Tara Erickson 
Hot Ones Los Calientes taste like a higher quality, fresher, spicier version of Taco Bell sauce. And that’s 100% not a bad thing. No, this hot sauce from the fiery foods collab of Hot Ones, First We Feast, and Heatonist is a total flavor winner. …
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 …
Meet the deeper shade of Tabasco. That’s right, the famous Louisiana Hot Sauce maker goes for a richer flavor with its small-batch, barrel-aged Tabasco Family Reserve Pepper Sauce. How different is it from Tabasco Original Red? How well is it balanced in terms of spiciness? …
If you’re looking for a family-friendly hot sauce, or simply a sauce with a very mild heat for an introduction to hot sauces and spicy food, Franks RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce is certainly a great place to start. It’s very mild — no more …
Want a sauce that surprises just as much on the table as it does on your meal? Texas Pete Pepper Sauce is just that. With its hole green tabasco peppers filling the bottle and simple vinegar-forward approach, this is one memorable pepper sauce. How does …
Hillside Harvest calls its hot sauce line “flavor forward”, and that’s certainly true. Its original flavor is a hot sauce that brings plenty of flavor to the table, with a delicious mix of apples, honey, and ginger. But how is the heat? Does it blend …
For sure, if you’re a fan of truffles, Melinda’s Black Truffle Hot Sauce has plenty to like. That mushroom flavor meets vinegar tang and even hints of Parmesan cheese. But how usable is it? Can those only moderately into truffle enjoy this hot sauce? And …
If vinegar is your thing in a hot sauce (and you’re ready to venture down a different path than traditional Louisiana-style sauce) take a good look at Yellowbird Bliss and Vinegar Hot Sauce. It has a strong vinegar-forward flavor and a cast of unlikely ingredients …
It’s all right there in the name of Hoff’s Smoken Ghost Hot Sauce. This is one smoky explosion — with (of course) ghost pepper and chipotle pepper big parts of the mix. It’s bold on flavor, but how does its heat balance compare? Does its …
Apt name. Because after eating Blair’s Ultra Death Sauce you’ll feel like your mouth has been stung by a thousand bees (that happen to also be on fire and maybe even carrying mini daggers in their little bee hands.) It’s an ultra death for sure. …