Effervescent Pickle Juice Spritz
A light, bubbly spritz that swaps the usual bitter modifier for dill pickle brine, built on vodka, dry vermouth, Prosecco, and a splash of club soda.
- 1 ozvodka
- ½ ozdry vermouth
- 1½ ozpickle brine
- 3 ozprosecco
- ¾ ozclub soda
- Shaved pickle ribbon and fresh dill spriggarnish
- 1Chill a wine or balloon glass in the freezer for about 10 minutes.
- 2Drop one large ice cube into the glass, then add the vodka, dry vermouth, and pickle brine. Stir gently for 5 seconds.
- 3Slowly pour in the Prosecco and club soda, aiming away from the ice cube to preserve the bubbles.
- 4Lift gently once with a bar spoon from the bottom of the glass to combine.
- 5Use a vegetable peeler to shave a thin ribbon of pickle, thread it onto a cocktail pick, and add it to the glass along with a slapped sprig of fresh dill.
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Spritz-style cocktails traditionally pair Prosecco with a bitter modifier and a splash of soda, and pickle brine has increasingly stood in for that bitter element in home bar recipes and food-media roundups, adding a savory, salty edge to an otherwise light, bubbly drink. This version keeps a small amount of dry vermouth alongside the brine for herbal depth.
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