NO. 1058 · A CLASSIC HOUSE SPEC
Spicy Fifty
Vanilla vodka, elderflower, honey, and a controlled flicker of fresh chili.
- The glass
- Coupe glass
- The method
- Shaken
- With ingredients ready
- 3 min · Easy
Our house measures and instructions. No tasting by The Drink Place has been recorded.
What this means
- Recipe basis
- Ingredient reference: International Bartenders Association. Our house measures may differ.
- Preparation
- Complete measured ingredients and instructions. No individual editorial method review is recorded.
- House tasting
- Not recorded. A reference, editorial review, or AI photograph does not establish a taste test.
THE QUIET PREPARATION
Before the first pour.
with ingredients ready
Set out coupe glass for each drink. Keep the tools and prepared ingredients within reach.
- Jigger or graduated measure
- Cocktail shaker
- Cocktail strainer
- Fine-mesh sieve
- Citrus juicer
- Paring knife and board
- Kitchen scale
PREPARE FIRST, OR USE THE SAME PREPARED INGREDIENT
Honey syrup (1:1)Prepare and cool before mixing
Honey syrup (1:1) — stir 100 g honey into 100 g warm water until dissolved; cool and refrigerate.
These are preparation ratios. Make enough for the measured drink quantities; cooling time and final yield are not included in the mixing time.
- Squeeze the citrus and measure its juice before you start. Keep the listed garnish aside.
A PROPER POUR BEGINS HERE
The ingredients.
- 50 ml
- 15 ml
- 15 ml
- 10 ml
- 2
- 1
Exact measures for one drink. Fresh ice is part of the method.
US fluid ounces convert the exact milliliter specification and round to three decimal places.
A LITTLE CEREMONY
The method.
Prepare your glass
Fill a clean coupe glass for each serving with ice and water to chill it while you mix. Empty it before pouring.
Measure into your shaker
Measure one serving of the liquid ingredients into the shaker and add the measured thin red chili slices. Keep the whole chili garnish out of the shaker.
Shake with confidence
Measure the still ingredients first. Add the recipe’s mixing ice, seal the shaker, and hold both parts firmly. Shake for the stated time. Keep bubbles and garnish outside the shaker.
Shake until properly cold
Use one serving of the measured ingredients per batch. Add 180 g cubed ice and seal the shaker. Shake firmly until the outside feels very cold. Repeat with fresh mixing ice for each serving.
Shake with confidence
Measure the still ingredients first. Add the recipe’s mixing ice, seal the shaker, and hold both parts firmly. Shake for the stated time. Keep bubbles and garnish outside the shaker.
Strain and finish
Use a cocktail strainer and a fine-mesh sieve to pour into the prepared coupe glass. Double-strain through a cocktail strainer and fine sieve to remove every chili piece. Rest the measured whole red chili on the rim. The listed thin slices give the exact house heat level.
Use two strainers
Hold the mixing ice back with the cocktail strainer. Pour through a fine-mesh sieve held above the serving glass; it catches small ice chips and fruit or herb fragments.
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