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A '''pickleback''' is a type of [[Mixed drink shooters and drink shots|shot]] wherein a shot of liquor is chased by a shot of [[pickled cucumber|pickle]] brine; the term "pickleback" may also refer only to the shot of pickle brine itself. Alternatively, the shot can be chased by a bite of a pickle (generally, a whole dill pickle). The pickle brine works to neutralize both the taste of the liquor and the burn of the [[Ethanol|alcohol]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hume |first=Tim |url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323384604578325771838126866 |title=Half Full: The Power of the Pickleback - WSJ |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date=2013-02-28 |access-date=2016-03-18}}</ref> |
A '''pickleback''' is a type of [[Mixed drink shooters and drink shots|shot]] wherein a shot of liquor is chased by a shot of [[pickled cucumber|pickle]] brine; the term "pickleback" may also refer only to the shot of pickle brine itself. Alternatively, the shot can be chased by a bite of a pickle (generally, a whole dill pickle). The pickle brine works to neutralize both the taste of the liquor and the burn of the [[Ethanol|alcohol]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hume |first=Tim |url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323384604578325771838126866 |title=Half Full: The Power of the Pickleback - WSJ |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date=2013-02-28 |access-date=2016-03-18}}</ref> |
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The Pickleback was created Sunday March 12, 2006 at Bushwick Country Club in Brooklyn NY by the bartender Reggie. |
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==International spread== |
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In 1992 in Wittmann, AZ, the pickleback was created by Selby/Brinkman families when they were doing shots of tequila and ran out of lime. The families called it |
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a pickleback. In 2005, the word spread to the vibrant town of [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]], the now-famous pickleback shot was began it's popularity. The tasting took place at Tally Ho, where bartender Chad Eggert responded to patron Erin McCarthy's unique request for a shot of [[Jameson Irish Whiskey|Jameson]] followed by a shot of pickle juice. This unconventional pairing intrigued everyone in the bar, and soon, the pickleback shot became a local sensation as patrons eagerly lined up to try this bold new combination. |
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The "pickleback" has spread internationally, particularly in the [[English-speaking world]], with many bars now offering picklebacks on their menus. The drink has had significant success in [[Aberdeen]], [[Scotland]], thanks to its reputed popularity among staff of the craft brewer [[BrewDog]] whose [[Flagship#Flagship as metaphor|flagship]] bar is in the city. |
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British visitors returning to the United Kingdom from New York City introduced the recipe to bars in both London (as early as 2011),<ref>{{cite news|last=Hume |first=Tim |title= Half Full: The Power of the Pickleback |url= https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323384604578325771838126866.html |newspaper= [[Wall Street Journal]] |date=February 28, 2013|access-date= December 2, 2015}}</ref> and [[Devon]]. In 2012, UK bartender Byron Knight created a bottled pickleback using his own homegrown dill pickles and a flavour profile of ginger, mustard seeds, dill, garlic and dark sugar.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pickleback.me.uk/ |title=Pickleback |website=pickleback.me.uk |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606222825/http://pickleback.me.uk/ |archive-date=6 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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The drink has also spread to Canada,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/cocktails-the-pickleback/article1366699/ |title=Cocktails: The Pickleback |newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=9 April 2010 |last1=Johns |first1=Chris }}</ref> [[Shanghai]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Pop Goes The Restaurant |url=http://shanghai.talkmagazines.cn/issue/2014-04/pop-goes-restauran}}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Belfast]] and New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web |title=It's Kind of a Big Dill |url=https://goodmagazine.co.nz/its-kind-of-a-big-dill-nz-eateries-embrace-international-pickle-day/ |website=Good Magazine |date=13 November 2021 |access-date=28 October 2022}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:51, 7 September 2024
A pickleback is a type of shot wherein a shot of liquor is chased by a shot of pickle brine; the term "pickleback" may also refer only to the shot of pickle brine itself. Alternatively, the shot can be chased by a bite of a pickle (generally, a whole dill pickle). The pickle brine works to neutralize both the taste of the liquor and the burn of the alcohol.[1]
The Pickleback was created Sunday March 12, 2006 at Bushwick Country Club in Brooklyn NY by the bartender Reggie.
References
- ^ Hume, Tim (2013-02-28). "Half Full: The Power of the Pickleback - WSJ". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
External links
Look up pickleback in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- Pogash, Jonathan (March 9, 2012). "NYC's 5 Best Bars For 'Pickleback' Shots". Latest Best of NY. CBS New York. Retrieved December 2, 2015.