Don’t Let Pasteurization Kill the Kick: How to Protect Flavor in Hot Honey, Chili & Spiced Drinks
Don’t Let Pasteurization Kill the Kick: How to Protect Flavor in Hot Honey, Chili & Spiced Drinks How Careful, Precision Pasteurization Protects the Sweetness, Smell, Color, and Heat Your Customers Are Craving Presented by PRO Engineering / Manufacturing Inc ., a leading U.S. maker of tunnel and batch pasteurization systems for the global beverage industry. With decades of experience building energy-efficient, precision-controlled pasteurizers , PRO helps brands scale safely while keeping flavor, quality, and functional integrity intact. Overview Hot honey, chili, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, and cayenne are showing up in wellness shots, teas, lemonades, and premium RTD drinks everywhere. IFF actually named "sweet heat" one of the big North American flavor trends for 2026 and called out fruit-chili drinks specifically as a space worth watching. (IFF) But here's the catch: getting a spicy drink safely pasteurized without cooking the personality right out of...