Crafty-Ass Witch

I heard about picklebacking from, where else, the internets, and decided it was worth a shot (pun unintended). So I bought a bottle of Jim Bean, pulled out my pickled carrots, a pin of my pickled peaches and a bottle of seltzer water to experiment.

A pickleback is a shot of whiskey followed by a shot of pickle brine. For some reason, I thought that it was more of a mixed drink and was slightly disappointed to discover that it wasn’t. I thought I’d experiment and give it a shot. We had a few friends over to experiment… only to discover that none of them drank whiskey. So, the fiancee and I gave it a shot.

The Straight Pickleback
I thought it was… fine. I’m not dying to try it again. I really like this pickle brine in general, but I don’t see how one works with the other. My fiancee, on the other hand, found it surprisingly tasty. The combination was complex and satisfying.

Pickleback… Spritzer? (whiskey + brine + seltzer water)
Ugh. Too vinegary and well nigh undrinkable.

I didn’t have enough brine from the pickled peaches to do peach picklebacks & a combo, so we just did combos,

Peach Pickleback Spritzer (whiskey + peach pickle brine + seltzer water)
Not enough flavor.

Peach Pickleback Combo (whiskey + peach pickle brine)
This is… fine.

All in all, I am distinctly meh. I think I was hoping to find some wonderfully transcendent cocktail that would reframe how I look at booze or some shit. Instead, I’ve found 4 drinks that don’t really work and one that does but not for me. Never fear, it’s too soon to give up my pursuit of booze.

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