PICKLETINI
Recipe: Pickletini (Makes 1 liter)
Ingredients • 1 bottle (.750 L) premium vodka (all natural potato vodkas like Wyborowa work best) • ½ cup strained Dill Pickle Juice* (hot dills or spicy spears work best) • ½ cup dry vermouth • 2 lemons • 2 fresh hot red chile peppers, split • 8 whole star anise 'buds' • ¼ cup juniper berries
Directions
Zest lemons and place zest and split chiles in the bottom of a sterilized 1-liter glass mason jar with a hinged lid.
Fill with the vermouth, pickle juice, juniper berries and star anise buds.
Place in freezer for 1 week and then serve in chilled martini glasses.
Garnish with Baby Dill Pickles*.
* Try dill-licious pickles from Cain's, Gedney and Del Monte®. Recipe Created by Chef Andrew Zimmern
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