flavor Which pepper do you find is the smokiest in taste...

[The Hot Pepper]

...without it actually being smoked? You may consider fresh or dried.

 

[ahayastani]

I have a chiltepín from Northern Mexico (Sonora or Sinaloa, I forgot) with a delightful smoky flavour if I allow it to dry on the plant.
Also, I recently sun-dried some fresh cobanero and really enjoyed its smoky taste. Fresh cobanero also has a smoky taste, but it has to compete with the crunchiness of the pepper and does not come fully into its own.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

I found Jamaican Hot Chocolate to be super smoky in the form of a powder, but haven't sourced it in years. I LOVED it on pizza etc.

 

[Grass Snake]

Pasilla Mixe even when fresh has an odd earthy smokiness. I honestly didn't care for it fresh but I think these are meant to be dried. Cane dawg hooked me up this variety. It's on the grow list again this year because it was such a prolific grower and I'd like to try and dry some.

 

[Bou]

To date I would say Mareko Fana (powder), also known as Ethiopian Brown/Berbere.

 

[Marturo]

The Chilhuacle Negro has a nice smokey smell & flavor both fresh & dried.
Will be growing Chilhuacle Rojo & Amarillo this season as well as the Negro.

 

[Marturo]

Pasilla Mixe even when fresh has an odd earthy smokiness.

I agree it's a beautiful pepper.

 

[CaneDog]

This past season I picked a small Pequin-like pod and put it on my computer chassis to dry out, but promptly forgot which of a couple varieties is was A month later when I thought of it again it had dried perfectly and had an amazing smoky flavor, really top notch, so I'm on a mission this season to figure out which variety it was and make some dried flakes.