The latest thing in cocktails is spicy and savory. Tips and recipes for home bartenders
Bartenders are adding pickles, brines and chile tinctures to create layered drinks as home mixologists seek more savory flavor.
- James Stevenson, co-founder of London's Brutes of Mayfair, reports a major shift in consumer tastes toward savory cocktails, with spicy or pickled drinks now becoming bestsellers after 20 years of predominantly sweet profiles.
- Agave spirits like tequila and mezcal provide a fresh, vegetal base that pairs naturally with spice and salt. Stevenson explains these spirits are 'very akin to chiles,' creating what he calls 'a natural kinship' between savory flavors.
- Turner Greaves, bartender at New York's Sip and Guzzle, recommends adding ginger, garlic, and star anise to drinks. Alex Lyoness of London's FlipDog uses Sichuan peppercorns and Timur berry for 'that tingling across the palate,' he says.
- Signature drinks showcase this trend: Greaves' 'super-herbaceous' Doctor Green tequila highball, Lyoness's Late Night cocktail with soy sauce, and Stevenson's 'turbo-spiced margarita' called Bagheera each demonstrate the savory-spicy movement.
- To judge heat levels, Greaves advises that a 'good spicy drink should give you the itches on the sides of your mouth' without overwhelming the palate. Anderson suggests enhancing drinks with a spicy rim using salt and freeze-dried fruit powders.
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