Angry Orchard Is Bringing The Heat With A Fiery Cider Made From Aji Amarillo And Habanero Peppers

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Is it getting hot in here or did Angry Orchard just drop the World’s Angriest Cider? The beverage brand known for its cool, crisp hard ciders is embracing the heat with its latest release, a small-batch ultra-spicy cider that was steeped with habanero and aji amarillo peppers for six months. As if the World’s Angriest Cider wasn’t already heated enough, the new beverage is described as being “bottled up with the frustration of our fans.” And they mean that quite literally.

Angry Orchard previously set up a national anger hotline that gave fans the chance to unleash their irritations. They then blasted those grievances into the spicy cider through a 12-foot wall of speakers at the Angry Orchard Cider House in Walden, New York. Well geez, where was I when the hotline was around?

Creating the World’s Angriest Cider didn’t come easy. The folks at Angry Orchard had to do a bit of experimenting to get just the right spicy sip.

“We’ve been experimenting with spice for the past year, and this release gave us the perfect opportunity to bring an ultra-spicy batch to life. We brought the heat, our fans brought the anger,” said Joe Gaynor, head cidermaker at Angry Orchard, in a statement. “The liquid spent six months steeping with two varieties of hot peppers, then was rounded out with locally sourced honey to create a super spicy yet enjoyable flavor profile.”

If you need a boozy treat that’s sure to warm you up this season, you can purchase a 750mL bottle of the World’s Angriest Cider (7.5% ABV) for $25 on the Angry Orchard website.