Getting Pickled

I'm no stranger to a pickle cocktail, in fact, if you call slurping pickle juice right out of the jar a "cocktail" then I'm having one right now!



But there are many ways to add a party to your pickle jar or just a pickle to your party.

Above is my standard, the classic Pickle Martini. I prefer McClure's Spicy Pickle Juice to really dirty up my martini. Since it's pretty common for me to have a jar on me, I just hand it over to my bartender and let them do the rest. This one was made by the lovely Rebecca at Teddy's in Williamsburg, which is conveniently located near The Bedford Cheese Shop where I stock up on pickles.

Below is a new discovery-the Cucumber Margarita. Over brunch at Alma, the much adored Mexican restaurant on Columbia Street, the cocktail menu was too enticing to pass up. I went with the Pineapple Vanilla Margarita and Charles had the Cucumber Margarita. It was cool and refreshing just like you'd imagine (and exactly how it LOOKS) but also had a slightly spicy kick due to a dash of homemade habanero sauce.



Is there a full fledged pickle margarita out there somewhere? Perhaps I need to infuse a bottle of tequila with a few spicy McClures and get to it myself! Regardless, there are plenty of ways to make getting pickled more pickled.

Pickle juice is great in martinis and bloody marys and I've even been known to "add a dash" of pickle juice to my beer. I find the spicy brine compliments most of the alcohol I'm drinking! So whether its a cocktail (pickle martini, margarita), a shot (The Delta), an eye opener (Bloody Mary), a dash (Wickles juice in your beer!) or just a slurp from the jar, I'm gettin' pickled one way or the other!