THE DISTILLED REVIEWS

THE DISTILLED REVIEWS

Simple Reviews,
Real Flavours

Join us as we share our day-to-day thoughts on tasty chicken meals and a wide range of alcoholic drinks with friendly, approachable reviews. 

From Jaggy and Arron Minter. Look out also for our special guests!

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fROM the creators

Honest Tastes,
Down-to-Earth Reviews

A Collaboration Built on Passion

The Distilled Reviews and Extreme Heat Reviews unite to celebrate exceptional flavour—from smooth, complex whiskies to scorching hot sauces. Whether you're chasing the perfect drink or your next heat challenge, you've come to the right place.

From the man himself...

Aaron Minter

Extreme Heat Reviews is a popular social media content platform and show hosted by UK-based chilli enthusiast Aaron Minter, dedicated to reviewing ultra-spicy foods, hot sauces.

Content and Core Format

  • The Hotseat Show: The flagship video segment where host Aaron Minter, alongside co-hosts, family members, or guests, sample some of the world's most fiery commercial hot sauces, extracts, and custom-made chilli creations. 

  • Raw Reactions: The platform is highly regarded for it’s comedic, unedited aftermath and "wrenching" highlight reels that showcase real-time physiological regret and suffering caused by capsaicin overloads. 

  • Global Product Tastings: Minter has tasted thousands of products spanning from known brands like Chilli of the Valley, extreme hot sauces to regional creations from Vietnam and local UK artisan crafters and intense pepper challenges.

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A man with a beard and mustache wearing a baseball cap and a light-colored sweater, sitting in a car, taking a selfie.

From JAGGY (James):

It felt like a cosmic alignment when I finally stumbled upon 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die.

My own journey with whisky began in 2012, and more than a decade later, we launched The Distilled Reviews.

But we're not stopping at traditional pairings.

Driven by a lifelong obsession with chicken and more recently, fiery hot sauces.

I'm building this new chapter on the foundation of Extreme Heat Reviews (Arron Minter), collaborating with top-tier hot sauce makers to push the boundaries of how complex whiskies and culinary heat can elevate one another.