No. 72Off the Menu
Pickle French 75
Gin, lemon and bubbles, with a savory little spark.
The Pickle French 75 is gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and a quarter ounce of dill pickle brine shaken, strained and topped with dry sparkling wine. It is bright, lemony and celebratory, and the brine keeps the sugar in check. Pour it for brunch, birthdays or any toast that needs a pickle in it.
21+Updated
Brine2/52 of 5
HeatNonenone
StrengthMedium
- Glass
- coupe
- Method
- Shaken
- Time
- 4 min
- Makes
- 1 drink
Ingredients
Make it for
Units
Amounts for 1, in ounces.
- 1 oz gin
- ½ oz fresh lemon juice
- ½ oz simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water)
- ¼ oz dill pickle brine (strained, from the jar)
- 3 oz brut sparkling wine (chilled, such as Champagne or cava)
- lemon peel (for the twist)
- Glass
- coupe
- Garnish
- lemon twist
How to make it
- Chill a coupe or flute.
- Add the gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and pickle brine to a shaker with ice.
- Shake for about 8 seconds.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Top slowly with the sparkling wine.
- Garnish with the lemon twist.
Bar tips
- Shake short. The bubbly adds the dilution, so you only need the shake to chill.
- Use a dry, brut sparkling wine. A sweet one plus the syrup tips it into candy.
Make it your own
- Use cognac instead of gin for the richer, older style of French 75.
- Batch the gin, lemon, syrup and brine ahead for a brunch crowd, then top each glass to order.
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/pickle-french-75
