The Steps

1. 1. Cholula hot sauce is a good option for adding spice to cocktails. Chef Brian recommends adding Cholula, or your favorite hot sauce, to bloody marys, margaritas, and micheladas. 00:18

2. 2. Ancho Reyes is a sweetened liqueur made from ancho chiles. It has a robust smoky and peppery flavor. Add Ancho Reyes to old fashioneds, whiskey cocktails, tequila cocktails, and mezcal cocktails for added smokiness and heat. 00:32

3. 3. Bad Dog Fire & Damnation Bitters has a smoky, spicy flavor. Use Fire & Damnation Bitters in old fashioneds or gimlets. Bitters are good for adding an essence of flavor without overpowering the flavors in a drink. 01:04

4. 4. To make a homemade habanero shrub, carefully slice and macerate habanero peppers. Add the peppers to a jar with champagne vinegar and leave in the refrigerator for a week. After a week, add sugar to the jar. The habanero shrub will have a fresh, bright flavor reminiscent of fresh peppers. 01:18