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REVIEW: The Chilli Alchemist - Pure
Following the joy of their Gold, I got stuck into Pure straight away. This is a ‘Red Habanero & Ginger Hot Sauce’ - a little less sweet...
lukeathompson
May 16, 20242 min read
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REVIEW: Hatari Hot Sauce
I hadn’t been to Par Market for ages but I was passing today and thought I’d see what was there now. I’ve always been fond of the idea of...
lukeathompson
May 14, 20242 min read
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REVIEW: The Chilli Alchemist - Gold
Another sauce that plays with the idea of the mad scientist or alchemist trope, and this innocuous sounding Gold has a weird twist. It is...
lukeathompson
May 9, 20242 min read
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REVIEW: Heriot Hott - Charred Peach, Scotch Bonnet & Spiced Rum
That list of ingredients got me. When I started the hot sauce journey I was loving the sauces that highlighted the individual...
lukeathompson
May 8, 20242 min read
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REVIEW: Queen Majesty - Scotch Bonnet & Ginger
My first celebrity hot sauce. This one was on the popular YouTube show Hot Ones, which might be why this is the most expensive sauce I’ve...
lukeathompson
May 4, 20242 min read
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REVIEW: Trodden Black - The Heretic / Armageddon
After loving Trodden Black’s Sea Buckthorn & Habanero I thought I’d try another of theirs, The Heretic. The cover art on this one is...
lukeathompson
May 2, 20242 min read
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REVIEW - Great Scott Hot Sauce - Cajun Komodo Dragon
After adding their Peach and Habanero to my list of favourites I was looking forward to this one. It’s a very thick sauce - the colour...
lukeathompson
Apr 27, 20241 min read
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REVIEW - Trodden Black - Sea Buckthorn & Habanero
This is a special sauce. It’s bright orange and a good consistency, with flakes of what I think are seaweed, and it smells unlike any...
lukeathompson
Apr 24, 20242 min read
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REVIEW - Burning Desire - Peppapot
Habaneros, coconut, ginger, lime and garlic. This is good! Coconut and lime do a lot of the obvious heavy lifting, but that background of...
lukeathompson
Apr 21, 20242 min read
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REVIEW - Three Chipotle Hot Sauces
I’m invested in this one. I’ve got some Jalapenos growing and hope I’ll be able to find a way to smoke them later in the year to make...
lukeathompson
Apr 18, 20242 min read
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Hot Sauce Design 1: Death and Rectal Malfunction
A leading marketing strategy of hot sauce companies is reminding the consumer that their sauce might cause painful diarrhoea. Wiltshire...
lukeathompson
Apr 12, 20244 min read
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REVIEW: South Devon Chilli Farm - Cherry Bomb / Orange Habanero (two sauces)
This is such a great idea. If you want to know what different pepper varieties taste like, this is the range for you. They’re so simple,...
lukeathompson
Apr 8, 20243 min read
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REVIEW: Great Scott - Peach & Habanero
Love this! I’d never heard of this company before and thought they were up the other end of the world in Scotland, but apparently they’re...
lukeathompson
Apr 4, 20241 min read
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REVIEW - Cornish Smoke Squad - The Smoky One
This company has nailed the branding, I think. The regional foodie will not be put off this, but there’s a definite illustrative design...
lukeathompson
Apr 1, 20242 min read
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REVIEW: Wiltshire Chilli Company - Fruity Chilli Sauce
After a couple of weeks of heavier reviews this one's pretty straightforward. Dark and thick and sweet with no heat to speak of, this is...
lukeathompson
Mar 29, 20241 min read
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REVIEW: Tubby Tom's - Squealer
Passing through Gloucester Services recently I noticed local producer Tubby Tom’s and picked up a couple of sauces. This one’s their...
lukeathompson
Mar 26, 20242 min read
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REVIEW: Cornish Chillies - Jamaican Gold
This sauce is named in celebration of the Cornish connection to Jamaica - in particular the Methodists and miners - and to commemorate...
lukeathompson
Mar 22, 20244 min read
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REVIEW - Pip's Hot Sauce - Black Mass
Perfect example of the skull-and-menace aesthetic and the crossover between hot sauce and heavy metal. Also a perfect example of the...
lukeathompson
Mar 18, 20242 min read
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REVIEW: Pembrokeshire Chilli Farm - Ghost Tears
I picked up a few sauces from Pembrokeshire Chilli Farm the other day. They seem to be a pretty unfussy kind of company - the designs are...
lukeathompson
Mar 16, 20242 min read
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REVIEW: Cornish Smoke Squad - The Mexican One
Nope. Unless there’s a use in cooking this one’s not for me. Primarily vinegar and sugar, nevertheless the overwhelming flavour is the...
lukeathompson
Mar 12, 20241 min read
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