Focus on Chilli Crisps

 

We tried a LOT of chilli snacks whilst setting up the Devil’s Garden (what we wouldn’t do for the chilli cause!) and setting up a list of quality spicy snacks reflecting what is currently available in the UK market while bearing in mind people’s tastes and chilli pain threshold.
In performing this intense search we discovered great products such as LapSnack Chilli Puffs, Dave’s Insanity Popcorn, Hot Headz Satan’s Nuts, but then found the ultimate chilli snack that soon became part of our bestsellers.

And what can this top spicy treat be other than Blair’s Death Range of chilli crisps? We have introduced these crisps to chilli beginners as well as hardcore chilli fans and absolutely everybody loved them! Although named “Death Rain”, the range is rather medium to hot but still packs a real punch! The great thing about Blair’s crisps is that whatever you feel like at the time you can be sure to find a flavour that suits you.
For an everyday treat our tastebuds usually lead us to Blair’s Cheddar crisps. Instead of that chemical processed cheese that leaves an oily film around your gums and teeth you get real flavour that lingers long after you have eaten it but in a subtle and enjoyable way. Blair’s chilli crisps are also much appreciated for their crunchiness. It might seem obvious but this is a feature we often find disappointing in mainstream crisps. Blair’s version look and feel like proper potato slices toasted in the oven.
We were utterly crushed to hear that Blair’s discontinued their Habanero crisps which were definitely worth storing by the crate! Fret not though as Blair’s Buffalo Wings crisps are a very good alternative. Just hot enough and with a wonderful chicken flavour, these crisps are for those that crave a substantial snack in the middle of the afternoon or after a hard day’s work.
Blair’s Death Rain Chipotle crisps are quite unique. People seem to have a love/hate relationship with these but even the most reluctant go back to find out what makes these crisps so wonderful. Is it the smoky flavour and underlying heat? Is it the fact that as you get to the bottom of the pack, things get more and more pungent and intriguing? We still haven’t made up our minds and don’t intend to as we feel it’s a losing battle they are that good!
Our bestseller’s  flavour of crisps by Blair’s by far is the Habanero. These are definitely not for the faint-hearted and many a customer found themselves in an impossible position of wanting to finish the bag as the habanero flavour is so wonderful but really struggling to handle the heat which makes the whole reputation of habaneros. We often have to sell these by bags of 5 or 6 as people can never get enough.
We cannot wait for Blair’s to develop its range of chilli crisps but you can be sure to have good basics already available at the Devil’s Garden with Cheddar, Buffalo Wings, and Habanero

Got the Munchies?

We all have our guilty pleasures, one of the most tenacious ones being snacking on things we probably should avoid. Most people will go for crisps rather than rice crackers or chocolate instead of a banana probably because it just feels so good to be bad...

We are as guilty here at the Devil’s Garden as anyone, voicing the excuse to anybody who will listen that we just need to curb our chilli craving before gorging ourselves with fabulous chilli snacks.

When it comes to chocolate, our first pick is Dartmoor Chilli Farm’s range of chilli chocolate available in many flavours from dark to milk, orange, mint, coffee, apricot, ginger or nuts although the Chilli Pepper Company’s 72% organic dark chilli chocolate is pretty darn awesome too!

We just LOVE grabbing a bag of Dave’s Insanity Popcorn to munch in front of the telly or LapSnack Chilli Puffs. The Chilli Pepper Company’s chilli fudge is also one of our favourites, either the hot & spicy one or the ginger version.

Fired Up Chipnuts, peanuts coated in a crispy spicy shell, are definite bestsellers at the Devil’s Garden, the XXX habanero version being the most popular, closely followed by Cajun and Chipotle.

Our stock can never be big enough for our consumers of chilli nuts though. Whether you go for Hot Headz Who Dares Burns Peanuts, Hot Headz Satan’s Nuts, Dave’s Burning Nuts or Dave’s Smokin nuts, all those chilli nuts are to die for... quite literally!

The ultimate chilli snacks for those with serious chilli withdrawal have to be Blair’s Death Rain range of chilli crisps. We tend to sell the Habanero crisps by the crate as well as Chipotle although the Cheddar and Buffalo Wings are definitely popular too!

So if just like us you just can’t resist munching on something throughout the day go visit the Devil’s Garden website where you can have your pick at delicious spicy snacks!

Blair's Success

Blair’s started in 1989 and hasn’t stopped growing ever since. Most people know Blair’s because of the famous “Death” range and trademark skull keyring that has allowed a sort of secret community of hot sauce lovers to form over the years all around the world.

At the Devil’s Garden we love Blair’s not only for its amazing hot sauces, crisps, spice shakers and much more but also because of its integrity. In view of Blair’s success in the US, the brand has had many tempting lucrative deals offered on a plate to mass produce and sell their most successful products to supermarkets. It just shows Blair’s honourable and feisty side that the brand didn’t sell out to corporate entities like so many other hot sauce producers have in the UK or the US.

We are proud to have all of Blair’s Death range hot sauces and people don’t seem to get enough of Blair’s Death Rain crisps! These are hard to get in the UK and we are soon getting some new stock but it’s not rare to get an order for a box of 28 at a time so if you want some, be quick!

If you haven’t tried Blair’s produce yet then make sure to get one of his awesome hot sauces or spice shakers that you can bring pretty much anywhere with you. We surely do!