Tara Erickson 
You simply don’t know what to think when you see that label on a bottle of Señor Lechuga Hot Sauce (.002). So simple – to the point – listing a handful of primary ingredients, including chipotle peppers and Carolina Reapers, and seemingly random numbers. And …
My assumption before tasting Tabasco Scorpion Pepper Sauce was the heat wouldn’t really burn me, because, well….it’s made by Tabasco. How hot would they make it, really? Oh was I wrong about that. This scorpion pepper hot sauce brings real wrath to the table, much …
I love heat, but I’ll admit I was a little scared of Torchbearer Garlic Reaper Sauce before I tried it. I mean, it stars the Carolina Reaper – the chili that tops the Scoville scale – as the first ingredient listed in its ingredients list. …
If you’re an Old Bay addict, here’s a hot sauce you’ll want to know. McCormick announced in February 2020 that they would be releasing a limited edition Old Bay Hot Sauce, and it sold out quickly. And it appears to be here to stay. So, …
Carrots and habaneros are always a surprisingly tasty pairing: earthy-sweet and fiery. And that’s what’s behind Marie Sharp’s Habanero Pepper Sauce. It’s chock full of flavor, but how well is its heat balanced? And are carrot-based hot sauces like this as usable as other more …
Satan’s Blood Hot Sauce is the most dangerously hot hot sauce I have ever had! HOLY H. E. DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS! You better keep 911 on speed dial in case you forget to wash your hands after eating this because once it makes contact with …
Few hot sauces become as synonymous with extreme heat as The Last Dab XXX (a product of Hot Ones, First We Feast, and Heatonist.) After all, it uses the infamous Pepper X (three kinds, triple X!) as its chili pepper base, and they sit high …
Huichol Hot Sauce is a classic red hot sauce, similar to Cholula. This is a well balanced, mild-to-medium hot sauce – think flavor-forward, not vinegar forward. You’ll feel the heat, but it dissipates fairly quickly, which makes this an everyday hot sauce that you can …
Here’s my first unassuming thought about Trader Joe’s Habanero Hot Sauce: “I mean it’s Trader Joe’s brand, how hot can it be?” It’s hot! Surprisingly so. There’s a true medium heat here that builds and then slowly dissipates from your lips and tongue. This is …
Like a little citrusy tang in your sauce? Muso From Japan’s Hot Yuzu Sauce delivers there in spades. It’s got that lemony tartness that’s totally fresh and zingy, but does that “zing” include a well-balanced chili pepper bite as well? And how usable is it …