Have You Lined

With Nationwide Pickle Month on the horizon and yard gatherings in full swing, it’s the right time to lean into the brine.

From a daring whiskey bitter made with probiotic-rich LiveBrine to a martini full of savory punch, these recipes are assured to dill-light!

Pickle Smash by Olive My Pickle is their model of a whiskey bitter utilizing their hottest LiveBrine – the Turmeric & Cracked Black Pepper.

Pickle Smash

by Olive My Pickle

Components

• 1 ½ oz. Whiskey
• 5 oz. Turmeric & Cracked Pepper LiveBrine or Kosher Dill LiveBrine
• 1 oz. Lemon Juice
• 1 oz. Easy Syrup

Preparation

1. Shake whiskey, turmeric & Cracked Black Pepper LiveBrine, lemon juice and easy syrup vigorously.
2. Pour over ice and garnish with orange and cherry.

The Duddey Martini at New Riff Distilling’s Aquifer Tasting Room is blended with New Riff Kentucky Wild Gin, Fino Sherry, pickle brine, olive brine and garnished with blue cheese.

The Duddey Martini

by New Riff Distilling’s Aquifer Tasting Room

Components

• ¼ oz. Fino Sherry 
• ¼ oz. Pickle Brine
• ¾ oz. Olive Brine
• 1 ¾ oz. New Riff Kentucky Wild Gin
• Garnish: Blue cheese

Preparation

1. In a mixing glass, add all elements so as listed.
2. Add ice, stir and pressure right into a coupe.

Sara’s Soiled Deed from High Chef decide and two-time runner-up, James Beard semi-finalist and runner-up of Season 6 of Event of Champions Sara Bradley was created out of necessity.

“We had an abundance of pickle juice leftover, and we hated to see it go down the drain. It ended up being one of the crucial scrumptious, savory cocktails we’ve ever made. Salty, vinegary, candy and tremendous refreshing.” — Sara Bradley, Chef & Proprietor of freight home in Paducah, KY.

Sara’s Soiled Deed

Components

• 2 ½ oz. Citadel and Key Vodka
• 1 oz. Candy Pickle Juice*
• Dried Chili Salt (for rimming glass)**
• Garnish: Olive Trinity Skewer***

Preparation

1. Rim a rocks glass with chili salt.
2. Shake vodka and pickle juice with ice.
3. Pressure over a big ice dice into the rimmed glass.
4. Garnish with olive skewer.

*Candy Pickle Juice

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Components

• 1 English Cucumber, sliced skinny
• 1 cup White Wine Vinegar
• ½ cup Water
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 sprig of Dill

Preparation

1. Convey vinegar, water, and sugar to a boil.
2. Pour over sliced cucumber and dill.
3. Let sit coated till room temperature earlier than refrigerating.

**Dried Chili Salt

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Components

• ½ cup Kosher Salt
• 1 tsp Floor Chili de Arbol
• 1 tsp Pink Chili Flake
• Lime Zest

Preparation

1. Combine elements collectively in a small bowl.
2. Retailer in hermetic container.

***Olive Trinity

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Components

• 1 Castelvetrano olive, full of goat cheese
• 1 Kalamata
• 1 Queen Anne Olive, pimento eliminated and full of goat cheese
• 2-3 slices Candy Pickles

Preparation

1. Thread onto skewer in your garnish.