Best Substitutes for Cayenne pepper
Out of Cayenne pepper? Here are the best alternatives that work in cocktail recipes.
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Original Ingredient
Cayenne pepper
Other
Fiery, pungent nose with capsaicin heat and fruity pepper warmth. Palate is sharply hot with building spice and faint fruitiness. Long, burning finish with persistent, mouth-tingling heat.
Recommended Substitutes
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Hot Sauce
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
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Tabasco sauce
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
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Black pepper
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
General Substitution Tips
- → Match the alcohol level: a 40% spirit needs a similarly strong replacement or adjust volume.
- → For liqueurs, dilute spirits + simple syrup can replicate sweetness and proof.
- → Citrus substitutions: lemon and lime are mostly interchangeable at a 1:1 ratio.
- → For bitters, Angostura is the most neutral substitute for most other aromatic bitters.