The most smokey flavor pepper?

[Raylito]

What is the most smokey flavor pepper? I would say perhaps the Chilhuacle:
 

 
Or the Pasilla?
 

 
The Chilhuacle produces amazingly smokey pods. They are very mild, but the smokiness is amazing. Have any of you had experience with these?

 

[jimbo53]

Raylito,  I am new to all these different types of peppers, but these sound like they would be amazing.  Have you ever dried them, does the powder keep the smoky flavor.

 

[Raylito]

The Chilhuacle dries out very nicely. It has a thin wall and once it is dry, I crush it up or grate it into a powder and dry it a bit further in a dehydrator. I use the flakes/powder over the winter in many foods. It has an amazing smokey flavor, quite unique. The smokey flavor remains once dry. It also has a very nice smell. 

 

[fiogga]

Hello Raylito,
 
Lovely peppers you have there. I vote for Chilhuacle Negro. I have grown this pepper for many years and it is my favorite for that smokey wonderful flavor. Mine do not resemble yours. Mine are quite dark, very low to the ground, and quite round in shape. I put them in most of my cooking and really love the flavor they impart. The powder is also great but I prefer them raw. It's the one pepper I grow every season, the pasilla is nice too, but the Chihuacle is very special, at least to me. 

 

[SavinaRed]

I may have to add the Chilhuacle to my grow list

 

[Spicegeist]

I may have to add the Chilhuacle to my grow list

 
I was thinking the same thing

 

[AaronTT]

I have never tried this pepper, the Chilhuacle. Does anyone have any seeds available for trade? I have been on the hunt for peppers unique like these. A smoky type would be great, and interesting.

 

[jimbo53]

I've got to try these, just ordered some from pepperlover.

 

[AaronTT]

Is there any heat in this pepper?

 

[danish]

The "smokiest" pepper I have had is the chiltepin. How does this Chilhuacle Negro compare?

 

[Raylito]

I've never tried the chiltepin. Another one now for my list...

 

[jimbo53]

My first Chilhuacle seed sprouted in only 7 days
 

 

[Elcamino]

Maybe you can try the Aji Panca. There is a smokey flavour and definetly hotter than the Chilhuacle Negro   

 

[jimbo53]

Maybe you can try the Aji Panca. There is a smokey flavour and definetly hotter than the Chilhuacle Negro   

 
I'll have to put that one on next years grow list.

 

[Terravexti]

Alot of people asociate color with flavour, but I think that can be misleading. I think a dried white bullethabanero is very smoky tasting.

 

[jimbo53]

My Chiluhacle Negro, potted up to a 1 gallon pot after almost killing her with some home made white fly spray.
 
Her final home will be either a 5 gallon bucket, 7 gallon pot or a grow bag.
 

 

[cycadjungle]

I think Douglahs are pretty smokey tasting. I haven't tried these less hot types.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Dried Jamaican Hot Chocolate and dried red ripe Poblano (called Ancho when dried).

Both are smoky when dried, and not smoked.

 

[EBHarvey]

I'll second the jamaican hot chocolate - they have an earthy, smokyness that's off he charts if you allow them to fully ripen to a deep reddish-brown.  even without drying them its really, really pronounced.  I have a few pints left of a straight ferment I did in 2012 and you'd absolutely swear i smoked those peppers.  an when you do smoke them....wow.

 

[PaulS]

 
I'll have to put that one on next years grow list.

+1 Its so early to have a list for next year but why not!