Jeptha Creed Hot Pepper Vodka — Triple-Pepper Fire from Kentucky

Ayako Hirano — Worth every penny

10/10

I was reading the tasting notes in the review and thought they sounded too good to be true for a vodka, but they're accurate. The a vegetal herbaceousness with underlying corn sweetness is genuinely there, the while the corn base provides gentle sweetness and balance delivers, and the vegetal notes is exactly as described. Served this at a tasting with friends last weekend — everyone was surprised how much character it has. We did a blind comparison against two other brands and this won hands down.

Benjamin Ross — Good but not great

6/10

Decent vodka for the price. The nose is clean — I got the Fresh green pepper that the review mentions — but the palate didn't wow me. The while the corn base provides gentle sweetness and balance is fine but nothing special, and I'd have preferred more character coming through. That said, the vegetal notes is clean enough. Works well in cocktails where you don't need a premium bottle.