Review: THSC's Jungle Juice Jalapeno Sauce

[QuadShotz]

Howdy folks!

This sauce is a bit different from the "normal" stuff THSC makes. It's not nuclear hot and it's made with Jalapenos in a tropical style.

First, the pics:

Bottle Front
http://www.darkgrid.com/images/hotstuff/S6301338.JPG

Bottle Back
http://www.darkgrid.com/images/hotstuff/S6301339.JPG

Yup, it's green!
http://www.darkgrid.com/images/hotstuff/S6301342.JPG


It's a rather chunky yet nice consistancy. Pours well.

The smell is of "green" and citrus w/ a touch of cinnamon and apples. I think it's the combo of the Kiwi, Lemon-Lime and the Jala's that make it unique.

Nice tartness like a green apple, but sweet too with a hint of cinnamon.

It tastes kinda like it smells...very citrus fresh and sweet/tart. A big Citrus, Kiwi and Jalapeno, Black Pepper taste that develops into a more sweet apple and cinnmony flavor.

It's a Jalapeno sauce, so no huge flames..a nice even upfront burn that ya feel all the way down. Later is a nice warm mouth & throat burn..not tooo hot.

It's very different for me, but it kinda grows on ya. It's killer on chicken, and I loved it on my breakfast scramble w/ potatos, ham, eggs, cheese and hab/serrano chiles.

http://www.darkgrid.com/images/hotstuff/S6301334.JPG

Adds a nice piquante-yet-sweet quality to foods, and would be a nice marinade I think too.

Flavor: 8/10......(it's a tad odd for me, but good)
Heat: 5/10 ......(After the habs and nagas, well....)
Usability: 9/10......(This stuff adds unique flavor without a lot of heat)

Of course, there's a video review too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsMyRjcLM-M


Nice job mate..another fine sauce. :-)

Cheers,

-QS

[Chiliac]

Thanks for the review. Another positive one... makes it even harder waiting for the sauce to arrive! I know this is one I'll try immediately! Good one!

[QuadShotz]

Tastes nice on my chicken served with a 2006 Kanga Reserve Sauvignon Blanc (http://www.kangareserve.com/) from SE Australia. :)

Just seemed fitting eh?

-QS

[Chiliac]

You bet it is! Almost as fitting as a Foster's, hehehe!

[QuadShotz]

Fosters...ewwww. That isn't beer, it's marketing. ;)

Go for the Coopers Stout instead...

Oh, a great Aussie Beer site: http://www.significantbit.com/Beer/

[Chiliac]

I know it's not too good, but it get's promoted as the most Australian thing there is. I was just kidding, because I know how much Australian people love it to have their culture reduced to Foster's and Crocodile Dundee! :)

[theHippySeedCo]

hey coool man , excellent loading now and have to go get a coffee and relax mon ,then let the cooolness into my vertebrea :cool:

yes different :) 1 for not to hot lovers, bit of Zing with a bit of Zing lol

thanks mate.

[theHippySeedCo]

wow that was Fantastic mate, Great Rap :lol:

try Vanilla Ice cream ;) if have any left..

trust me


cheeers man
neil.

[QuadShotz]

Thanks m8, I thought some classic reggae would go with nicely. :)

Oh, i also got the Windows XP Creativity Fun Pack for Windows Movie Maker 2 (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/mmcreate.mspx)...woohoo! It's free and has bunch of new FX and stuff.

cheers,

-QS

[imaguitargod]

Hmmm...green eggs and ham just popped into my head.

[talas]

Be great with Gammon and eggs..Great Review quad and THP has a winner there love a jala based sauce :)

[QuadShotz]

Be great with Gammon and eggs..Great Review quad and THP has a winner there love a jala based sauce :)

Ha, I had to look that one up..amusing results:

From Wikipedia:

Gammon can mean:

•A particular cut of bacon or ham (from an Old Northern French word "Gambe" for hind- leg of the pig or ham) - processed pork product

•A synonym for Shelta, the language of the Irish Travellers

•A victory in backgammon reached before the loser has succeeded in removing a single piece

•Gammon Construction is a construction company in Hong Kong

•SA-5 Gammon, the NATO designation for the Russian S-200 'Volga' surface-to-air missile system

•Gammon bomb, a type of grenade used by the United Kingdom

•A nautical term for the rope lashing or iron hardware to attach masts to a boat or ship.



I'm hoping you don't like grenades or missiles with your eggs...

I suppose, a Naga in there could make it a "Gammon Bomb". ;)

-QS

[rainbowberry]

:lol: gammon and eggs, people usually have a fried egg or a pineapple ring on top.

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s275/tuliptwinkle/Gammon.jpg

[rainbowberry]

Wow, you won't believe what the post lady has just delivered. Thank you so much Neil, I can't believe you sent me a surprise bottle of Tropical Jungle Juice, I'm over the moon.


This is a sauce with a difference. The smell is fantastic. Straight away I can smell kiwis, apples, pineapple and lime, pepper, and a fresh chilli smell. This has the ideal consistency for me, just pourable. Also I can't see that there are any separation issues as I've come across with other sauces.

As for taste I could drink this sauce like a juice. The taste of kiwis is quite prominent with a hint of pineapple, then you get like a spicy apple pie taste with the cinnamon. It's a very even heat, not hot but this dosen't require hardly any heat, I think you need it mild to get the balance of all the flavours but you can still taste Jalapenos. I love this.

Heat 5-10
Consistency 10/10
Taste 10/10 I don't think it can be improved.

Apart from drinking this out of the bottle I'd put it with a quality ice cream, sweet-cured ham or bacon, really any meat that has a sweet taste. I reckon it would go well with sweet potatoes too.

Thank you so much Neil for the sauce and Hab powder, you've made my week.

RB xxxxxx

[theHippySeedCo]

why Thanks rainbowberry, speechless here. thought id surprise you with a Bottle as for some reason thought you might like :) yay i was correct

no probs Whatso ever, and thanks for the Outstanding review WOW

take care
neil :)

[bentalphanerd]

Gotta watch those ozzies & their surprise parcels. Can lead to looking for new flavours in the sauce you buy. lol.

Neil I've still got to do the JJ sauce with a spinach & 3 cheese pasta...or something similar...it is an amazing flavour..so very...green :D

[rainbowberry]

Gotta watch those ozzies & their surprise parcels. Can lead to looking for new flavours in the sauce you buy. lol.


I know, you're a generous bunch. I've had parcels from you Bent, Stillmanz and Neil now. Top blokes.

[bentalphanerd]

randomly sent samples work out very well, i don't know why more sauce makers dont do it. It brings very good Honest feedback, and a lot of people apart from passing the word on to their chillihead friends, work out that the postage isn't so bad for a sauce thats not like anything they'll get locally.

So everyone does well really...unless of course you make a crap sauce...then things will get ugly :D

:cheers:

[talas]

:lol: gammon and eggs, people usually have a fried egg or a pineapple ring on top.

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s275/tuliptwinkle/Gammon.jpg

Actually R.B i like pineapple and egg on mine :rolleyes::oops:

[talas]

Ha, I had to look that one up..amusing results:

From Wikipedia:



I'm hoping you don't like grenades or missiles with your eggs...

I suppose, a Naga in there could make it a "Gammon Bomb". ;)

-QS

A Gammon Bomb indeed :lol:

[talas]

I know, you're a generous bunch. I've had parcels from you Bent, Stillmanz and Neil now. Top blokes.

Its because your reviews are honest and well thought out R.B ;)

[bentalphanerd]

Its because your reviews are honest and well thought out R.B ;)

lol yeah that too :whistle: thats kinda what I meant by Honest feedback.

ooh look 1 am & still suffering from whiplash (my boy could reach the pedals on the dodgem cars at the state fare last week :doh:) oh & a little cheap liquor ...

...uh-oh, i'm turnin' quad lol

no offense meant Q ;)

[rainbowberry]

Well as long as I don't have to sample anything like Mad Dog 357 because I'll tell you I think it's a load of crap and use it to clean my toilet.

[Sickmont]

Well as long as I don't have to sample anything like Mad Dog 357 because I'll tell you I think it's a load of crap and use it to clean my toilet.

I can definitely vouch for that opinion, but i most certainly wouldn't desecrate my toilet with that stuff

[bentalphanerd]

I can definitely vouch for that opinion, but i most certainly wouldn't desecrate my toilet with that stuff

I might try it if it'll help me with my IGG hallucinations. You guys are making it tough, now I gotta read everyones name....kinda defeating the purpose of having an avatar.

[talas]

lol yeah that too :whistle: thats kinda what I meant by Honest feedback.

ooh look 1 am & still suffering from whiplash (my boy could reach the pedals on the dodgem cars at the state fare last week :doh:) oh & a little cheap liquor ...

...uh-oh, i'm turnin' quad lol

no offense meant Q ;)

bent i can give more honest and even more ass licking feed back than r.b honest i can..listens if a bottle drops in the post..no never mind :lol:

[QuadShotz]

Nice review RB!

It's quite good stuff huh?

Good one for the aussies! Woohoo!