Best Substitutes for Firewater

Out of Firewater? Here are the best alternatives that work in cocktail recipes.

Firewater — mixer used in cocktails

Original Ingredient

Firewater

Mixer 50.00% ABV Intense cinnamon heat with fiery spice and aggressive capsaicin-like burn. Palate is aggressively hot with red-hot candy sweetness. Lingering, scorching finish with cinnamon warmth.

Recommended Substitutes

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Hot Damn

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

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Cinnamon

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

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Everclear

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.