Hot and Cold Whisky Chili Granita

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This crockery was inspired by a look successful "Pain & Pleasure" (Gwynne Conlyn Publishing, 2008), but it is rather a spot simpler.

Gastronomer Andreas Viestad describes it arsenic being successful betwixt a portion and a dessert; it tin beryllium served arsenic either. He offers it arsenic a small thing to "wake up" guests aft a agelong dinner.

The spirit of the granita depends a batch connected which kinds of whisky and chili capsicum you are using. A bully malt whisky volition lend a bully smoky spirit to the crockery (but volition besides summation the cost).

Viestad prefers piri-piri oregon bird's-eye chili peppers, but person besides utilized Thai, jalapeno and New Mexico varieties with bully results. Using a chipotle capsicum volition lend a smoky malt whisky spirit adjacent if you are utilizing a cheaper benignant of whisky.

He uses Scotch, but says the crockery is conscionable arsenic bully with bourbon.

From Gastronomer columnist Andreas Viestad.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 8-10 tiny

1/3 cupful sugar
1/4 cupful water
2 tiny to 4 tiny caller oregon dried chili peppers, chopped oregon crumbled (see headnote)
1/3 cupful Scotch whisky (see headnote)
20 to 30 crystal cubes, positive much arsenic needed

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 10)

Calories
47
Carbohydrates
7 g
Sodium
1 mg
Sugar
7 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Gastronomer columnist Andreas Viestad.

Tested by Sarah Meyer Walsh.

Published March 12, 2026