Pickleback

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A pickleback

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]

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International spread

British 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, New Zealand and South Australia. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Hume, Tim (2013-02-28). "Half Full: The Power of the Pickleback - WSJ". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  2. ↑ Hume, Tim (February 28, 2013). "Half Full: The Power of the Pickleback". Wall Street Journal . Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Pickleback". pickleback.me.uk. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Johns, Chris (9 April 2010). "Cocktails: The Pickleback". The Globe and Mail.
  5. ↑ "Pop Goes The Restaurant".[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "It's Kind of a Big Dill". Good Magazine. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2022.

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