A pickleback is a type of shot wherein a shot of liquor is chased by a shot of pickle brine; the term "pickleback" may also refer only to the shot of pickle brine itself. Alternatively, the shot can be chased by a bite of a pickle (generally, a whole dill pickle). The pickle brine works to neutralize both the taste of the liquor and the burn of the alcohol.[1]
International spread
editBritish visitors returning to the United Kingdom from New York City introduced the recipe to bars in both London (as early as 2011),[2] and Devon. In 2012, UK bartender Byron Knight created a bottled pickleback using his own homegrown dill pickles and a flavour profile of ginger, mustard seeds, dill, garlic and dark sugar.[3]
The drink has also spread to Canada,[4] Shanghai,[5] Belfast and New Zealand.[6]
References
edit- ^ Hume, Tim (2013-02-28). "Half Full: The Power of the Pickleback - WSJ". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ^ Hume, Tim (February 28, 2013). "Half Full: The Power of the Pickleback". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ^ "Pickleback". pickleback.me.uk. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Johns, Chris (9 April 2010). "Cocktails: The Pickleback". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ "Pop Goes The Restaurant".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "It's Kind of a Big Dill". Good Magazine. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
https://archive.nytimes.com/tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/case-study-got-your-pickleback/
External links
edit- Pogash, Jonathan (March 9, 2012). "NYC's 5 Best Bars For 'Pickleback' Shots". Latest Best of NY. CBS New York. Retrieved December 2, 2015.