This parmesan and pickle martini is the perfect sweet and salty martini for sweet pickle lovers, and it comes with a delicious parmesan pickle crisp garnish! It combines gin, bread and butter pickle brine, dry vermouth, and loads of fresh parmesan, so a unique and tasty cocktail.
I love a martini and this is such a good version of a dirty martini made with sweet pickle brine and topped with loads of parmesan cheese. This bourbon espresso martini and this pumpkin spice espresso martini are also some of my go-to martini recipes.
Key Ingredients
- Bread and butter pickles: this type of pickle has sugar mixed into the brine, making them sweet, but if you have another sweet style pickle, you can use that instead.
- Freshly Grated Parmesan: Use freshly grated parmesan for the best results; the store-bought pre-shredded variety won't float on top of the drink as well.
- Gin: I used a sweeter gin with orange notes called Mermaid Zest, and it mixed so well with the sweet pickle brine.
- Dry vermouth: Like the best martini, we will be coating the glass with dry vermouth.
How to make this drink:
- Step 1: Start by making the parmesan crisps. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, and spoon about 1 ½ tablespoons of parmesan cheese onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Spread the cheese into a 2-inch circle and top with a pickle slice; repeat for a number of desired crisps. Cook for 5-7 minutes; mine were perfect at about 6 ½ minutes.
- Step 2: Next make the cocktail by adding 2 ounces of gin, 1 ounce of bread and butter pickle brine, and ¼ ounce of parmesan cheese to a cocktail shaker with ice, and shake for 30 seconds.
- Step 3: Pour just enough dry vermouth to coat the glass into a chilled glass swirl and toss. Then double strain the shaken martini into the glass.
- Step 4: Next, grate fresh parmesan over the drink until it's completely covered. Garnish with your crisp, and enjoy!
Tips:
Use a sweet style pickle, like bread and butter for best results.
Freshly grated parmesan and not store-bought pre-shredded cheese works best.
Chill your glasses and ingredients before making the cocktail for a super chilled drink.
Parmesan and Pickle Martini
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Total Time: 12 minutes
- Yield: 1 drink 1x
- Category: cocktail
- Method: shaken
- Cuisine: american
Description
This parmesan and pickle martini is the perfect sweet and salty martini for sweet pickle lovers, and it comes with a delicious parmesan pickle crisp garnish!
Ingredients
- 1 cup freshly grated parmesan
- 1 ounce bread and butter pickle brine + bread and butter pickles
- 2 ounces gin
- ½ ounce dry vermouth - just enough to coat the glass
Instructions
- Start by making the parmesan crisps. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, and spoon about 1 ½ tablespoons of parmesan cheese onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Spread the cheese into a 2-inch circle and top with a pickle slice; repeat for a number of desired crisps.
- Cook for 5-7 minutes; mine were perfect at about 6 ½ minutes.
- Next make the cocktail by adding 2 ounces of gin, 1 ounce of bread and butter pickle brine, and ¼ ounce of parmesan cheese to a cocktail shaker with ice, and shake for 30 seconds.
- Pour just enough dry vermouth to coat the glass into a chilled glass swirl and toss.
- Then double strain the shaken martini into the glass.
- Next, grate fresh parmesan over the drink until it's completely covered.
- Garnish with your crisp, and enjoy!
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