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Multi-Review: Murder Mustard
By DK | July 16, 2009 |
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Reviewer #1: DK
First of all I would like to say that when I was told of this product and that the person behind it was also behind the discovery of the CSS Hunley, I was very excited to say the least. Although I’ve never been to see the Hunley, I’ve been enthralled by its discovery since seeing it raised from the depths of Charleston Harbor here in my home state of SC.
But this is a review of Dr. E. Lee Spence’s mustard product called Murder Mustard, not an article about the Hunley, so lets change gears here and get to the review.
The product is packaged in an 8.6 oz jar with a label that wraps completely around it. Even so, the dark golden color of the mustard and the chunks of fresh ingredients are visible from its depths. Ok, so there’s no depth, maybe it’s just the picture of Dr. Spence in his diving suit on the label that led me to say that. LOL! And speaking of the label, there’s a ton of interesting information there. Yes, it’s a little busy, but it is fairly organized and the stories printing on it are well worth the reading. I give the label a B-, with the only things I would recommend on it would be to make the name larger and more visible as well as the pic of Dr. Spence. The concept for the label is awesome, it just needs to be rearranged a little to make it pop out a lot more on the shelf.
So with the packaging out of the way, letd open the jar and see what we have. As I could see through the glass before opening, the mustard is very thick and chunky. It has a very nice golden color to it vs. a bright yellow of a typical mustard. Let’s take a look at the ingredients.
Ingredients: Prepared Mustard (distilled vinegar & water, mustard seed, salt, tumeric, spices), Peppers (Jalapeno peppers, water vinegar, iodized salt, spices & soybean oil), vinegar, spices, onion, salt, garlic
Judging from the ingredients, the chunks must be the onions and garlic. There’s a lot of red flecks in there too. I wonder if this is the peppers? The aroma is that of a tangy mustard. You can definitely smell the vinegar, but it’s not overwhelming. But hey, I’m gonna eat it, not make a fragrance candle out of it, so let’s get on with the tasting.
Straight from the jar the taste is very tangy and a little tart. Not like a vinegar hit, but tart like a lemon. Maybe it’s the the tumeric? I’m not sure, but this is definitely a hot and spicy mustard and not a mustard based hot sauce. It’s really good stuff straight out of the jar. And it packs a punch too! I had to do a double take and read the ingredients again because I swear this stuff has habaneros in it. Nope, it only lists Jalapenos. For such a small bite, there is noticeable heat for sure. The burn covers my whole mouth and stings my tongue and there’s even a hint that a bead of sweat will pop up if I have a larger portion.
So let’s go for it and have a larger portion! For this review I decided to try this mustard on the good ‘ol All American hamburger. After reading the label (it suggests mixing with mayo) I also decided to make a batch of potato salad using the Murder Mustard in place of regular yellow mustard. Both dishes were a homerun using Murder Mustard. When used on food, the tartness vanishes completely, although it does retain it’s tanginess. And the heat really comes on when the amount used goes beyond just a taste from the tip of a fork. The heat wasn’t unbearable, but it definitely had me reaching for my glass of water, and the potato salad serving got the sweats going big time! By the time I finished off my plate, I was drenched and my mouth was numb. To me, the perfect heat level for this product. A serious burn from not only a spicy mustard, but one that uses only Jalapenos and no habaneros.
Bottom line, this is an awesome mustard. I think the label says it best, “a superb culinary torture for the taste buds”. I recommend this for anyone that loves mustard and that’s looking for something with a serious burn.
Dr. Spence, great product sir! Maybe I’ll drive down to pick up my refill when the jar is empty and go check out the Hunley while I’m at it. 
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CONTINUE TO REVIEWER #2 ———->
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Topics: Hot Product Reviews, Reviews | 10 Comments »
What is it with mustard and murder? We have dead
and now dead ships. Next will be a line featuring the `27 Yankees- Murderers Row Mustard.
Oh, I forgot, good reviews everyone.
Pastrami and Brats are really the only thing I like mustard on. Never on a cheeseburger.
ALWAYS on a cheeseburger.
Used to be the only way I would eat my cheeseburger was with mustard only. Lots of mustard. I like it on brats and pastrami too, but I don’t eat a lot of either one of those.
Using it in the tater salad beat ‘em all though. Man that was some sho ’nuff good tater salad.:matey:
Nice reveiw all! We’re a mustard house..burgers, brats, potato salad. Almost anything gets mustard..except the 7 year old..but he mixes ketchup and mustard together for most things.
“Treasures of the Confederate Coast, The REAL RHETT BUTLER and Other Revelations”
AWESOME BOOK and MUSTARD Dr.Spence!!
The mustard and the book are both must haves!!
After having the mustard, and reading his book, it’s obvious to me that Dr. Spence has poured his heart and soul into this masterpiece of Southern heritage, and the same passion has been unleashed in the making of his mustard products. I highly recommend giving this product a try.
ALWAYS IN TATER SALAD, MAC SALAD AND DEVILED EGGS.
Mmmm, deviled eggs!
Didn’t think of that one, thanks Xero!
MY RECIPE IS THE EGG YOLKS (SMASHED WITH A FORK), SOME MAYO, AMHS, LEMON JUICE ALL MIXED TOGETHER, A LITTLE ONION, GARLIC, PARSLEY AND TOPPED WITH MY DRY HEAT HABANERO SEASONING. GREAT STUFF
Maybe since this is the Murder Mustard thread, we could change the AMHS to Murder Mustard and give it a shot.