Rent Drinking Game' title='Rent Drinking Game' />You Can Rent an Inflatable Irish Pub for Your Backyard. Its sour. Its briny. For some, its nauseating. Battleship Fleet Command on this page. For others, a godsend. Its the pickleback shot, an unusual combination of drinking whiskey and pickle brine that has quickly become a bartending staple. Case in point Kelly Lewis, manager of New York Citys popular Crocodile Lounge, estimates she sells at least 1. Pickleback loyalists may swear by it, but how did this peculiar pairing make its way into cocktail culture On todays National Pickle Day, we hit the liquor history books to find out. PICKLEBACK HISTORY, AS WE KNOW ITAs internet legend has it, Reggie Cunningham, a former employee of Brooklyn dive bar Bushwick Country Club, invented the shot in March 2. He was half bartending, half nursing a hangover with Mc. Clures pickles, when a customer challenged him to join her in doing a shot of Old Crow bourbon whiskey followed by a shot of pickle juice as a chaser. As he nostalgically tells You. Tube channel Awesome Dreams, the rest is history. Cunningham went on to introduce the pairing to more and more customers, and the demand grew so much that he decided to charge an extra dollar per shot, just for the addition of pickle brine. After that, the mixture spread like wildfire, with bars across the world from New York to California and China to Amsterdam adding pickleback to their menus. THE PICKLEBACKS UNCLEAR ORIGINSure, Cunningham may have named it the pickleback shot, but after reviewing mixed reports, it appears pickle juice as a chaser is hardly novel. In Texas, for example, pickle brine was paired with tequila well before Cunninghams discovery, according to Mens Journal. And in Russia, pickles have long been used to follow vodka shots, according to an NPR report on traditional Russian cuisine. Unfortunately, no true, Britannica approved record of the picklebacks origin exists, like so many do for other popular drinks, from the Manhattan to the Gin Rickey its internet hearsayand in this case, Cunninghams tale is on top. SO, WHY PICKLES Not sold yetSure, a pickles most common companion is a sandwich, but the salty snack and its brine have terrific taste masking powers. People who dont like the taste of whiskey love taking picklebacks because they completely cut the taste, which makes the shots very easy to drink, Lewis told Mental Floss. Plus, they add a bit of salt, which blends nicely with the smooth flavor of Jameson. Beyond taste masking, pickle juice is also a commonly used hangover cure, with the idea being that the salty brine will replenish electrolytes and reduce cramping. In fact, after a famed NFL pickle juice game in 2. Philadelphia Eagles destroyed the Dallas Cowboys in 1. Eagles crediting their trainer for recommending they drink the sour juice throughout the game, studies have seemed to confirm that drinks with a vinegary base like pickle juice can help reduce or relieve muscle cramping. WAYS TO PARTAKEWhile core pickleback ingredients always involve, well, pickles, each bar tends to have a signature style. For example, Lewis swears by Crocodile Lounges mix of pickle brine and Jameson it pairs perfectly with the bars free savory pizza served with each drink. For Cunningham, the Pickleback OG, its Old Crow and brine from Mc. Clures pickles. And on the more daring side, rather than doing a chaser shot of pickle juice, Caf Sam of Pittsburgh mixes jalapeos, homemade pickle juice, and gin together for a hot and sour martini. If pickles and whiskey arent up your alley, you can still get in on the pickle liquor movement with one of the newer adaptations, including a beet pickleback orgulpthe pickled egg and Jgermeister shot, also known as an Eggermeister. In Overwatch, Hanzo main is a dirty word. The Japanese marksman has become a joke, an insult bandied about by hardcore players and school children alike. But. Psoriasis of the liver stages move swiftly. Once the liver begins filling with fluids, or showing ascites, conditions have progressed sufficiently. Find indepth information on pancreatic cancer including symptoms ranging from pain in the upper or middle abdomen and back to jaundice. Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind Email the Funbag. Today, were talking nuclear attacks, grilling failures, dirty. Ever considered taken in a lodger for extra cash Its a great way to generate a taxfree income if you use the rentaroom scheme heres what you need to do in. A Dutch nursing home has a genius program that allows college students to live rentfree in exchange for time spent with the elderly residents. The amazing idea that.