Review: The Perfect Puree New Flavors – Chipotle Sour, Thyme & Citrus, Thai Basil & Black Pepper

By Christopher Null | June 17, 2012 |

The Perfect Puree is back with more high-end blended mixers, this time fruit bases blended with spices to create a combination of sweet and savory components in one cocktail. Want to recreate higher-end mixological tricks without a lot of effort? Check out one of these ready-made mixers.

The Perfect Puree Chipotle Sour – a hodgepodge of lime, orange, lemon, apple, pear, pineapple, and tangerine juice, plus chipotle flavors – very peppery on the nose and spicy as hell on the tongue, cut very light by lemon/lime/orange juice character; very much in the vein of a pre-mixed sangrita, you could use this as an avant garde Bloody Mary base. B+

The Perfect Puree Thai Basil & Black Pepper – a base of pineapple, lime, lemon, and orange, with (obviously) Thai basil and pepper atop – pineapple and basil are the most evident notes, and they work well together here, almost like a sweet and sour sauce or a very mild curry; the pepper is understated and mellow; probably my favorite of this batch. A-

The Perfect Puree Thyme & Citrus – looks like the same ingredients (lime, orange, lemon, etc.) plus thyme flavors in lieu of chipotle – very herbal on the nose, though it’s hard to pick out what herb it is exactly until you taste it; there the thyme comes through loud and clear, with lots of citrus behind it; tastes like something you’d get at a newfangled bar — I had good luck mixing it with passion fruit vodka. B+

each $25 per quart (32 oz.) / perfectpuree.com