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Happy hour is heating up with a huge selection of spicy cocktails; here’s where you can get your chilli kick…
Words Helen Brown
There’s a pattern forming in London of cocktails with a kick. Cayenne, pimiento, tabasco, sriracha and wasabi are taking centre stage on the best cocktail menus across the city. Up the ante of your evening with one of these spicy concoctions; we’ve rounded up a few of the best…
SOME LIKE IT HOT
Ketel One vodka, grapefruit juice, apricot, chilli salt and naga chilli bitters come together to make this zingy number from Dirty Bones.
£9, dirty-bones.com
THE DIRTY MARY
The signature Dirty Mary cocktail is comprised of Ketel One Vodka, tomato, lemon & pickle juices and hot sauce. Dirty Bones have added a sour cream Pringles rim for the ultimate in indulgence.
£9, dirty-bones.com
INCA COCKTAIL
Night Jar are renowned for their creative cocktail menu. Here they mix Cabeza Tequila, with tomatillo, hazelnut oil, lime, chilli wine, epazote, buffalo worms, Fino sherry and agave to make this intriguing tipple.
£14, barnightjar.com
BANCHAN MARY
Sriracha and chilli cress give this cocktail a kick, made with Absolut Elyx vodka, aromatic vegetable bouillon, pumpkin seed dashi and tamarillo.
£12, barnightjar.com
CORTEZ THE KILLER
Oriole is famous for its roster of out-of-the-box cocktail ingredients. Here, Olmeca Altos Repo Tequila, Cascara sweet vermouth, amontillado sherry & Ancho Reyes Verde Liqueur come together to create this dry and vegetal drink with sherry notes and subtle chilli finish.
£13, oriolebar.com
THE MAYAN’S GIFT
This is a moreish cocktail that mixes Mezcales de Leyenda Durango, lemon, freshly pressed beetroot juice, homemade rose & vanilla sugar. It’s finished with cloudy apple juice and smoked chilli salt.
£13, mnky-hse.com
TOKATZU MARGARITA
This hot margarita is taken from the Zuma’s brand new cocktail menu. It’s a delicious blend of Mezcal Amores with avocado, shiso, lime juice, apple, green tea and wasabi salt.
£12.50, zumarestaurant.com
GREEN SPICE MARTINI
Ginger and coriander leaves, two of the predominant herbs in Indian cuisine are what flavours this cocktail. Wyborowa vodka shaken over a coriander and cumin syrup, fresh root ginger, fresh lemon juice and Elderflower Cordial deliver a warming zing of Indian flavours. The whole this is topped off with Garnished with a piquant dehydrated red chilli.
£13.50, benaresrestaurant.com
DON’T JUDGE ME
Tanqueray No. TEN with Lillet Blanc and home-made red pepper shrub come together to create an aromatic and complex twist on a classic martini.
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