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Spicy Fifty

Vanilla vodka with elderflower and honey, ending with a gentle chili bite.

Home-bar collection version

For one serving

Ingredients

  • Vanilla Vodka
    50 ml / 1.69 US fl oz
  • Elderflower Syrup
    15 ml / 0.51 US fl oz
  • Lime Juice
    15 ml / 0.51 US fl oz
  • Honey Syrup
    10 ml / 0.34 US fl oz
  • Red Chili

    Cut into thin slices

    2 slices

US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.

Make it

  1. Chill the coupe ahead of time.
  2. Pour all ingredients, including the chili slices, into a shaker. Fill with ice and shake hard for 10 seconds.
  3. Double-strain through a cocktail strainer and a fine mesh strainer into the glass.
  4. Garnish the rim with a small red chili.

Behind the drink

Created in the mid-2000s by bartender Salvatore Calabrese, named after Fifty, the London bar where he worked.

Recipe reference

Adapted from the IBA recipe; see the ingredient notes for home-bar adjustments.

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