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La Pimenterie

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4 bottlesHeat: Medium to SuperhotNotes to explore: apricot, black garlic, butternut squash
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Coconut, carrot and apricot form the backdrop for a curry spice blend, with habanero and ghost pepper supplying the heat.

coconutcurryapricot
Flavor & heat
Bollywood Extra Hot Curry-Coconut: 4 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Extra hot (4/5). Sweet: 1/5; Sour / tangy: 2/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 1/5; Fruity: 2/5; Savory / umami: Not establishedHeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Foraged milky cap mushrooms and miso bring umami to a butternut squash base, with habanero and several dried chiles.

mushroommisobutternut squash
Flavor & heat
Mycelium: 4 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Medium (2/5). Sweet: 1/5; Sour / tangy: 2/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 1/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: 4/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

A fermented blend of seven pepper varieties meets French shallots, garlic and an oak infusion. Also sold as Forbidden Fruit.

fermented peppersshallotoak infusion
Flavor & heat
Le Fruit Défendu: 5 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Extra hot (4/5). Sweet: 1/5; Sour / tangy: 2/5; Smoky: 3/5; Garlicky: 1/5; Fruity: 0/5; Savory / umami: Not establishedHeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Smoked Fresno and onion lead a complex pepper blend with maple, dates and black garlic. Added capsaicin extract intensifies the heat.

smokymapleblack garlic
Flavor & heat
Post Mortem: 5 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Superhot (5/5). Sweet: 3/5; Sour / tangy: 3/5; Smoky: 4/5; Garlicky: 2/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: 2/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

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