Love a bit of heat in your beverage? You’re not alone. Spicy cocktails are incredibly popular and we’ve rounded up a few of our favourites for you to try at home, so bring on the heat wave!

 

Absolut Chocolate Chili Martini

Ingredients

1 Part Absolut Peppar

1 Part Chocolate Liqueur

1 Pinch Brown Sugar

1 Whole Jalapeno

 Method

Fill a shaker with ice cubes. Add all ingredients. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a jalapeno.

 

Chili Pink

Ingredients

10 cl (3,5oz) Croft Pink Port

4 large strawberries

2 mint leaves

1 small medium-hot red chili

Method

Muddle strawberries together with chili (no seeds) and mint in shaker. Pour in Croft Pink and add ice before shaking. Strain well over crushed ice and garnish with small red chlli.

 

Chili and Mandarin Collins

Ingredients

Muddle ½ a red chilli (depending on strength)

25ml Caorunn Gin

25ml Mandarin Napoleon

25ml Lemon

7.5ml Gomme/Sugar syrup

Soda

Method

Shake and single strain, top glass with crushed ice and soda to fill