A surprising find at Target, but also available at many other places.
Ingredients:
Filtered Water
Organic Blood Orange Juice
Organic Agave Nectar
Organic Habanero Pepper
Yep, folks, that's it - no preservatives or other ingredients you can't pronounce. And no apple or pear juice as filler. Still, I was skeptical, thinking this probably has only enough habanero in it to tickle the taste buds of non-chileheads but I was pleasantly surprised at the heat level. I'd say it's hot enough to scare away most non-chileheads, at least of the midwestern variety. And for chileheads, it's got a nice balance of heat to sweet. Leaves a nice little burn after each swallow, but it's not blazing hot so it's infinitely drinkable. I'd say it's a winner.
Wild Poppy currently has three additional flavors - Peach Vanilla, Grapefruit Ginger, and Peppermint Lemonade. I haven't tried the lemonade yet but have tried the other two. My impression of the Peach Vanilla is that the vanilla comes on a bit too strong. However, I think it would be great as a mixer. I really enjoyed the Grapefruit Ginger variety, though not as much as I liked the Blood Orange Chili. These 10-oz glass bottles aren't inexpensive but pretty much everything labeled "organic" comes with a premium, so I'd say it's in the average range for a premium product. However, you can easily stretch these out - although water is listed as the first ingredient, these have a very intense juice flavor to them - it wouldn't hurt at all to add a bit more water or other liquid to make them go further.
On a 5-star scale, I'd give the Blood Orange Chili variety a 4.5. It's a 5 in terms of flavor and heat (for a beverage), but I'm taking it down a tad for the price.
Ingredients:
Filtered Water
Organic Blood Orange Juice
Organic Agave Nectar
Organic Habanero Pepper
Yep, folks, that's it - no preservatives or other ingredients you can't pronounce. And no apple or pear juice as filler. Still, I was skeptical, thinking this probably has only enough habanero in it to tickle the taste buds of non-chileheads but I was pleasantly surprised at the heat level. I'd say it's hot enough to scare away most non-chileheads, at least of the midwestern variety. And for chileheads, it's got a nice balance of heat to sweet. Leaves a nice little burn after each swallow, but it's not blazing hot so it's infinitely drinkable. I'd say it's a winner.
Wild Poppy currently has three additional flavors - Peach Vanilla, Grapefruit Ginger, and Peppermint Lemonade. I haven't tried the lemonade yet but have tried the other two. My impression of the Peach Vanilla is that the vanilla comes on a bit too strong. However, I think it would be great as a mixer. I really enjoyed the Grapefruit Ginger variety, though not as much as I liked the Blood Orange Chili. These 10-oz glass bottles aren't inexpensive but pretty much everything labeled "organic" comes with a premium, so I'd say it's in the average range for a premium product. However, you can easily stretch these out - although water is listed as the first ingredient, these have a very intense juice flavor to them - it wouldn't hurt at all to add a bit more water or other liquid to make them go further.
On a 5-star scale, I'd give the Blood Orange Chili variety a 4.5. It's a 5 in terms of flavor and heat (for a beverage), but I'm taking it down a tad for the price.