Spicy Cocktails
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Spicy in cocktail context covers two different ideas. The first is heat — chilli, pepper, horseradish — the kind of warmth that hits the back of the throat. The second is warm-spice — ginger, cinnamon, clove — the slower, deeper kind of heat you'd find in a chai or a mulled wine.
Both show up on this list, and both work because they give the drink somewhere unexpected to land on the palate. The Bloody Mary is the anchor for the heat side of the family: vodka, tomato, lemon, Worcestershire, Tabasco, and as much black pepper and horseradish as you can carry. The Jamaican Mule and Mexican Mule both work the same ginger-beer-and-citrus highball template, but tequila or rum changes the spirit underneath and the chilli garnish on the Mexican Mule tilts things hotter.
The Rob Roy gets its spice from a Scotch base plus a few dashes of bitters, more cinnamon than pepper. Across the list you'll find both styles — savoury and sippable, dessert-leaning and dessert-rejecting. What ties them together is that the spice does flavour work, not novelty work.
Most are built tall or shaken short, most live happily as a slow pour rather than a session drink, and most reward fresh ingredients (real ginger, fresh chilli) over the bottled versions.
More top Spicy cocktails
Oliver Twist
Dry gin, Liqueur de fleur de sureau, Lager, Lemon juice, Miel, Piments chili
Winter pimms punch
Brandy, Pimm's No. 1, Jus de pomme, Cannelle, Pomme, Orange
Virgin Mary
Tomato juice, Lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Sauce Tabasco, Poivre, Salt
Hot Cross Bun Martini
Vodka à la vanille, Calvados, Sirop de cannelle, Café
Spicy Mango Margarita
Tequila blanco, Triple sec, Sirop d'agave, Eau tonique, Mango puree, Piments chili
Picante de la Casa (Soho House Tonic)
Tequila reposado, Jus de citron vert, Sirop d'agave, Piments chili, Feuilles de coriandre/cilantro
Campfire Crackle
Whiskey, Crème de cassis, Jus de pomme, Cannelle
Lovelight
Cognac, Aperol, Vermouth blanc, Bitters au chocolat, Sirop de cannelle
Jerk-Spiced Bloody Mary
White rum, Jus de citron vert, Tomato juice, Salt, Worcestershire sauce, Sauce Tabasco, Citron vert, Water, Salt, Sucre
The Little Black Dress Toddy
Rhum à la noix de coco, Liqueur de vanille, Gousses de cardamome, Hot chocolate, Sucre, Milk, Salt
Bloody Mary
Vodka, Lemon juice, Tomato juice, Salt, Worcestershire sauce, Sauce Tabasco, Poivre
Whisky Mac
Whiskey, Ginger wine
Oliver Twist
Dry gin, Liqueur de fleur de sureau, Lager, Lemon juice, Miel, Piments chili
Winter pimms punch
Brandy, Pimm's No. 1, Jus de pomme, Cannelle, Pomme, Orange
Virgin Mary
Tomato juice, Lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Sauce Tabasco, Poivre, Salt
Hot Cross Bun Martini
Vodka à la vanille, Calvados, Sirop de cannelle, Café
Spicy Mango Margarita
Tequila blanco, Triple sec, Sirop d'agave, Eau tonique, Mango puree, Piments chili
Picante de la Casa (Soho House Tonic)
Tequila reposado, Jus de citron vert, Sirop d'agave, Piments chili, Feuilles de coriandre/cilantro
Campfire Crackle
Whiskey, Crème de cassis, Jus de pomme, Cannelle
Lovelight
Cognac, Aperol, Vermouth blanc, Bitters au chocolat, Sirop de cannelle
Jerk-Spiced Bloody Mary
White rum, Jus de citron vert, Tomato juice, Salt, Worcestershire sauce, Sauce Tabasco, Citron vert, Water, Salt, Sucre
The Little Black Dress Toddy
Rhum à la noix de coco, Liqueur de vanille, Gousses de cardamome, Hot chocolate, Sucre, Milk, Salt
Bloody Mary
Vodka, Lemon juice, Tomato juice, Salt, Worcestershire sauce, Sauce Tabasco, Poivre
Whisky Mac
Whiskey, Ginger wine
More top Spicy cocktails
Oliver Twist
Dry gin, Liqueur de fleur de sureau, Lager, Lemon juice, Miel, Piments chili
Winter pimms punch
Brandy, Pimm's No. 1, Jus de pomme, Cannelle, Pomme, Orange
Virgin Mary
Tomato juice, Lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Sauce Tabasco, Poivre, Salt
Hot Cross Bun Martini
Vodka à la vanille, Calvados, Sirop de cannelle, Café
Spicy Mango Margarita
Tequila blanco, Triple sec, Sirop d'agave, Eau tonique, Mango puree, Piments chili
Picante de la Casa (Soho House Tonic)
Tequila reposado, Jus de citron vert, Sirop d'agave, Piments chili, Feuilles de coriandre/cilantro
Campfire Crackle
Whiskey, Crème de cassis, Jus de pomme, Cannelle
Lovelight
Cognac, Aperol, Vermouth blanc, Bitters au chocolat, Sirop de cannelle
Jerk-Spiced Bloody Mary
White rum, Jus de citron vert, Tomato juice, Salt, Worcestershire sauce, Sauce Tabasco, Citron vert, Water, Salt, Sucre
The Little Black Dress Toddy
Rhum à la noix de coco, Liqueur de vanille, Gousses de cardamome, Hot chocolate, Sucre, Milk, Salt
Bloody Mary
Vodka, Lemon juice, Tomato juice, Salt, Worcestershire sauce, Sauce Tabasco, Poivre
Whisky Mac
Whiskey, Ginger wine
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