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Review: Blair’s Mega Death Hot Sauce
Posted on 12.17.05 by John @ 5:34 pm | Comments: |
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It’s an Early Christmas at my house, thanks to a just arrived package from Sweat ‘N Spice! I was like a little kid when it arrived at the door.

Hot Sauces from Sweat 'N Spice

Immediately, my attention went to Blair’s Mega Death Hot Sauce. This was a purchase for myself amid some holiday shopping, and I was eager to try it - a new level of heat for me at 550,000 scovilles, and a hotter opportunity to “feel alive“.

Blair's Mega Death

The Mega Death bottle looks pretty impressive. In addition to the mandatory skull key chain, the label is a very nifty hologram design. I’m not normally one to rave about packaging, but this one stands out as excellent.

Ingredients:
Red Habanero Pods, Cayenne chilies, White vinegar, Natural pepper flavor, Ancho chilies, chipotle chilies, Molasses, Guava Nectar, Fresh Ginger, Salt, Spices

On First Taste
Giving proper respect to the heat of the sauce, I tried my first sample on a piece of cheese, in case I was getting in over my head. The flavor of the sauce, as to be expected, was dominated by the familiar taste of Blair’s extract, which is as palatable an extract I’ve found. This lacked the complexity of flavor I found in Blair’s Sudden Death, but more than made up for it with roaring heat, which certainly didn’t disappoint. Owing mostly to the cheese, the heat faded quickly and I was left with the pleasant feeling of a slight mist of sweat on the brow.

Blair's Mega Death

Braver after the first test, I applied a dollop of Mega Death to a cracker and had at it. This time the uncut heat blazed a torrid path though my mouth, holding on and building for a couple minutes then lingering for a good while.

On Food
I really couldn’t think of a great use for Blair’s Mega Death on food. It’d be good as an additive to chili, or maybe mixed in with tomato soup. In any case, I was content to have a few more drop on pieces of cheese, and I think that’ll end up being my preferred medium when I feel the need to feel alive!

In Conclusion
I came to Blair’s Mega Death expecting fantastic heat and not much more, and I got what I expected. The heat was as advertised - intense. The flavor was, well, extract. I find the tomato based sauces offer more in the way of flavor, but the pure pepper base offers a more unadulterated heat. Not that I’ll be using it for a flavor enhancer, anyhow. It’s purely a capsaicin rush in a bottle.

Rating: 7.9 out of 10.0


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Posted by: John - Categories: Hot Sauce Reviews, Hot Sauce Stuff, Reviews
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16 Comments »

Comment #1:
Comment by Daniel (269) - 12/17/2005 @ 6:22 pm | [ Quote ]

I remember MegaDeath, it was my first try into the world of over-daves insanity level of sauces. I remember getting a cobb salad, dropping like 20 drops of megadeath into the bleu cheese dressing and i only made it half way through before it finally blew my head off. I need to give Jersey death a try now. But anyways this is defenatly a good entrant into a quality hot sauce.

Comment #2:
Comment by Daniel (269) - 12/17/2005 @ 6:30 pm | [ Quote ]

One more thing the first ever experience ive had by tasting my first drop and the sensations of your ears burning! haha.

Comment #3:
Comment by Anthony (40) - 12/17/2005 @ 9:30 pm | [ Quote ]

That looks like a super order you have there John. Quite the array of top-notch sauces.

Comment #4:
Comment by Daniel (269) - 12/18/2005 @ 12:49 pm | [ Quote ]

Agreed. I didnt even notice in the picture, but Green El Yucateco is my all time favorite sauce.

Comment #5:
Comment by John S. (132) - 12/18/2005 @ 2:17 pm | [ Quote ]

I’m torn between the red and the green. If I had to pick only one, it’d probably be green, since it is so different than most sauces.

But, I do think the red is much better on beef, while I prefer green on almost everything else.

Comment #6:
Comment by Scott (590) - 12/18/2005 @ 3:50 pm | [ Quote ]

The Wall Mart here was selling the Red, Green AND the Chipotle El Yucateco sauces for .99 cents each. Lets just say that I got about 20 bottles that day. They havent had any sence. Guess they were clearancing them out. Also the Target here was clearancing out all of Blairs Original Death sauce. Got about 15 bottles of Original death for $1.50 a bottle. MMMMMMM, those lasted about 2 weeks. I use that stuff on everything.

Comment #7:
Comment by Daniel (269) - 12/19/2005 @ 2:17 am | [ Quote ]

Two things,

Yea smart and final yucateco $1.47
a bottle last me a whole 2.5 meals on average haha

second since when does target carry blairs?

Comment #8:
Comment by Scott (590) - 12/19/2005 @ 3:52 pm | [ Quote ]

They have had Blairs for about 2 to 3 years that I know of. But, they dont carry Blairs anymore. By the way this was a Super Target. The ones with the grocery store inside. Not the regular Targets.

Comment #9:
Comment by clint - 12/19/2005 @ 8:13 pm | [ Quote ]

THat new Q heat sure is purdy.

Comment #10:
Comment by Stephen Ritger (1) - 2/16/2006 @ 6:33 pm | [ Quote ]

I remember my first taste of Mega Death…a volcano erupting on my tongue and filling my mouth with that sweet, sweet pain…endorphins, anyone???

Comment #11:
Comment by chad (6) - 3/23/2006 @ 9:40 am | [ Quote ]

great review meagadeath is one great sauce but jeresy death is alot hotter then megadeath

Comment #12:
Comment by Mad_Reilly (766) - 3/23/2006 @ 10:00 am | [ Quote ]

Jersey Death is by far the hottest sauce I tried. I made Death Wings for a party and we were in bits for about an hour. We actually had to make a milk run! I love it Feel Alive!

chad on 3/23/2006 at 9:40 am said:

great review meagadeath is one great sauce but jeresy death is alot hotter then megadeath

Comment #13:
Comment by John (132) - 3/23/2006 @ 8:36 pm | [ Quote ]

chad on 3/23/2006 at 9:40 am said:

great review meagadeath is one great sauce but jeresy death is alot hotter then megadeath

Chad, no doubt. I just got Jersey Death a couple weeks ago, and the heat is pretty incredible. Great value to, when you compare it to other sauces in class like Da Bomb Final Answer and Chet’s Gone Mad. It’s on my agenda to do a review on Jersey Death, but I haven’t gotten to it yet.

Comment #14:
Comment by Cap'n Flametongue (5) - 4/15/2006 @ 9:17 am | [ Quote ]

Just ordered some Mega Death a day ago, I’m licking my lips in anticipation. Will undoubtedly be the highest Scoville sauce I’ve yet to try. The lady I talked to on the phone mentioned Jersey Death being 50% hotter than Mega Death, and I think was challenging my limits. I cowered and told her I needed to work my way up. A bit of my manhood left that day — here’s to Mega Death putting some hair back on my chest. I’ll post results of the torching.

Excellent site btw Nick! I can’t stop reading the reviews! Hellllp!!

Comment #15:
Comment by huvason (3717) - 4/15/2006 @ 9:59 am | [ Quote ]

Cap’n Flametongue on 4/15/2006 at 9:17 am said:

Just ordered some Mega Death a day ago, I’m licking my lips in anticipation. Will undoubtedly be the highest Scoville sauce I’ve yet to try. The lady I talked to on the phone mentioned Jersey Death being 50% hotter than Mega Death, and I think was challenging my limits. I cowered and told her I needed to work my way up. A bit of my manhood left that day — here’s to Mega Death putting some hair back on my chest. I’ll post results of the torching.

Excellent site btw Nick! I can’t stop reading the reviews! Hellllp!!

Welcome Cap’n - this site is VERY addicting. Mega Death is definitely a ggod start - it’s how I got hooked. Jersey is definitely hotter, and a staple in the fridge now.

Comment #16:
Comment by Dragon835 (14) - 5/10/2006 @ 8:57 pm | [ Quote ]

MegaDeath is also great on a plain ol’ turkey sandwich

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