Pickle brine replaces the olive juice in this twist on a dirty martini, developed especially for Pisces by Patricia Clarke Hippolyte as part of our Mixstrology series.
Ingredients
For the Pickled Grapes
- 1⁄2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 1⁄2 tbsp. packed brown sugar
- 2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1⁄2 tsp. allspice
- 1⁄2 tsp. black peppercorns
- 1⁄2 tsp. coriander seeds
- 8 cardamom pods
- 3 cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 stick cinnamon
- 1 (1”) piece ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 cup grapes
For the Cocktail
- 3 oz. vodka
- 1 tbsp. pickling juice
- Pickled grapes, for garnish
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Instructions
Step 1
Pickle the grapes: Combine vinegar, brown sugar, salt, allspice, peppercorns, coriander seeds, cardamom pods, cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, ginger, and 1⁄2 cup water in a 2-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, 2 minutes, until sugar has dissolved; let cool. Pour over grapes and leave to infuse for 3 hours. Makes about 2 cups juice.
Step 2
Make the cocktail: Combine vodka and pickling juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice; shake vigorously and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with pickled grapes.
- Pickle the grapes: Combine vinegar, brown sugar, salt, allspice, peppercorns, coriander seeds, cardamom pods, cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, ginger, and 1⁄2 cup water in a 2-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, 2 minutes, until sugar has dissolved; let cool. Pour over grapes and leave to infuse for 3 hours. Makes about 2 cups juice.
- Make the cocktail: Combine vodka and pickling juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice; shake vigorously and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with pickled grapes.
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