It all began centuries ago when sailors were fortifying barrels of sherry with fiery hot peppers. This all-purpose seasoning was used to mask the taste of rancid shipboard rations. Not exactly an alluring origin — and perhaps calling them “Peppered Sherry” would have been more precise — but that’s history! In 1964, Yeaton Duval Outerbridge brewed up a batch of Bermuda Sherry Peppers for the It all began centuries ago when sailors were fortifying barrels of sherry with fiery hot peppers. This all-purpose seasoning was used to mask the taste of rancid shipboard rations. Not exactly an alluring origin — and perhaps calling them “Peppered Sherry” would have been more precise — but that’s history! In 1964, Yeaton Duval Outerbridge brewed up a batch of Bermuda Sherry Peppers for the Harbourfront Restaurant in Hamilton. Demand was immediate from locals and visitors alike. Since then, Outerbridge’s Original has become synonymous with sherry peppers and is a staple of restaurants and pantries in Bermuda and around the world. Customarily used to enhance Bermuda fish chowder, they offer several blends of sherry and rum that are sensational in soups and stews, as well as many other dishes. Also, try their Rum Swizzle Mix, Bermuda’s national drink that the Outerbridge family helped originate, as well as their Bloody Mary Fix, Swashbuckling Steak Sauce, Sizzling Soy Sauce, and other condiments.