Cocktail recipe

Spicy Fifty

Salvatore Calabrese's 2005 London sour, now an IBA drink. Vanilla vodka, elderflower cordial, lime, honey, and fresh red chili.

Glass
Martini glass
Method
Shake
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients
5

Ingredients

  • 1¾ oz Vanilla Vodka, 50 ml
  • ½ oz Elderflower Cordial, non-alcoholic; St-Germain is a sweeter, boozier stand-in
  • ½ oz Fresh Lime Juice
  • ¼ oz Honey Syrup, IBA 10 ml
  • 2 slice Red Chili, thin slices; Jalapeño works with less heat

Garnish: Red chili pepper on the rim

How to make it

  1. Add the vanilla vodka, elderflower cordial, lime juice, honey syrup, and chili slices to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake until well chilled.
  3. Double strain into a chilled martini glass.
  4. Garnish with a red chili on the rim.