11 Pickle Juice Cocktails to Try This Fall

I’ve got plenty of pickle juice cocktail options to satisfy those fall cravings. I’ve been talkin’ pickles here on my blog lately.

A brisk breeze fills the air, change up your cocktail choices this fall with comforting pickle juice drink recipes! Below, the best fall pickle juice cocktails and how to make them.

11 Cocktails To Make With a Jar of Pickle Juice

I don’t know about you, but I hate to throw out perfectly good pickle juice! It’s time to dust off that jar of delicious pickle juice you’ve been saving, and put it to good use!

1. Pickletini

Like a dirty martini, but with pickle juice. If you like pickles, you’ll love this pickletini!

Easy Recipe: Shake 2.5 oz vodka or gin, 1 oz dill pickle juice, and 0.5 oz dry vermouth with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a gherkin or pickle slice.

2. Pickle Margarita

Have you tried the Pickle Margaritas? It’s a delicious balance of sweet, salty, and sour flavors. Refreshing on a hot summer day and perfect for anyone who loves pickles!

Easy Recipe: Shake 1 oz tequila, 2 oz pickle juice, 0.5 oz lime juice, and 0.5 oz simple syrup with ice. Strain into a glass rimmed with Tajín and garnish with sliced pickles.

3. Fisherman’s Folly

Does pickle juice and fish sauce speak to you? Only true pickle fans will appreciate it. The matcha powder gives it a slight creaminess, that works well with the sake-and-gin base.

Easy Recipe: Rub a grapefruit peel around the rim of a rocks glass and dip it in kosher salt. Shake 1.5 oz sake, 1 oz Tanqueray gin, 0.5 oz pickle juice, 0.5 oz fresh grapefruit juice, 0.2 oz fish sauce mixed with 0.2 oz water, and 0.25 tsp matcha powder with ice, then strain into rocks glass filled with ice.

4. Pickle Juice Whiskey Sour

After a Pickletini and Pickle Margarita, this Pickle Juice Whiskey Sour should not shock you. Pickles are sour after all. So why not use pickle juice?!

Easy Recipe: Shake 1.5 oz bourbon, 0.5 oz pickle juice, 0.75 oz lemon juice, and ice. Strain into a chilled coupe glass and garnish with a cornichon and lemon slice.

5. Pickled Surfer

The Pickled Surfer tastes incredible. Its a cocktail based on a Pickleback Shot – a whiskey, pickle juice and lime combo. I’ve tried it, it goes down easy with pickle juice smoothing out the spiciness of whiskey while adding a bright tanginess.

Easy Recipe: Shake 5 oz blended Irish whiskey, 3 oz bread and butter pickle juice, and 1.5 oz lime juice with ice. Strain into a glass filled with ice and garnish with pickle slices and lime wedges.

6. Pickle Juice Bloody Mary

I mean, it’s the sugar in cocktails that’s (partially) to blame for a hangover, so pull a fast one by opting for pickle juice instead!

Easy Recipe: Shake 1 cup chilled tomato juice, 1/4 cup cold dill pickle juice, 1 oz vodka, 1 tsp prepared horseradish, 1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce, 1/4 tsp hot sauce, and 2 tsp fresh lime juice with ice. Strain into a glass. Garnish with dill pickles, olives, celery and lemon slice.

7. Tequila and Pickle Juice

The Tequila and Pickle Juice: for when you want to confuse your taste buds and your friends at the same time! Try a sip of tequila and pickle brine.

Easy Recipe: Shake 1 oz tequila, 2 oz pickle juice, 0.5 oz lime juice, and 0.5 oz simple syrup with ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a glass with a Tajin rim if desired. Garnish witih sliced pickles.

8. Pickleback Shots

Jameson is the best selling Irish whiskey on the planet–and the star of the Pickleback Shot!

Easy Recipe: Pour one shot glass full of Jameson. And fill a separate shot glass with pickle brine. Shoot the whiskey, and follow it with the pickle juice shot. Garnish the pickle shot with a dill pickle if desired.

9. Pickled Caesar Cocktail

If you love a caesar cocktail, you need to try this copycat Pickled Caesar Cocktail inspired by Beerhouse Public House – a briny twist on a classic!

Easy Recipe: Shake 2-4 tbsp dill pickle juice, 4 oz vodka, 8 oz clamato juice, 1 oz lemon juice, and a dash of Worcestershire sauce with ice. Serve over ice and garnish with pickles in a highball glass.

10. Seafood Bloody Mary

A shot of pickle juice will feel right at home in this briny cocktail. With all the health benefits of pickle juice plus the tomato juice base of the brunch favorite, you’ve practically ordered a salad.

Easy Recipe: Shake 5 oz of Bloody Mary mix, 2 oz vodka, and ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a tall glass filled with ice, and garnish with a grilled prawn, a raw oyster, and a lime wedge.

11. Tomas Collins

This briny Tomas Collins pickle juice cocktail was originally a cocktail served at Minneapolis’ Marvel Bar. It features dill aquavit, pickle brine, soda water and lime juice.

Easy Recipe: Shake 2 oz dill aquavit, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, 1 tsp simple syrup, and 2 tsp pickle brine with ice for at least 15 seconds. Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass, top with soda water, and garnish with fresh dill.

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Cheers!