SPICY FIFTY

SALVATORE CALABRESE
THE MAESTRO

Ingredients

50 ml stoli vanil vodka

15 ml elderflower cordial

15 ml Fresh lime juice

10 ml honey syrup (2:1 ratio)

2 thin slices of red chili

garnish with a red eye chili

Credits: Ming Tang Evans

Method

Spicy chili slices are the key to the Spicy Fifty cocktail. Salvatore describes their role as "… a highlight so that it gives an unforgettable taste and is very difficult to hide." 

The drink is composed in a way that makes it gradually change its taste and perception.

At first, the sweet notes from elderflower, vanilla, and honey are dominant. They slowly change into zesty, citrusy notes that overlay the sweetness and bring sourness to the drink. 

Finally, an intensely spicy and peppery taste takes over, nicely complementing the previous two flavor stages.