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