Contemporary Cocktails · Vodka Cocktails
Spicy Fifty
Sweet heat: floral and honeyed with a lingering chilli warmth.
- Base spirit
- Vodka
- Origin
- London, UK
- Period
- 2000s
- Creator
- Salvatore Calabrese
Ingredients
IBA official specification
- Vanilla vodka50 ml
- Elderflower cordial15 ml
- Fresh lime juice15 ml
- Honey syrup10 ml
- Red chilli slices2 piece
- Glass
- Chilled coupe
- Ice
- Served up, no ice
- Garnish
- Red chilli
- Technique
- Shaken
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Prep time
- 4 min
Method
- 01
Chill the coupe.
- 02
Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- 03
Shake hard for 10–12 seconds.
- 04
Double strain into the coupe.
- 05
Garnish with a red chilli.
Tasting Notes
Sweetness
Acidity
Bitterness
Body
- Aroma
- Chilli, vanilla, elderflower
- Finish
- Warm and lingering
- Character
- Spicy modern sour
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
Created by Salvatore Calabrese at Fifty, London, in the 2000s.
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