Hot Sauce reviews

This list is focused on the super hots, which is what I’m starting to get in to.

Marie Sharp’s

Green Habanero & Nopal

Not that hot IMO, but really tasty. Great on eggs. One of the best green sauces I’ve had.

Woodstock

Ghost Pepper

Slow burn. Not much burn immediately in the mouth, but it grows! Fruity.

Melinda’s

Red Savina

Not as hot as the ghost pepper sauce, but much better flavor IMO. Best of the Melinda’s I’ve tried so far.

Naga Jolokia

Definitely hot, but not as much flavor as the Woodstock Ghost or the Melinda’s Red Savina. Lots of vinegar and salt notes.

Amarillo

Too much mustard flavor for me and not enough heat. I don’t like it.

Scotch Bonnet

Too watery and not enough heat, IMO. Vinegar dominates.

El Yucateco

My two favorites are the Caribbean Habanero and the Kutbil-Ik XXXtra. Everything else I can mostly take or leave, with two exceptions:

The regular jalapeno sauce has good flavor, even if not enough heat

The Black Reserve is awful. Pure acrid smoke.

Hell’s Kitchen Hot Sauce

Rockin’ Rasta

Scotch bonnet-based. Thick sauce with coconut, carrots, and garlic. Has some heat (not too much), but tons of flavor. Great on rice dishes.