You Should Save Your Leftover Pickle Juice. Here's Why

Posted by Valentine Belue on Monday, June 3, 2024

If the idea of knocking back a glass of pickle juice straight up does not appeal, how about mixing it into a drink? Bon Appétit suggests using pickle juice in a Bloody Mary or a michelada, or else having a "pickleback" chaser after a shot of whiskey. Garden and Gun adds that pickle brine can be substituted for the olive brine in a dirty martini, and a little frozen brine goes nicely in a glass of bourbon. Pickle juice, oddly enough, might even help make cheap wine more drinkable.

Not a booze drinker? That's okay, you can still enjoy a refreshing pickle juice slushie. After all, it worked for Sonic, didn't it? Taste of Home called their pickle slushie "sweet and tangy and super-refreshing," and said it was reminiscent of "a pickle-flavored margarita", which is yet another possibility worthy of exploration. Oh, and in case you overdo it on those pickleritas, it's good to know that drinking pickle juice can also help to cure a hangover (via Medical News Today).

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