The Liquid Brine That Isn't From Olives That Elevates Dirty Martinis Even Better

While the dirty martini is commonly enhanced with salty olive brine, you can swap it out for something much more exciting and spicy — banana pepper brine.

The light sweetness of a banana pepper brine gives your martini a pleasant brightness and a subtle spicy kick, saving you any potential regrets of making the drink too spicy.

On the Scoville scale of spiciness, where bell peppers come in at zero and jalapeños at 4,000, banana peppers

fall at 500. So, they're perfectly

spicy enough to just be noticeable.