While many people refuse or squirm at spicy flavors, they actually enhance your taste buds and promote digestion. National Hot Sauce Day is tomorrow, Friday, January 22! and drinks retailer, The Bottle Club has ‘sauced’ five spicy cocktail recipes, guaranteed to enliven your palette.
From combinations of Mexican beer and tabasco to cucumber wasabi and gin, here’s a way to crank up the heat and spice up your life for the duration of that cocktail!
Michelada
The Michelada is one of the easiest drinks to mix up at home and great for those who get easily bored with drinking beer all night and fancy something a little stronger. From the hot sauce to the beer, the entire drink can be customized to fit your taste and requires very little effort.
This is where you venture into the back of your condiments cupboard, as the key ingredients here are Tabasco sauce, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and black pepper. Oh, and let’s not forget the Mexican beer- don’t worry it isn’t as bad as it sounds.
“When adding spice to a cocktail, it is important to remember that the alcohol will enhance the heat. Even if you love spicy food and drinks, start with the recommended amount and try it before adding more.”
Ingredients:
1 serving
● 30 ml of lime juice
● 3 dashes hot sauce (Tabasco)
● 3 dashes soy sauce
● 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
● Ground pepper (to taste)
● 340 ml Mexican beer
● Garnish: lime slice
Method:
Fill a chilled beer mug or pint glass halfway with ice and add the lime juices, sauce and pepper.
Stir until well mixed.
Slowly top with beer and garnish with a slice of lime.
If you’re feeling decorative, rim the glass with salt or mix it with cayenne pepper if you like.
Cucumber Wasabi Martini
The only place you would ever dream of eating wasabi is in a Japanese meal, right? The interesting part about wasabi is that it’s also an alternative way to get a spicy drink without using hot pepper ingredients.
Spicy drinks are all about balance, and cucumber wasabi provides exactly this as the Japanese horseradish paired with gin and cooled down with fresh cucumber to create a very exciting and intriguing cocktail.
Whilst you would normally put vodka in a martini, the array of botanicals in a gin gives the cocktail dimension, playing nicely against the pungent wasabi paste. Pickering’s With Scottish Botanicals Gin is gorgeously herbaceous and subtly floral.
The Bottle Club tips:
”If you see a flavour which instantly puts you off, try and keep open minded! This may not be the drink for everyone, but if you’re an adventurous drinker, try it. It may just become a new favourite!”
Ingredients:
● 3 slices cucumber
● 1 pea-sized dollop of wasabi paste
● 15 ml simple syrup
● 40 ml botanical gin
● 15 ml of lemon juice
● Garnish: cucumber slice
Method:
In a cocktail shaker, muddle the cucumber slices, wasabi, and simple syrup.
Fill with ice and add the gin and juice.
Shake well and strain into a martini cocktail glass
(straining is crucial because it will help filter out bits of wasabi and cucumber.)
Garnish with a slice of cucumber
The Spicy Margarita
One of the most popular cocktails in the world, the Margarita has a spicy sibling you’ve got to watch out for. Holding onto the classic recipe of a blend of sweet, sour and earthy flavors, this Mexican cocktail gives you an extra kick finish.
Your choice of tequila is important for this spicy cocktail. For the best results, choose one that is made with 100% blue agave- Maestro Dobel Blanco. An equal split of orange liqueur and agave syrup adds sweetness, while fresh lime juice provides balance and that characteristic acidity you can’t achieve with bottled sweet-and-sour.
The key ingredient here is fresh jalapeños, muddled in a shaker before adding the other ingredients. Add two jalapeño coins with their seeds removed to create that fiery taste and if you’re feeling brave, throw in a third. This warm, savoury drink is the perfect cocktail to set fire to your summer.
The Bottle Club tips:
“The key to creating a palatable spicy drink is to go slow. Start with a small amount of the hot ingredient and build it up to your taste the next time you make that drink.”
Ingredients:
- 1 lime wedge
- 2 jalapeño coins, seeds removed
- 60 ml Blanco tequila
- 15 ml orange liqueur
- 30 ml lime juice, freshly squeezed
- 15 ml agave syrup
- Garnish: salt rim
- Garnish: jalapeño coin
Method:
- Rub the rim of a rocks glass with a lime wedge, dip the rim in salt to coat, and set aside.
- Add the jalapeño coins to a shaker and gently muddle.
- Add the Blanco tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice and agave syrup, plus ice,
shake until well-chilled. - Strain into the prepared glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a jalapeño coin.
“The Devil”
Whilst you already feel intrigued in the name, the devil cocktail is a combination of brandy and crème de menthe and is an ideal dessert drink or comforting winter cocktail. White crème de menthe is preferred because it lets the brandy control the drink’s color.
Of course, there is a kick, and the dirty secret to this cocktail is the cayenne pepper, creating a spicy aftertaste. This is a really simple drink to make and if you like acquired tastes it could become your regular winter warmer.
The Bottle Club tips:
“Ground cayenne is up to eight times spicier and chili powder, so make sure you don’t overdo it on the pepper.”
Ingredients:
- 60 ml brandy
- 15 ml crème de menthe (white)
- Pinch of cayenne pepper (ground)
Method:
1) Pour the crème de menthe and the brandy into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake well.
2) Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
3)Add a pinch of cayenne pepper on top.
4) Serve and enjoy!
These four cocktails offer you a lot of diverse cocktail flavors.. that include sizzling hot & spicy taste!
Thanks to The Bottle Club for the recipes, photos, tips & tricks! Check out The Bottle Club website.
Enjoy National Hot Sauce Day (and weekend!) with these great cocktails.
If you mix any of these recipes up,
please send me an email or leave a comment on this post!
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Stevie Wilson
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