Infuse Vodka Chili Pepper Flavor

Travel Distilled reviews Infuse Vodka’s Chili Pepper Flavored Vodka.

Of all the various Infuse Vodka products I’d been reading about on their website, this Chili Pepper Vodka is the one I was most interested to try. I live in Arizona so have a taste for Mexican and South Western food, and love anything with a bit of a kick to it. The Infuse Vodka guys buy their chili peppers from Thailand, though, so how would they compare?

Interestingly, this has a much subtler taste than I expected. Taking it from the freezer and pouring a shot glass for myself and my wife, we both sniffed it and couldn’t really detect much of a nose at all. It was a very clean smell. The nose did develop, though, as the vodka slowly warmed up. After 10-15 minutes there was a definite chili pepper note to it, and a hint of something sweet. The tasting notes from Infuse suggest figs. I didn’t detect figs but definitely something subtly sweet. There was also a slight smell of straw about it, which reminded me of working on farms as a kid.

Infuse Vodka Chili Pepper Flavor

The taste of the vodka is very subtle too. It certainly has a chili kick to it, but not as strong as I expected. There was that suggestion of something sweet, while my wife liked the slightly smoky taste of the chili pepper. As I continued to sip – and it is definitely a good sipping vodka – my mouth filled with that chili pepper taste. We happened to have opened some salsa and chips for a pre-dinner snack, and the vodka went brilliantly with those. I describe it as a good sipping vodka because the taste is so distinctive, you only want a small sip at a time.

Infuse Chili Pepper Vodka Hot Chocolate Vodka Cocktail Recipe — Hot Chocolate Vodka Cocktail

Chili Pepper Vodka Cocktails

Normally I might try an improvised cocktail to see how the vodka blends with different flavors, but not with this one. I was curious to learn what it might taste like in a cocktail, and Infuse Vodka has several suggestions on its website (the Spicy Bloody Mary sounds a definite winner!) but I was enjoying the vodka on its own far too much to put it into a cocktail.

Infuse Chili Pepper Vodka Spicy Bloody Mary Vodka Cocktail Recipe — Spicy Bloody Mary Vodka Cocktail

The Verdict

Like most of the other Infuse Vodka creations, this is a real winner. Its taste has a kick to it but is very understated. If you like chilis, you’ll love this Chili Pepper Vodka. In fact my wife wondered what we could do with the chili in the bottle once the vodka was finished. Maybe we could infuse some more vodka with it. It was an idea I liked a lot.

Green Chiles for making St George Spirits Green Chile Vodka — Green Chilis

Infusions not Flavors

I almost wrote about the Infuse Vodka flavors, rather than creations, but that would have given the wrong impression. The company doesn’t use artificial flavors, and that’s what gives their vodkas the edge. They infuse their vodkas with the real fruits and spices, letting the vodka soak up the tastes till they have it the way they like it.