The Pirate Chef

     So I'm going to ramp up my blog updates to catch up with the Facebook page. Plus, I feel like introducing you to a rather unusual treat I discovered while roaming the streets of St. Augustine.

                                                                   Kill Devil Taffy!

     I didn't choose to review this because salt water taffy is a common find in many, if not all, beach side towns in Florida and some cheesy relationship between them. No, I chose it because it is the same name as the favorite drink of the infamous pirate, Blackbeard.

     The Kill Devil drink was referred to as a "hot, hellish, and terrible liqour" as it was a mix of spiced rum and gunpowder and this taffy certainly lives up to it's namesake! The Kill Devil taffy from the Old Town Taffy Company is incredibly hot and damn near hellish, but it has a great overall flavor.

     This is definitely not a taffy for the soft landlubber types out there!  The heat in this taffy comes from St. Augustine's famous datil peppers, so there's no joking with the intensity of this stuff!

     Feel free to check out their website and other historically-inspired flavors at Old Town Taffy and stay tuned for an upcoming recipe that will help to cool those burning mouths of yours!