Death sauce

I have found my new favourite thing in life. Blair's potato chips. A while back I found this stuff online and wanted to track down where to get the stuff from so I emailed the guy and he told me a few places in Auckland you can source the sauce and other hot and spicy goodies they sell (well I was really only after the potato chips).

http://www.tonguehammerfood.co.nz/hot-sauce.html

Fortunately a dairy about 5 minutes from our place stock the chips so I grabbed a couple of flavours and before rushing out the door to try them was warned by the dairy owner about how hot they are.
Him: "You like spicy stuff?"
Me: "Yeah, love it"
Him: "But these are really spicy"
Me: "Oh good"
Him: "Not like normal spicy chips you would buy"
Me: "Oh that's good, because it is hard to get proper spicy food in supermarkets"
Him" Yes, well these are really spicy"
Me: "Great, can't wait"
Him: "I tried them and thought they were spicy"
Me: "Awesome, thanks"
Him: "Ok, good luck"

Now, racist I am not, but take one guess at what nationality he was. He was basically saying look lady, if I thought they were hot, your white western palate will not be able to handle them.

On my visit back last week to stock up on supplies, I struck up another conversation with him about how hot these were and how he has a few customers who come in just for this stuff. He then directed me to Blair's sauces. He stocked about four different types and pointed me towards the hottest one. The Death Sauce.

Now when the sauce you buy comes in a coffin-shaped box, has a warning on the packet and a skull attached to it, it's probably a fairly ominous sign.

Still, it can't be that hot right? Wrong.

This was bad. I had the tiniest drop and I haven't touched it since. Just looking at it makes me scared.

I will eventually use it and put it in a chilli con carne or nachos or something but for now it can stay in the coffin in the cupboard.

Oh, but the chips - they are awesome! They have chipotle, buffalo wing, jalapeno & cheddar and habanero. I haven't tried the chipotle (the dairy doesn't have them), but the buffalo wing and jalapeno & cheddar ones are super tasty - they are medium heat and are delish! The habanero ones are hot. When a packet of chips can last in my vicinity for longer than an hour they must be hot. In fact the first packet I bought - granted it was a big one - lasted about two weeks. They are so tasty but definitely not your normal spicy chips you'll get from Eta.

Word on the street (well Elliot's chilli/gardening forum thing) is that Blair's are bringing out a Bhut Jolokia one too which I am looking forward to trying. Am also keen to try the other less death-like sauces.

If anyone wants to know where to get them from let me know or I am happy to hook you up with some. Be brave and give them a go.

And if anyone wants to try the death sauce I know a bottle with a drop out of it you can have...