Homegrown ghost peppers. That's the not-so-secret secret to our best-selling bourbon barrel-aged pepper sauce, which originated with our family-friend Dave Lemieux, who had begun experimenting with barrel-aged pepper sauce as a hobby, giving bottles to family and friends, including Ed. The hot sauce was an immediate hit in the Van Winkle house, and with a little help from Dave and his family, who now grow small-batch ghost peppers full-time in West Central Georgia, it became one of our first Pappy + Company pantry staples. Blended with mild red peppers, the ghost pepper mash is aged in Pappy Van Winkle bourbon barrels, resulting in a rich, smoky, oaky heat that adds just the right kick to everything from breakfast sandwiches to collard greens.
Hot sauce was always a fixture on the Lemieux family dinner table, and when a friend gifted them a few Ghost Pepper seeds from Hawaii, a business was born. One of the hottest natural peppers in the world, ghost peppers pack a fiery punch, but are surprisingly versatile.
Distilled vinegar, ghost peppers, water, honey, salt, xanthan gum
This item is gluten. nut, and dairy free.
My friend's wife will only use this pepper sauce in her Bloody Mary's
It's an all time favorite for my son-in-law. You can't go wrong when giving Pappy's as a gift.
I am not a hot sauce connoisseur, but I dated one. He collected them, took me to a hot sauce convention once, and gave me a six pack of his favorite hot sauces for Christmas one year. We were not a match. I am a relatively normal woman who just wants a good tasting hot sauce in my fridge for recipes. Given my experience with weird hot sauce guy, I did learn various flavors and heats of hot sauces. I did learn to love a few and stepped outside of the boundaries of buying Cholula at the grocery store. What I DO love are old fashioneds. This brought me to the Pappyco site. I then stumbled on their cornbread mix (meh) and part of that recipe was THE PAPPY VAN WINKLE BOURBON BARREL AGED PEPPER SAUCE. I have to say, this hot sauce is outstanding. With my accidental wisdom in hot sauces, this is THE best flavor and heat combination I have ever tried. My new staple. The old fashioned mix and the hot sauce will keep me coming back to this site as a regular.
Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon Barrel Aged Pepper Sauce
Nice compliment
I use it every day, that's why I buy 4 at a time. Would love bigger bottles!