Piment d'Espelette (Chili Pepper)

• Red chile liqueur produced by Giffard in Angers, France
• Piment d’Espelette is a red chile pepper grown only in the Basque region of France; it is the only French spice with APO/DPO recognition, limited to ten villages in the southeast of the country.
• Whole, fresh espelette peppers are macerated for four weeks in sugar beet distillate and additionally fortified with aged rhum agricole from Martinique.
• An herbaceous nose kicks into assertive chili spice on a warming mid-palate complemented by hints of vanilla, cinnamon, and anise; a lingering intensity slowly tapers to subtle notes of hot cocoa punctuated with sharp grassiness.
• 40% ABV

This versatile mixing liqueur can be used incrementally to introduce varying levels of spice and complexity to a variety of cocktails, and is an intuitive replacement for triple sec or curaçao in spicy variations on Margaritas and other sours.

Tasting Notes

Piment d’Espelette is a red chile pepper grown only in the Basque region of France; it is the only French spice with APO/DPO recognition, limited to ten villages in the southeast of the country. For this expression, whole, fresh espelette peppers are macerated for four weeks in sugar beet distillate and additionally fortified with aged rhum agricole from Martinique. An herbaceous nose kicks into assertive chili spice on a warming mid-palate complemented by hints of vanilla, cinnamon, and anise; a lingering intensity slowly tapers to subtle notes of hot cocoa punctuated with sharp grassiness. 40% ABV.