The latest must-have drink for fashionistas, A-list athletes and hipsters alike? Pickle juice. Believe it or not 'pickling liquor' is popping up on cool cocktail menus and the Pickle Martini — or variations on it — is tipped to be the tipple to be seen with this .At Isabel in 's Mayfair, a party spot favoured by actresses and , they are serving up a Garden Martini with yellow tomato and samphire 'brine' (well, you can't call it pickle juice when a cocktail costs £29, can you?). While at NoMad, the hip hotel where you'll find the likes of models and Adwoa Aboah, actresses and and rock star , those in the know are ordering the Szechuan Gibson, a tangy twist on the classic dry martini with pickle juice, hot szechuan oil made from chilli and Chinese spices, and pickled pearl onions.Admittedly, it doesn't sound very glamorous, does it? Pickle juice is the liquid that's used to pickle something (whether that's onions, gherkins, yellow tomatoes or samphire) and is generally a mix of diluted vinegar with salt, sugar and various spices. So how has this humble liquor become so elevated and of the moment?
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