Name: Fire and Brimstone
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 slice red chili pepper; 45 ml Mezcal; 15 ml Triple sec; 20 ml Lemon juice; 2 dash Orange bitters; 7.5 ml Agave syrup

Ingredients

2 slice

Red chili pepper (jalapeño/fresno chili 10,000 SHU) deseeded (fine sliced)

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur (infused with Earl Grey tea)

²⁄₃ fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

2 dash

Orange Bitters by Angostura

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Agave syrup (agave nectar)

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

MUDDLE chillies in base of shaker.

Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.

FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

19.8 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Sally Morgan Premium Member 7w

Tried because I thought it would go well before a harissa fish dish. I was wrong (ish) but it would be amazing after a Mexican style barbecue.

Florian Ruf Premium Member 8w

Very balanced cocktail, I would suggest a not too smoky mezcal. Lemon seems rounder in my opinion.

Tom Mongan 26w

How do you handle the tea infusion, if you don't want to infuse a whole bottle? I pretty much only need it for this cocktail.

Loïc Pierre 1y

Nice, but it seems to me that the mezcal is dominating the rest... I prefer the balance of a cocktail ultima palabra.

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

Not having any chili peppers to hand, we went instead with a dash of Scrappy's fire tincture. Worked nicely for us.

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

We serve it in a chilled Coupe Glass. Such an elegant and striking cocktail deserves more than an Old Fashioned Glass.

Nathan Reed 2y

The play between the earthy mezcal and the Earl Grey is perfection. I just made a batch of really strong Earl Grey and added that in rather than making the infusion and it tasted great to me. Dried chilli flakes also worked as a replacement for fresh. While I understand the other comments about using lime instead of lemon it's the lemon here that elevates things for me. Every other tequila / mezcal drink is made using lime so it's a nice surprise here to have something different.

Tom Mongan 25w

How much did you add in?

Nathan Reed 25w

Can't remember off the top of my head sorry but I would roughly guess I would have put a whole shot in given I'd typically be making 2 or 3 at once. I used 2 teabags and maybe a 3rd of a teacup of hot water to make sure it was strong tea and the flavours would come through. You'll just have to experiment with what works for you. I love earl grey so don't mind it coming through strongly.

Lee Clarke Premium Member 3y

Hi Simon. I’d be making a couple of these so don’t need a large batch of infused Triple Sec. What would you recommend re process for say 50/100 ml. Simply adding an E.G. Tea bag for a few minutes? Cheers.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

Hi Lee. Tea infuses so quickly that almost drip in and pall straight out. You'll see the colour leach into the clear liqueur and that's a good guide to the degree of tea infusion.

Enrique Del Rio San pio 3y

How long do you recommend to infuse the triple sec with tea?? Could also work to infuse some chilis and avoid muddling?

Philip Marsden 5y

We substituted the lemon for lime and it gives the drink even more depth and, in our opinion, is an even better combo.

Myxo Gastrid 3y

Seconding this. Between the mezcal and agave, using lime seemed only natural, and it worked nicely. The original version with lemon has its own thing going on too though.

Timofey Zhitenev 5y

It's a beautiful interplay of smoke, spiciness, and tea notes (spend some time, infuse the triple sec: it's worth it). Orange, lemon, and syrup balance everything perfectly.
However, it's challenging to stay consistent because the amount of pepper is small and a little deviation can make spice disappear or overpower the drink. That's the only issue I had with the cocktail, so try it but beware that it might take a few tries with your pepper to perfect.