Comments on: Pickle Power

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:34:34 +0000

I’ve been doing these for years….except we call them a Tijuana hooker. Whatever the name…it’s good!!

By: Julian

Julian — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:27:10 +0000

I’ve been drinking vodka & pickle back with halibut and chips sense 1962 up here in Alaska, it came from Russia and we thought we were behind time.

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:59:38 +0000

In Southern Colorado, along the Arkansas trail, we call it a
San Juan Hooker (Patron followed by Pickle juice)and for the fellas, add a dash or 4 of Tabasco and it’s called a Dirty San Juan Hooker!!!
The lime and salt is dead and gone, POWER TO THE PICKLE!!

By: cna training

cna training — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:51:09 +0000

Keep posting stuff like this i really like it

By: Frankie

Frankie — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:50:14 +0000

Hey H! It’s me, frank (used to work at Counter). Thanks for setting the record straight! I have frequented and worked at Bushwick Country Club for years. It’s true, it’s McClures or it’s just not right.

By: Kristi

Kristi — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:06:48 +0000

I have heard of this drink before (and have been shooting them for years)….but I’ve always known it as a “Pickle Pony” – however, instead of Jameson, it used Crown Royal. I heard about it from a friend, who heard about it from someone else.

By: gardner Dunn

gardner Dunn — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:06:03 +0000

Well put H. Hope to have one with you soon. See you in Vegas. Cheers

By: Christo Babb

Christo Babb — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:21:29 +0000

In my 20+ years of cocktail experience I have encountered many ways to enjoy brine and spirits. My favorite is either vodka or rye, one to one with sauerkraut juice. That tradition I inherited from my Polish grandfather. The notion of brine and alcohol also brings to mind the many creative uses of hot sauce I’ve seen. Cheers!

By: John

John — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:10:32 +0000

This “cocktail” has been around for much longer than 4 years. I first tried it at the urging of a barman at Beau Rivage Casino in Southern Mississippi in 2001. He lined up 2 shot glasses, one with Crown Royal and one with pickle juice, and told us to shoot them back to back as quickly as possible. He called it the “Cheeseburger”. I was amazed when that was exactly what I tasted.

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:05:21 +0000

Just as an FYI, the “pickle back” has been around for at least 20 years. Friends of ours who went to Drake University in Des Moines in the mid-to-late-80s were drinking a drink of the same name but similar ingredients to Lee’s “Sandhill Hooker” above. I’ve also heard it pronounced (perhaps after having had a few drinks) as a “Sam Hill Hooker”. In the Des Moines incarnation, the drink is a shot of Jack Daniels backed by a shot of pickle juice. It is, without a doubt, one of the most gut-wrenching drinks I’ve ever had. Needless to say, I’ve only had one.

By: Jeffrey Hagedon

Jeffrey Hagedon — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:24:37 +0000

A vodka pickle martini is great. Good vodka, dash of sweet gherkin brine, and a sliced gherkin for garnish. Shaken, not stirred.

By: Ash

Ash — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:04:46 +0000

We called them Sam Hill Hookers back in Des Moines in the 80′s but we used Jack Daniels…perhaps I will revisit that drink in the near future!

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:59:51 +0000

The Suferin Bastard in Colorado Springs has a drink called the Sandhill Hooker. It’s a shot of tequila chased by a shot of spicy pickle juice. I’m not a tequila drinker or a fan of spicy stuff but it was better than I expected.

By: Ken Carlisle

Ken Carlisle — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:21:21 +0000

A couple weeks ago I was in a creative mood. I was looking for something different to mix with vodka. When I drink it straight I tend to over indulge. Anyway I decided to mix the vodka with some coffee left over from breakfast. It just didn’t have any pizazz. I had these Ba.Tamtpe bread and butter pickle chips that I love…so I added about 3/4 oz. of the pickle brine and viola…my pickled ice coffee was invented. It’s different, but fun once in a while and I won’t over indulge..sweeter than my typical cocktail.