Light my fire.

August 27, 2008 9:21 AM

I'm sitting on the Block Island ferry, enjoying a spicy bloody marry, and wondering if there are other alcoholic drinks with bite. What are your favorite fiery drinks?
posted by splatta to Food & Drink (21 answers total)

I went to a Cinco de Mayo party once where the host made habañero-infused tequila, and then he made watermelon margaritas with it. They were tasty, but the intense spiciness gave me nightmares for weeks.
posted by Plutor at 9:27 AM on August 27, 2008

A Dark & Stormy made with a really spicy ginger beer is pretty fantastic.
posted by uncleozzy at 9:27 AM on August 27, 2008 [2 favorites]

Prairie Fire with liquor of your choice.
posted by Inspector.Gadget at 9:31 AM on August 27, 2008

Sounds gross but grape soda and Absolut Peppar
posted by ian1977 at 9:35 AM on August 27, 2008

Cosmo Del Diablo from Dos Caminos in NYC, made with:
svedka vodka infused with 5 chiles, pineapple, passion fruit

My fiancee loves their spiciness.
posted by Grither at 9:36 AM on August 27, 2008

Make a simple syrup with chili peppers. Use it in your favorite classic drink. Haven't tried it myself, but it's coming up on my kitchen experimentation list. I think a classic daquiri with pepper syrup would be tasty.
posted by piedmont at 9:37 AM on August 27, 2008

Do you consider a Bloody Caesar to be distinct from a Bloody Mary? A minor variant at any rate.
posted by GuyZero at 9:37 AM on August 27, 2008

Oooh, and not to turn this thread into a Bloody Mary variant thread, but Bloody Marias are delicious. Just replace the vodka with Tequila.
posted by piedmont at 9:43 AM on August 27, 2008

Poquito Picante
6 to 8 cilantro leaves
2 slices of cucumber, with skin
3 slices of seedless jalapeno
¾ oz. fresh lemon juice
¾ oz. simple syrup
½ oz. Cointreau
2 oz. Tanqueray gin
Muddle cilantro, cucumber, and jalapeno with lemon juice, pressing gently. Add remaining ingredients, shake well and strain twice. Garnish with a dry chili pepper.

The Cinder (a Margarita variant)
Herradura Reposado tequila
Jalapeno-infused Herradura Blanco tequila
Los Amantes Joven mescal
Fresh lime juice
A dash of Angostura bitters
Served in a glass rimmed with smoked salt.

Spicy Paloma
2 ounces jalapeno infused blanco tequila
3 ounces freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
1/2 ounce agave nectar
Smoked salt, to rim the glass
1 lime wheel, for garnish
Club soda
Served in a glass rimmed with smoked salt.

Penicillin
2 oz Famous Grouse (or other blended scotch)
3/4 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
3/4 oz honey syrup
Rinse Lagavullin (or other peaty scotch)
Fresh ginger slices

Muddle few pieces fresh ginger; add liquids and ice; shake; double strain into glass rinsed with peaty scotch.

Tamarind Margarita (from Tabla restaurant in NYC)
1 1/2 ounces tequila (Tabla uses Sauza Blanco)
1 ounce triple sec (Tabla uses Luxardo, which is less sweet than Cointreau)
2 ounces lime juice
0.4 ounces orange juice
0.4 ounces simple syrup
0.2 ounces tamarind paste (available at Kalustyan's in NYC)

Shake tamarind paste with tequila and triple sec until dissolved. Add remaining ingredients. Shake well and pour into a salt-rimmed double rocks glass over ice. Garnish with a lime wheel.
posted by kathryn at 10:07 AM on August 27, 2008 [2 favorites]

Try making ginger-agave syrup (2 juiced ginger to 3 agave nectar) and making drinks with it:
Gin-Gin Mule:

Mint, 2 gin, .5 Lime, 1 Ginger Agave
Muddle mint lime and ginger agave, shake with gin, top with club soda in a collins glass

Or experiment as you like.
posted by keame at 10:08 AM on August 27, 2008

In a similar vein, if anyone knows the recipe for the forecaster drink served at Beaver's in Houston, I would be sooooooo grateful.
posted by LittleMissCranky at 10:30 AM on August 27, 2008

I don't know if beer counts, but the Cave Creek chili beer is always good.
posted by AngerBoy at 10:34 AM on August 27, 2008

I'll be annoyingly literal, but this quite amusing to watch someone consume, if nothing else. On my 21st, a bartender comped me one of these and it was quite ... memorable. He called it a Backdraft.

Get a brandy snifter and add equal amounts of Grand Marnier, Drambuie and a 151 proof rum. Swirl gently to give the side of the glass a light coating of alcohol, then light. Immediately place your hand over the top of the glass and the alcohol will burn the oxygen sealed in the glass to create a noticeable vacuum effect. As soon as the flame is extinguished, bring the glass close to your face and remove your hand. Inhale the escaping vapours and then down the entire drink.
posted by Nelsormensch at 10:49 AM on August 27, 2008

A Bloody Caesar is along the lines of a Bloody Mary, but made with Clamato juice...spice it up as you like.
posted by BozoBurgerBonanza at 11:07 AM on August 27, 2008

Check out the many, many ways to prepare a Michelada. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ATTEMPT TO DRINK THE "CHELADA" VARIATIONS OFFERED BY THE BIG AMERICAN BEER COMPANIES.
posted by Skot at 12:10 PM on August 27, 2008 [1 favorite]

ooh, i was about to mention a Michelada. big fave of mine.
posted by entropone at 12:18 PM on August 27, 2008

I should edit; I like Michelada as a Dos Equis, with salt around the rim of the glass, and crushed fresh chilis (you'll have to experiment to get the amount right) and crushed lime mixed in.
posted by entropone at 12:20 PM on August 27, 2008

I've always preferred the ghetto machilada: cheapest beer on tap, about a quarter bottle of clamato, limes, and as much Tabasco sauce as your weak tongue can handle. Now that I think about it, though, if you can track down Chiles Tepin, they have a great flavor and when crushed would substitute for Tabasco well. WARNING: may result in your worst case of beer shits ever.
posted by carsonb at 1:45 PM on August 27, 2008

nthing Dark & Stormy.

Proper=real ginger beer (w/bits of real ginger in it: NOT ginger ale) and a good dark rum.
posted by lalochezia at 2:16 PM on August 27, 2008

My favorite at the bar is a Kettle One martini shaken with olive juice and a couple of shakes of Tabasco. At home I do it with the chipotle Tabasco, cause it's better with the smoky flavor.
posted by moof! at 4:45 PM on August 27, 2008

Response by poster: Adding to my own question here:

Gin Buck
6oz of strong ginger beer (Reed's etc..)
1oz Gin
Lemon Juice

This is a great spicy summer drink.
posted by splatta at 6:30 PM on August 28, 2008