I love pepper but this has a lot more flavor than McCormick black or tri pepper grinders.If you don’t know about McCormick spice you probably have never bought a jar of spices in your life. They are the world dominant brand who has acquired most of their rivals over the years. Spices are one of the few true world products, being produced in almost every corner of the earth, but often in remote exotic areas. McCormick knows that and has packaged under many ethnic brand names such as Lawry's, Old Bay, Zatarain's, En Español , Simply Asia, Thai Kitchen and more. Now they are launching a series of products under the name Global Classics and this is one of the first of them.Harvested in Phu Quoc, a Vietnamese island off the coast of Cambodia in the Gulf of Thailand known for white-sand beaches, mountains, dense tropical jungle and teeming wildlife. The pepper produced there is stronger and bolder than what you may be used to and I suggest you start off in moderation, using it in recipes that won’t be overpowered by its intensity. When you do use it be sure to grind it coarse to retain its full flavor.A favorite recipe of mine is Black Pepper Fish which I made by cutting filets of halibut into large chunks. It’s so easy. The most time consuming is to make a caramelized sugar sauce which I call nouc mau, made by burning the sugar in a hot skillet together with store bought fish sauce. Then just add the fish along with a handful of shallots and LOTS of Vietnamese pepper and sauté until the fish is done.All things considered, this is a specialized cooking spice, not a kitchen commodity, so to me the price isn’t a subject of concern. It’s not like you will be buying a bottle every week. As with any food product I review the answer to the question if it tastes good or not isn’t something you can know by reading anyone else’s review, including mine, you’ll never know if you like it unless you try it yourself.I'd never thought about what peppercorns were or where they come from until recently. After buying a grinder one source rated highest, I was astounded at the incredible difference in taste of fresh ground pepper verses the tasteless pre-ground dust I was accustomed to most of my life. Pepper corns are dried fruit, berries really, the product of a flowering vines native to southeast asia. The berries are picked often while still green and either cooked briefly to soften the shell or just dried outright. This offering is described as being from vietnam as if that might be rare, but in fact, Vietnam is the largest exporter and producer of peppercorns contributing 34% of the worlds supply. I've been purchasing my corns from McCormick here on Amazon in larger quantities both for thrift and because I use ground pepper on almost everything I cook every day. My palate is not fine enough to notice the difference in flavor of these peppercorns verses the larger supply i normally buy, but the flavor of this variety is bold and delicious. When I ordered the sample, I was almost hoping the container wasn't a grinder as well since common sense dictates that the quality of a disposable grinder is woefully lacking. The ground pepper comes out more like cracked pepper of all sizes and no consistencies. Perhaps on some recipes that won't matter. But my advice is to just buy a very good pepper mill because it should last a lifetime and will offer far superior and consistent grinds the you can control. Buying larger quantities usually results in more economical purchases especially if you use pepper generously as you should considering the delicious results as well as health benefits. I will transfer these peppercorns to my mill but if you still resist buying a mill, this product offers excellent flavor though with this smaller quantity is at a higher price per unit.After researching the history of this pepper, I feel honored in being able to test it as it is said to be the one of the finest peppers in the world! The pepper is grown on pepper farms on Vietnam's Phu Quoc Island. It is best known for the spicy flavor, heat and strong aroma. I learned that the pepper is grown organically without chemical fertilizers, and it is dried by sunlight rather than with machines.It is a flavorful pepper that is great as a finishing pepper. I have used it over grilled steaks, porkchops and seafood. My favorite has been the recipe found on McCormick's webpage that features the pepper: Grilled Peppered Shrimp Salad. It is very good served with crusty French bread and white wine, I had a Gewurztraminer - Chateau STE Michelle.This is an awesome pepper, but the grinder on the bottle only has one setting which delivers a course or cracked grind. I put the pepper in another pepper grinder to get a better grind.I will purchase this will it becomes available for sale and recommend it.I use a lot of black pepper: I'm a vegan and legumes are a huge part of my diet and I use many types of pepper with them. I also combine turmeric root powder and freshly-ground black pepper often just with water for the benefits, and I use between 1/4 and 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper when I mix the two.This pepper has a more delicate flavor than the black pepper I usually use, but I would never be able to distinguish that when using it for cooking as the difference is (for me anyway) too subtle. I can tell the difference (though it's subtle) when I use it freshly ground with the turmeric and I think it would be good to use over either cold food or on top of cooked food.One thing I'd suggest is putting the peppercorns in a good grinder. The bottle has a built-in one, but as expected with a disposable-with-the-bottle grinder it grinds very unevenly so what you get is combination of fine and very coarse sizing.