Seed Ranch Umami Reserve label

Seed Ranch Umami Reserve Hot Sauce Review

Seed Ranch Umami Reserve doesn’t pull punches about what it’s all about. This is a bold hot sauce that leans heavily into umami flavor, mixed with smoky sting. There’s a lot going on in this hot sauce, but does its heat balance out well with …

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Purple Haze Hot Sauce Label

Purple Haze Hot Sauce Review

Love hot sauces that look as unique as they taste? Get to know Purple Haze Hot Sauce. This is one “psychedelic hot sauce”, with a bold name, bold flavor, and even bolder color. But how well-balanced is its heat? And do the unique ingredients (like …

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Torchbearer Honey Badger Hot Sauce label

Torchbearer Honey Badger Hot Sauce Review

Holy Honey Badger. This honey mustard hot sauce carries a serious kick. And it’s not a complete surprise as Torchbearer Honey Badger Hot Sauce uses a pair of super-hot peppers among its ingredients. It’s real hot, but is there enough honey mustard flavor here to …

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Da Bomb Beyond Insanity Hot Sauce_on spoon

Da Bomb Beyond Insanity Hot Sauce Review

“HOT DAMN!” was not the words that came out of my mouth. What came out, after trying a toothpick drop amount of this sauce, was something much more inappropriate, which I cannot write in this review. I then ran for the milk and needed to …

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Tia Lupita Hot Sauce_!

Tia Lupita Hot Sauce Review

Tia Lupita is a family-owned company with a rich Mexican back story, and their original hot sauce tastes like it comes from the heart: pure homemade, made with a lot of passion for the ingredients. There’s a rich flavor of sweet red jalapenos, mixed with …

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Lingham's Hot Sauce on spoon

Lingham’s Hot Sauce Review

Lingham’s Hot Sauce is more of a spicy-sweet Thai chili sauce than a typical hot sauce, but I am IN LOVE WITH IT! This is exactly as it reads on the bottle, a multi-use condiment. I have made my own (now amazing!) ketchup with this, …

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Tapatio Hot Sauce on a shelf

Tapatio Hot Sauce Review

If you’ve ever been out west, Tapatio Hot Sauce sits on every table in California. It has that kick that won’t knock you down and a punch of flavor that makes any dish simply better. So, why is this sauce so popular? How does its …

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Aka Miso Ghost-Reaper Hot Sauce Review

“Get back Reaper!”, I screamed, “You’re freakin’ dangerous!” Seriously, Aka Miso Ghost-Reaper by Bravado Spice Company is really hot, particularly for a sauce with no chili pepper extracts. No, this is the real McCoy here — fresh ghost peppers and Carolina Reapers punching hard. But …

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Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce

Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce Review

I feel like the only way to start out this review is to just proclaim, “It’s Sriracha!” Obviously the Rooster Sauce is well known with a passionate following. There’s no doubt it’s good, with its lovely garlic peppery taste that enhances the flavor of food. …

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Crystal Extra Hot Sauce Label

Crystal Extra-Hot Sauce Review

Love Crystal Hot Sauce but want more oomph? Enter Crystal Extra-Hot. This hot sauce has more of that cayenne kick that you’re craving. But does that extra spiciness come at the cost of flavor? Can you still use it nearly anywhere, like you would the …

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