bartender, i'll have a pickleback with my whiskey, thank you
My friend Gianfranco of Louis 649 has proven himself to be an effective prognosticator in the recent past. He predicted that an event hosted by him and featuring me telling the story of Rick’s Picks would be a sellout on a recent rainy January Tuesday (he turned away 20 people, it was so crowded). Now he’s on record with the notion that in 6 months all the top bars in town will be offering Picklebacks. He’s got a lot of friends in the close-knit circle of downtown mixologists and Picklebacks are all the rage. To answer your next question, a Pickleback is a shot of pickle juice used to chase a shot of whiskey.
A Pickleback made with brine from The People's Pickle. The amber lighting is appropriate, given the beverages one consumes with Picklebacks.
I’m normally a vodka kind of guy, but I have to say that the combo really is all that. My only issue is deciding whether I like the Pickleback to be set up by Maker’s Mark or Knob Creek. I guess more research is required.
[...] be my chaser of 2010. Now I’m reading in a pickle blog (yes, I read a pickle blog) that the pickleback goes well with whiskey. Two of my favorites. Sign. Me. [...]
Hey, that’s a Kentucky product! I’m from Kentucky and just saw you and your pickles on Shep Smith’s show. Yum, we are pickle people right here! Congrats on your success.
[...] and counting), it goes without saying that I was very interested in what the Times had to say. Pickle juice has gotten a lot of press recently. The Times featured a short article on the pickle back a couple [...]