No. 19Vodka & Gin Pickle Cocktails
Classic Pickletini
The martini, but make it pickle.
A Classic Pickletini is a vodka martini made dirty with dill pickle brine instead of olive brine. Vodka, a half ounce of brine and a splash of dry vermouth are stirred ice-cold and served up with a pickle spear. It tastes clean, crisp and gently salty, with a fresh dill finish.
21+Updated
Brine3/53 of 5
HeatNonenone
StrengthHigh
- Glass
- martini glass
- Method
- Stirred
- Time
- 3 min
- Makes
- 1 drink
Ingredients
Make it for
Units
Amounts for 1, in ounces.
- 2 oz vodka (chilled)
- ½ oz dill pickle brine (strained, from the jar)
- ¼ oz dry vermouth
- 1 dill pickle spear (for garnish)
- Glass
- martini glass
- Garnish
- pickle spear
How to make it
- Chill a martini glass in the freezer or with ice water.
- Add the vodka, pickle brine and dry vermouth to a mixing glass.
- Fill the mixing glass with ice and stir for about 30 seconds.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Garnish with a pickle spear.
Bar tips
- Strain the brine through a fine sieve so seeds and spice bits stay out of the glass.
- Brines vary a lot in salt, so taste yours first and start at ¼ oz if it is very salty.
- Keep the vodka in the freezer for a colder, silkier drink with less dilution.
Make it your own
- Use gin instead of vodka for a more botanical Pickletini.
- Skip the vermouth entirely for a bone-dry version.
Drink responsibly. This one is for adults of legal drinking age. Want it without the booze? The zero-proof drinks are just as briny.
Full recipe: dillin.org/recipes/classic-pickletini
