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The Kaiser's Hot Sauce List

I'm keeping some notes on hot sauces I've tried. First, a few definitions, then the list.

Spice Category Key

1 Use as a table condiment. Mostly adds flavor, with only mild heat
2 Elevated spiciness. Sprinkle drops as a topping
3 Industrial grade stuff. Use these more as an additive, diluting a few drops into a larger dish

Extract Key

🌶️ All Natural - these sauces get their heat from grinding or mashing up hot peppers, aka "the normal way"
⚗️ Extract - capsaicin (the chemical that makes stuff spicy) has been extracted from peppers and then added back into this sauce in a concentrated form. These sauces tend to have a more immediate and intense "hit" of straight up burning on the tongue

Favorite? Logo Approx. Sauce Color Manufacturer /
Sauce Name
Spice Category Peppers Extract? Consistency Try it with... Notes
logo for bottle of Hot Sauce Crystal
Hot Sauce
1 Cayenne 🌶️ thin pizza a good go-to daily hot sauce and my favorite vinegary pepper sauce
logo for bottle of Cremini Habanero
Dawson's
Cremini Habanero
2 Habanero 🌶️ chunky vegetables highly unique and strong mushroom flavor, very earthy
logo for bottle of Mega Death Sauce Blair's
Mega Death Sauce
3 Habanero, Cayenne, Ancho ⚗️ thick chili crazy intense, totally over the top heat. Use with caution, seriously!
logo for bottle of Habanero
Hell Fire Detroit
Habanero
2 Habanero 🌶️ chunky taco bell
logo for bottle of Hamajang Adoboloco
Hamajang
2 Ghost, Habanero 🌶️ thin rice very smoky, distinct taste. Goes well with anything that needs a strong dose of flavor
logo for bottle of Hotter Hot Sauce Texas Pete
Hotter Hot Sauce
1 Generic "aged peppers" 🌶️ thin stew a standard vinegar table sauce but with more kick. A good choice when Crystal isn't cutting it
logo for bottle of Zombie Apocalypse
Torchbearer
Zombie Apocalypse
2 Ghost, Habanero 🌶️ thick chicken awesome garlic flavor!
logo for bottle of Scorpion Pepper
Dave's Gourmet
Scorpion Pepper
3 Scorpion 🌶️ chunky smells a little stinky? That might be good! Really dominates the flavor of whatever you put it in, you kind of have to be in the mood for the scorpion sting
logo for bottle of Ghost Pepper Jolokia
Dave's Gourmet
Ghost Pepper Jolokia
3 Ghost ⚗️ chunky Another strong Dave's extract sauce that will annihilate anything in its path. Definitely safer as an additive.
logo for bottle of Total Insanity Dave's Gourmet
Total Insanity
3 Red chilis ⚗️ thick tomato juice the first next-level hot sauce I got into
logo for bottle of Rooster Sauce (?) Sriracha
Rooster Sauce (?)
1 Red jalapeno 🌶️ thick pizza, especially the crust a legend, very versatile. Good as a topping, not as good for mixing
logo for bottle of Original Cholula
Original
1 Arbol, Pequin 🌶️ thick pork tenderloin good thicker sauce. Not as vinegary.
logo for bottle of Chili Garlic Cholula
Chili Garlic
1 Arbol, Pequin 🌶️ thick loved this flavor. Not really spicy at all, tbh
logo for bottle of Habanero Hot Sauce
Secret Aardvark
Habanero Hot Sauce
1 Habanero 🌶️ thick burrito great flavor, works best as a topping. Not as good for dilution
logo for bottle of Sweet Habanero Cholula
Sweet Habanero
1 Habanero 🌶️ thick stir fry somewhat hotter than normal cholula, but still spice category 1. Sweeter flavor due to pineapple
logo for bottle of The Last Dab XXX
Heatonist
The Last Dab XXX
3 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper_X">Pepper X</a>, "the world's hottest pepper" 🌶️ chunky ramen I was skeptical, but delivered excellent heat/flavor balance. Good general purpose category 3
logo for bottle of Hot Pepper Sauce Shaquanda's
Hot Pepper Sauce
1 Chili 🌶️ thick good mix of flavors. Slightly sweet/tangy
logo for bottle of Black Garlic Carolina Reaper
Bravado Spice Co.
Black Garlic Carolina Reaper
2 Red Serrano, Carolina Reaper 🌶️ thin fried rice strong heat, unique flavor. Pretty decent
logo for bottle of Crimson Hot Sauce Bravado Spice Co.
Crimson Hot Sauce
1 Arbol, Red Jalapeno 🌶️ thin not feeling this one
logo for bottle of Serrano and Basil Hot Sauce
Bravado Spice Co.
Serrano and Basil Hot Sauce
1 Serrano 🌶️ thin paninis Really good sauce. Perfect for specific dishes where basil would be a good addition
logo for bottle of Black Label Reserve Chile Habanero El Yucateco
Black Label Reserve Chile Habanero
2 Habanero 🌶️ thick super smoky, musky flavor will dominate, so whether you like this depends on how well you dig that flavor
logo for bottle of Lethal Gator
Gator Hammock
Lethal Gator
2 Cayenne, Habanero, Red Scotch Bonnet, Jalapeno 🌶️ thick tacos great all around sauce, works well on lots of different stuff
logo for bottle of Ahi Of Kahuna XX
Tahiti Joe's
Ahi Of Kahuna XX
2 Habanero, Red Peppers 🌶️ chunky chicken nuggets has cheese and carrots (!) in it, which is kind of weird, but it totally works. You can use this for dipping too.
logo for bottle of Slaughter Sauce
Torchbearer
Slaughter Sauce
1 Habanero 🌶️ thick kind of underwhelming, didn't feel like flavor was adding enough
logo for bottle of Frank's RedHot McCormick
Frank's RedHot
1 Cayenne 🌶️ thin soup not very hot at all, but adds a pleasant bit of vinegary flavor
logo for bottle of Triple Strength Hot Sauce Sylvia's Restaurant
Triple Strength Hot Sauce
1 Cayenne 🌶️ thin bean stew slightly elevated category 1 heat. Vinegary
logo for bottle of Aka Miso
Bravado
Aka Miso
3 Ghost Pepper, Carolina Reaper 🌶️ thick soup Flavor is very complimentary, adding to a dish without hijacking it. Excellent sauce.
logo for bottle of Extra Hot
Melinda's
Extra Hot
1 Habanero 🌶️ thick quesadilla Pretty good category 1 sauce. Fresh taste, maybe slightly citrusy.
logo for bottle of Mango Melinda's
Mango
1 Habanero 🌶️ thick Sweet and fruity. Mostly flavor, not much heat at all.
logo for bottle of The Baltimore Habanero Ginger
Small Axe Peppers
The Baltimore Habanero Ginger
1 Habanero 🌶️ thin Packs a really intense ginger taste, so I find it less versatile...haven't quite found the right dish for it yet.