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, Licor de flor de sabugueiro, Lager, Lemon juice, Mel, Pimentas chilli
Winter pimms punch
Conhaque, Pimm's No. 1, Suco de maçã, Canela, Maçã, Laranja
Virgin Mary
Tomato juice, Lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Molho Tabasco, Pimenta, Sal
Hot Cross Bun Martini
Vodka de baunilha, Calvados, Xarope de canela, Coffee
Spicy Mango Margarita
Tequila blanco, Triple sec, Xarope de agave, Água tônica, Purê de manga, Pimentas chilli
Picante de la Casa (Soho House Tonic)
Tequila reposado, Suco de limão, Xarope de agave, Pimentas chilli, Folhas de coentro/cilantro
Campfire Crackle
Whiskey, Creme de cassis, Suco de maçã, Canela
Lovelight
Cognac, Aperol, Vermute branco, Bitters de chocolate, Xarope de canela
Jerk-Spiced Bloody Mary
White rum, Suco de limão, Tomato juice, Sal, Worcestershire sauce, Molho Tabasco, Limão, Water, Sal, Açúcar
The Little Black Dress Toddy
Rum de coco, Licor de baunilha, Vagens de cardamomo, Hot chocolate, Açúcar, Leite, Sal
Bloody Mary
Vodka, Lemon juice, Tomato juice, Sal, Worcestershire sauce, Molho Tabasco, Pimenta
Whisky Mac
Whiskey, Ginger wine
Oliver Twist
Dry gin, Licor de flor de sabugueiro, Lager, Lemon juice, Mel, Pimentas chilli
Winter pimms punch
Conhaque, Pimm's No. 1, Suco de maçã, Canela, Maçã, Laranja
Virgin Mary
Tomato juice, Lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Molho Tabasco, Pimenta, Sal
Hot Cross Bun Martini
Vodka de baunilha, Calvados, Xarope de canela, Coffee
Spicy Mango Margarita
Tequila blanco, Triple sec, Xarope de agave, Água tônica, Purê de manga, Pimentas chilli
Picante de la Casa (Soho House Tonic)
Tequila reposado, Suco de limão, Xarope de agave, Pimentas chilli, Folhas de coentro/cilantro
Campfire Crackle
Whiskey, Creme de cassis, Suco de maçã, Canela
Lovelight
Cognac, Aperol, Vermute branco, Bitters de chocolate, Xarope de canela
Jerk-Spiced Bloody Mary
White rum, Suco de limão, Tomato juice, Sal, Worcestershire sauce, Molho Tabasco, Limão, Water, Sal, Açúcar
The Little Black Dress Toddy
Rum de coco, Licor de baunilha, Vagens de cardamomo, Hot chocolate, Açúcar, Leite, Sal
Bloody Mary
Vodka, Lemon juice, Tomato juice, Sal, Worcestershire sauce, Molho Tabasco, Pimenta
Whisky Mac
Whiskey, Ginger wine
More top Spicy cocktails
Oliver Twist
Dry gin, Licor de flor de sabugueiro, Lager, Lemon juice, Mel, Pimentas chilli
Winter pimms punch
Conhaque, Pimm's No. 1, Suco de maçã, Canela, Maçã, Laranja
Virgin Mary
Tomato juice, Lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Molho Tabasco, Pimenta, Sal
Hot Cross Bun Martini
Vodka de baunilha, Calvados, Xarope de canela, Coffee
Spicy Mango Margarita
Tequila blanco, Triple sec, Xarope de agave, Água tônica, Purê de manga, Pimentas chilli
Picante de la Casa (Soho House Tonic)
Tequila reposado, Suco de limão, Xarope de agave, Pimentas chilli, Folhas de coentro/cilantro
Campfire Crackle
Whiskey, Creme de cassis, Suco de maçã, Canela
Lovelight
Cognac, Aperol, Vermute branco, Bitters de chocolate, Xarope de canela
Jerk-Spiced Bloody Mary
White rum, Suco de limão, Tomato juice, Sal, Worcestershire sauce, Molho Tabasco, Limão, Water, Sal, Açúcar
The Little Black Dress Toddy
Rum de coco, Licor de baunilha, Vagens de cardamomo, Hot chocolate, Açúcar, Leite, Sal
Bloody Mary
Vodka, Lemon juice, Tomato juice, Sal, Worcestershire sauce, Molho Tabasco, Pimenta
Whisky Mac
Whiskey, Ginger wine
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