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Vodka · Intermediate

Spicy Fifty

Vanilla vodka and elderflower with honey and chile muddled through it. Floral first and hot afterwards.

GlassCocktail glass
GarnishChile on the rim
6ozCocktail holds 6 oz of liquidStemmed, served up.

Build

Thai chile2–3 thin slices
Vanilla vodka1 ¾ oz50 ml1 oz30 ml1 ½ oz45 ml2 oz60 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml
Elderflower cordial½ oz15 ml¼ oz9 ml⅝ oz20 ml⅞ oz25 ml
Lime juice½ oz15 ml¼ oz9 ml⅝ oz20 ml⅞ oz25 ml
Honey Syrup⅜ oz10 ml¼ oz6 ml¼ oz9 ml½ oz15 ml⅝ oz20 ml

Rescaled to your 1 oz30 ml pour. Written around 1 ¾ oz50 ml.

Rescaled to your 1 ½ oz45 ml pour. Written around 1 ¾ oz50 ml.

Rescaled to your 2 oz60 ml pour. Written around 1 ¾ oz50 ml.

Rescaled to your 2 ½ oz75 ml pour. Written around 1 ¾ oz50 ml.

Rescaled to your 3 oz90 ml pour. Written around 1 ¾ oz50 ml.

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Preparations

Honey Syrup20 minutessee method

Place 1 ½ cups of water in a saucepan and bring it to a boil. Add 1 ½ cups honey and cook until it is just runny. Remove the pan from heat and let the syrup cool before using or storing.

Method

  1. Muddle the chile slices gently in the bottom of a shaker — bruise them, do not shred them.
  2. Add everything else and fill with ice.
  3. Shake until cold and fine strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  4. Sit a whole chile on the rim.

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