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 …
Like your hot sauce with a touch of earth, smoke, and tang, along with a bit of sweet? You’ll find them all here in Mayhem Original Datil Pepper Hot Sauce. It’s a delicious pairing of sweet, smoky, and vinegary bite that’ll keep you coming back …
Blueberries and chili peppers are an underrated combo. That earthy sweetness and heat just work. So excited I am to dive into a bottle of Bravado Ghost Pepper And Blueberry Hot Sauce. So do the blueberries stand-up to the extreme heat capable in those ghost …
If you’re from Cincinnati, you likely have heard of Skyline Chili. The restaurant has a long history and devoted following in the region (and now across multiple states.) Why all the love? The chili, of course — more a sauce than a chili con carne. …
Hoppin Hot Sauce is chock-full of California good-feelings, leaning into its creator’s love of California cuisine. It uses locally grown ingredients (like tangy Meyer lemons) and two flavorful chilies that hail from just south of the California border. So, how do all of these ingredients …
Looking for a ginger-forward hot sauce with a bit of kick? Ginger Goat Hot Sauce (The Original Goat) delivers on both. It has a punchy spiciness and gingery flavor that you’ll remember. But how’s the flavor overall? Is there more than ginger in Ginger Goat? …
Holy hell hot sauce! Burn After Eating Hot Sauce is terrifyingly spicy. I might be dazed and confused because my tongue has been burning for five minutes straight. But is there more to this super-hot sauce than pure fire, or is it solely brain-numbing heat? …
Tabasco Sweet and Spicy Sauce calls what it claims to be right in its name. But how sweet is sweet? And how spicy is spicy? Do they work together to be something more? How does it compare to other Tabasco-brand hot sauces? Let’s dive into …
Don’t let the name and the cayenne chilies on the label scare you — Trappey’s Red Devil Cayenne Pepper Sauce is big on classic pepper sauce flavor and mellower than expected on heat. But how balanced is that spiciness? Is it too mellow to live …