Pickleback Love Letter

If you love bourbon and if you love pickles, this cocktail with smoky salt on the rim will not disappoint.

By / Photography By | April 01, 2021

Ingredients

SERVINGS: 1
  • Smoked salt
  • 1-1/2 ounces Evan Williams Bottled-In-Bond bourbon
  • 1 ounce Manzanilla sherry
  • 3/4 ounce green Chartreuse
  • 3/4 ounce lime juice
  • 3/4 ounce Olive My Pickle Livebrine pickle juice
  • About 2 ounces cold club soda
  • Garlic pickle slice from Olive My Pickle, for garnish

About this recipe

As the name suggests, this cocktail is my love letter to the standard pickleback shot, which is simply 1 shooter of whiskey followed by a swig of pickle juice. This highball captures the flavor profile of the traditional pickleback, complemented by herbal green Chartreuse and saline-forward Manzanilla sherry. It also features locally-made Livebrine probiotic pickle juice from Olive My Pickle.

Instructions

1. Coat rim of a highball glass with smoked salt.

2. Add all ingredients except club soda and pickle slice into a shaking tin.

3. Shake for 5 to 10 seconds until the tin just becomes chilled.

4. Add ice to a highball glass and then strain the cocktail into the glass.

5. Insert a spiral bar spoon into glass and pour club soda down the spiral of the spoon (this helps to carbonate the entire drink).

6. Garnish with a garlic pickle slice.

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Ingredients

SERVINGS: 1
  • Smoked salt
  • 1-1/2 ounces Evan Williams Bottled-In-Bond bourbon
  • 1 ounce Manzanilla sherry
  • 3/4 ounce green Chartreuse
  • 3/4 ounce lime juice
  • 3/4 ounce Olive My Pickle Livebrine pickle juice
  • About 2 ounces cold club soda
  • Garlic pickle slice from Olive My Pickle, for garnish

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