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once you grind a spice it will lose flavour quickly
there are so many different chillis, mine were an assortment from the place down in Devon
it's a bit like the difference between freshly ground single origin coffee and pre ground blended coffee
dancing james-
I kind of figured that (freshness) but don't do enough to warrant regular trips to Pete's for dried chills to do my own: http://chillipepperpete.com/index.php?route=common/home
So usually use their holy trinity blend. 250g lasts a month or so of standard cooking: http://chillipepperpete.com/HolyTrinity-Dried-Chillies-Ancho-Mulato-Pasilla-MolePoblano-ChilliChocolate The flavour's a bit particular but I like it.
Will certainly have a go at some stage though. Can imagine something very tasty with these:http://chillipepperpete.com/dried-chillies/chillipepperpete-chinese-white-chilli-medium-heat-rare
CYOA
Have you tasted the chilli powder yet? What peppers did you use? Always been curious about the difference in flavour between shop bought (even fancy shop bought stuff) and 'fresh'.