Pickle Brine Dirty Martini
Fermented pickle brine — the real thing, not vinegar brine — replaces olive juice in a dirty martini. The lactic fermentation gives the drink a mineral, funky depth that is entirely unlike any dirty martini you have had before.
Served in a martini glass · Garnish: Fermented pickle spear · Difficulty: medium
Ingredients
- 2 oz Vodka
- 0.5 oz Dry Vermouth
- 0.5 oz Lacto-Fermented Pickle Brine
- 1 dash Orange Bitters
Instructions
- Use only naturally fermented pickle brine — the lactic kind, not vinegar.
- Combine vodka, vermouth, brine, and bitters in a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir 30 seconds.
- Strain into a frozen martini glass.
- Garnish with a small fermented pickle spear.