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Chiltepín Pepper Vodka

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

Description

The Russians are the true inventors of pepper vodka and they flavor 
their vodka most commonly with cayenne. Any type of small fresh or dried 
chile pepper that will fit in the bottle will work. Be sure to taste it 
often and remove the chiles when it reaches the desired heat--the longer 
the chiles are left in, the hotter the vodka will get! Serving 
Suggestions: Serve over ice or in tomato juice for an “instant” bloody 
mary. Note: This recipe requires advance preparation.

Ingredients

At a glance

Cuisine

Mexican

Ingredient

Chile peppers

Cooking Method

No Cook

Difficulty

Very Easy

Easy

Heat Level

Chile

Piquin

Meal/Course

Drink

Makes

1 liter

4 to 6 dried chiltepín or piquín chiles, left whole
1 liter vodka

Methods/steps

Place the chiles in the vodka and let them steep for a week or more. 
Periodically taste the vodka and remove the chiles when it is hot enough.

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