picklebacks

Noun

pickleback (plural picklebacks)

1. A shot of whiskey with a shot of pickle brine as the chaser.
   • Reggie poured me a pickleback, which he described as the house specialty: a shot of Old Crow bourbon and an accompanying shot of brine from a jar of McClure’s spicy dills.2010, Toby Cecchini, “Got Your Pickleback”, The New York Times Style Magazine, 2010-03-16
2. The shot of pickle brine itself as a chaser.
   • There are drink deals to match, like the Recession Special, which nets you a PBR tall boy, a shot of whiskey. and a shot of spicy pickleback for a modest $6.2010, New York, Volume 43, Issues ? (14-21), p. ??