Deli Mustard Review: Kosciusko Spicy Brown

Just look at it's spicy brownness!

Welcome back, my mustardy fellows, to Hard Yellow!

Before we get started, I'd just like to announce that these reviews will be coming out more slowly than our past rapid-fire posts. This will ensure quality of posts, so you will get the best reviews of mustard possible!

So, onto the mustard. Just look at this thing. How can a mustard in a barrel-shaped bottle be bad? (It's also 100% natural. Apparently.) It looks like a dignified mustard, without being complacent enough to come in a glass jar. And dignified this mustard is!

The taste of this mustard is very nice. Not super vinegary, it carries that clean deli mustard taste I have grown to love in recent years. The spiciness that Kosciusko vouches isn't horribly strong. It's not the swift kick that Colman's offers, it's more of a hard yet friendly pat on the back. Because it's not so overpowering, it's good for when you want the mustard to take a supporting role, like on a good sandwich. In short, this is your "eating-a-sandwich-at-3-in-the-afternoon" kind of mustard; something that comforts, helps you along, but doesn't blow your taste buds immediately away.

I'd give this mustard 7 lazy summer days out of 10. It's a nice mustard, goes well with a good amount of stuff, and generally can hold it's own. It's a great addition to a mustard geek's collection.

Deli Mustard Review - Grey Poupon Horseradish Deli Mustard

Oh, deli mustards. How I love them. When you need a flavor to liven up your otherwise dull entrée, a fine deli mustard like this Grey Poupon has you covered. This specific specimen of deli mustard, otherwise known as spicy brown mustard, is a fine addition to any burger, sandwich, or other food. The squeeze bottle doesn't prove to be much of a problem, if you're careful of the destructive effects of having a desolate wasteland of a cap.

Grey Poupon is always a good baseline for mustards in general, but it seems to me that they always run a little on the weak side. For instance, last night I had a burger with this stuff slathered all over it, and it just wasn't very strong. (Granted, it was a burger, which are famously good at negating condiment flavors, but still.) Despite this, the mustard is still well balanced with a good base texture and flavor and some spice from horseradish.

In case you don't know what a horseradish root looks like, I've stuck a photo to the left. You're welcome.

When I think of a horseradish mustard, I think of Boar's Head. Now there's some flavor. I'll have to do a review sometime...





WALROR EDIT: I think this is a 7, so I'll stick that in.