# Spicy Fifty

> Spicy Fifty, the IBA official recipe: vanilla vodka, elderflower cordial, lime juice, honey and red chili. Shaken and served up in a chilled cocktail glass.

Vanilla vodka, elderflower, lime and honey with slices of fresh chili. Salvatore Calabrese, London.

Also known as Spicy 50.

- IBA category: [IBA: New Era Drinks](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/new-era/index.md)
- Main spirit: [Vodka cocktails](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/vodka-cocktails/index.md)
- Method: Shaken (shaken hard with ice)
- Glass: Cocktail glass
- Served: Straight up, no ice
- Strength: about 13.8% ABV once diluted by ice, about 1.1 standard drinks (14 g of alcohol each)
- Volume: 90 ml (3 oz) before ice, about 135 ml in the glass
- Taste: Sour, Herbal, Spicy

## Ingredients

Amounts are for one drink. Ounces use 30 ml to the ounce.

- 50 ml (1⅔ oz) [Vanilla vodka](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/vanilla-vodka/index.md)
- 15 ml (½ oz) [Elderflower cordial](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/elderflower-cordial/)
- 15 ml (½ oz) [Lime juice](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/lime/index.md)
- 10 ml (⅓ oz) [Honey syrup](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/honey/index.md)
- 2 [Thin slices of red chili](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/chili/)

## Method

1. Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker, shake well with ice, double-strain into chilled cocktail glass.

## Garnish

A red chili pepper.

## If you like the Spicy Fifty

- [Canchanchara](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/canchanchara/index.md): White rum, lime juice and honey
- [Don’s Special Daiquiri](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/dons-special-daiquiri/index.md): Aged rum, white rum, passion fruit syrup, lime juice and honey
- [Missionary’s Downfall](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/missionarys-downfall/index.md): White rum, peach liqueur, lime juice, honey, mint and pineapple juice
- [Three Dots and a Dash](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/three-dots-and-a-dash/index.md): Rhum agricole, aged rum, falernum, allspice dram, lime juice, orange juice, honey and Angostura bitters

## Source

- Recipe as specified by the International Bartenders Association: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/spicy-fifty/
- IBA video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9Cde74HQhM
- Strength is an estimate that allows for dilution from ice; brands vary.

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