No. 77Off the Menu
Pickle Tonic
Bitter, bubbly and briny. A G&T that skipped the G.
The Pickle Tonic is a zero-proof highball of tonic water, dill pickle brine and fresh lime over ice, garnished with a pickle spear. Quinine bitterness, a squeeze of lime and the salty brine make it taste like an adult drink without any alcohol. It takes about a minute to build.
Zero proofUpdated
Brine3/53 of 5
HeatNonenone
StrengthZero proof
- Glass
- highball glass
- Method
- Built in the glass
- Time
- 2 min
- Makes
- 1 drink
Ingredients
Make it for
Units
Amounts for 1, in ounces.
- 1 oz dill pickle brine (chilled, from the jar)
- ½ oz fresh lime juice
- 5 oz tonic water (chilled)
- 1 lime wedge (for garnish)
- 1 dill pickle spear (for garnish)
- Glass
- highball glass
- Garnish
- lime wedge and pickle spear
How to make it
- Fill a highball glass with ice.
- Pour in the pickle brine and lime juice.
- Top with the tonic water, pouring down the side of the glass.
- Give it one gentle stir.
- Garnish with the lime wedge and pickle spear.
Bar tips
- Tonic brands range from very sweet to very bitter. A drier, more bitter tonic makes this taste the most like a cocktail.
- Add a cucumber ribbon or a sprig of dill to make it look the part.
Make it your own
- Add 2 oz of a non-alcoholic gin alternative for a fuller zero-proof G&T.
- Use grapefruit soda instead of tonic for a briny, zero-proof paloma.
Zero proof, full brine. No spirits, wine or beer in this one. If you need 0.0%, check the labels on any non-alcoholic bottles you use.
Full recipe: dillin.org/recipes/pickle-tonic
