Years ago, and I mean years ago.....Jardines used to make the best hot sauce. Texas Champagne. After the umpteenth case purchased, I noticed a definite difference in taste. After a little investigation, I saw that it was made somewhere in Illinois. A company DL Jardine decided to contract with to manufacture their hot sauce. While it was certainly hot sauce, something was missing. It took me a while to figure it out. There is a definite difference between the water in Illinois, and in Buda, Texas. It was the water that screwed up the taste.
Now for what it is worth, they aren't going to admit to this, but I knew that the tried and true Texas Champagne had changed, and not for the better. I quit buying it and now I use Cholula brand, a much better tasting sauce. My suspicions were confirmed when I discovered that DL Jardines had succumbed to the Great God of Greed, and the quality went down hill like a made man avalanche. This is typical of many good products in the USA when greed smothers quality. Ok, sure, it's hot sauce, salsa, whatever, but the quality of the DL Jardine line has flattened; don't waste your money. For a little more, and even sometimes less, you can find a superior product. Don't get caught up in the 'customer loyalty' thing that companies want you to get hooked into. And always look at the label because there is more and more food products ending up on the shelves that are made in China. And if you think China cares about your health, then choose your food with a blindfold on. read more