After loving my first experience with Peppermaster’s fine Hurricane Mash, I was extremely excited to sample another of their offerings, Red
Ingredients: Sugar, Apples, Fresh Chili Peppers, Spanish Onion, Vinegar, citric acid, apple pectin, spices
That’s a lot of sweet in the ingredients list! Clocking in at 5 out of 10 on their heat scale, I expected a little heat and a lot of sugary flavor.
On First Taste
The consistence is very jelly like, smooth, shiny and easy to spread. The apple flavor comes on strong with a lot of sweetness, and a mild heat comes on later. The big chunks of pepper in the sauce are a big plus. This is definitely a breakfast condiment, or anyplace else you’d use jelly. The
On Food
I feel like this jelly would be the perfect compliment to some great potato pancakes. However, since I can’t make good potato pancakes for my life, and it’s a long way to the nearest good Polish restaurant, I decided to settle on a typical breakfast usage, a toasted roll.
The jelly went great with the bread. The apple flavor is really delicious, and the spices bring out a lot of additional flavor, though I can’t identify them precisely. This is a morning treat worth looking forward to. And I bet it would make one heck of a good spicy Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich.
Conclusion:
Peppermaster’s Red Pepper Jelly came in with a big reputation to uphold, and stood in admirably. It’s a fine tasting condiment that’d be at home on any chilihead’s breakfast table, or used to add a touch of heat anywhere jelly is required.
Rating: 8.7 out of 10
Written by John
Nick Lindauer founded Hot Sauce Blog in 2004, making it one of the internet's very first hot sauce review sites. After 20+ years of tasting, reviewing, and attending every major fiery foods event in the country, he's back behind the keyboard covering the hot sauce world he helped build.