Best Substitutes for Olive
Out of Olive? Here are the best alternatives that work in cocktail recipes.
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Original Ingredient
Olive
Other
Briny, savory nose with meaty olive flesh and Mediterranean herbs. Palate is richly savory with salt, umami depth, and faint bitterness. Clean, saline finish with oily, unctuous richness.
Recommended Substitutes
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Olive Brine
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
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Cucumber
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
General Substitution Tips
- → Match the alcohol level: a 40% spirit needs a similarly strong replacement or adjust volume.
- → For liqueurs, dilute spirits + simple syrup can replicate sweetness and proof.
- → Citrus substitutions: lemon and lime are mostly interchangeable at a 1:1 ratio.
- → For bitters, Angostura is the most neutral substitute for most other aromatic bitters.