BATCH 003 Hot Chocolate Habanero

Chilli: Hot Chocolate Habanero

Ingredients: Blackberries, Apple Cider Vinegar

Fermentation: Two weeks, salt brine

Bottle: 100ml

Date: 20th October, 2024

Blesys Sherp, BATCH 003

The name hot chocolate habanero works very well for BATCH 003, because not only is this chilli higher on the Scoville scale than the chocolate habanero but it is a title that also suggests a cosiness associated with warming beverages. And, that's what BATCH 003 is all about.

We chose these chillies because we wanted to embrace that dark and vibrant area of the flavour wheel, a place where, instead of the tropical fruits we explored in BATCH 001, we were certain to find chocolatey, nutty, and even savoury profiles. The fermentation worked really well to highlight the tastes we were looking for and, when balanced with the blackberries that we then added, served to make a dark and rich sauce that is ideal for cowboy beans or barbecued dishes.

As always, the chillies used here are single variety and Cornish-grown. 

Blesys Sherp, BATCH 003.1

BATCH 003.1 was created in the same way as BATCH 003 except the hot chocolate habaneros were harvested slightly later in the year than the previous batch and we swapped the apple cider vinegar for a more complementary malt vinegar. The difference of time was only a few weeks and, aside from a greater taste of maturity, the batches taste almost identical, having the same rich, warming flavour in each bottle.

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