Make Swicy Blends With These 5 Sweet And Spicy Recipes
One of the more up and coming trends in mixology harks back to what is really a classic combination of contrasting flavours. It brings together sweet and spicy tasting notes in drinks that contain a fruity and citrusy quality complemented by the robust notes of chillies or pepper used to build an opposing layer of flavour into blends. This makes for a rather interesting pairing that is particularly a reigning coupling among home mixologists and bartending enthusiasts keen on making inventive drinks that reimagine age-old recipes.
In fact, swicy cocktails as they have come to be known are also being concocted by celebrities and by some rather famous names in popular culture, which bears testimony to how much they are being preferred by cocktail connoisseurs and social media creators.
Such blends can become rather interesting options for cocktail parties or gatherings hosted at home. A mix of opposing flavours, they become symbolic of the simultaneously spicy yet fresh vibe that such flavours personify.
Read on below to know more about some of the trendy swicy cocktails that can be prepared for cocktail parties this season:
Habanero Paloma
One swicy drink that can become quite popular at a cocktail gathering is a habanero paloma. This blend prepared using 30 ml Don Julio Blanco Tequila or any other premium tequila of choice can be a preferred alternative as an aperitif served at a sundowner-like event. The cocktail will acquire a spice touch in the form of muddled habanero pieces directly mixed into the drink or through a habanero pepper garnish. This would lend the cocktail a layer of spiciness that offsets some of the sweeter notes of the 60 ml grapefruit juice added to the blend.
‘Hot Pants’ Margarita
What has been exceedingly popularised by the Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey, the hot pants margarita brings together swicy flavours in the form of pineapple juice and jalapeños, making for a rather fresh combination of sweet and spicy notes. The two ingredients can be integrated with the addition of 30 ml Don Julio Blanco Tequila or any other premium tequila of choice which builds a tart and citrusy finish into the blend. All this can be well complemented by the sour notes of lime juice which manage to accentuate the contrasting flavours of the simple yet quite layered recipe.
Bourbon Tamarind Spice
Another drink which can build a swicy quality into one’s cocktail menu is a bourbon tamarind sour crafted using 30 ml good quality bourbon. This drink brings together the spiciness of about a tablespoon of tamarind concentrate laced with red chilli powder with the sweet notes of honey which also lend the cocktail a syrupy quality. Such a bourbon tamarind spice can be an interesting alternative for a formal dinner party.
Watermelon Chilli Cooler
This one is a fresh and spicy blend that has become quite a bit of a game changer as a result of Kylie Jenner discussing its potential as a fine cocktail. The drink brings together a versatile spirit like 30 ml Ketel One Premium Distilled Vodka or any other premium vodka of choice with freshly squeezed watermelon juice and a hint of chilli powder. Contrasting sweet fruit flavours and the sharp spice of chillies lend a summertime quality to this drink best served at a brunch time gathering.
Spicy Maple Old Fashioned
A classic cocktail staple, the old fashioned can be concocted for special occasions and cocktail parties rather simply. What puts a more complex spin on this mix is the dash of maple syrup and that of hot sauce which build intricate flavours into the recipe. The swicy contrast makes for a rich and smoky drink which can be blended when guests come over for an evening spent indoors.
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