Perhaps owing to the popularity of Hot Ones, where this sauce appeared in the number nine position during the 20th “season” or the show, this is one of the sauces from Butterfly Bakery of Vermont that seems to have the most visibility amongst hot sauce enthusiasts. Interestingly, this wasn’t the first sauce Hot Ones reached…
The third and final bottle from the Gindo’s 2024 Ghost of Christmas three pack, Ghost of Christmas Future was designed to “embrace the future of heat”. Like Ghost of Christmas Past and Ghost of Christmas Present this is a unique limited edition sauce that will exist only for this single release. This is the 10th…
Bloody Marys are one of my favorite cocktails. I’ve always enjoyed tomato juice, so the opportunity to make it spicy and add some booze and fun garnishes is something I can’t pass up given the opportunity. When I saw that Mesquite Creek had a Bloody Mary flavor for their jerky it was one of the…
I’m a lover of garlic so when I saw a post about Liquid Gold garlic crisps I knew that I had to order their range. They have three varieties with three heat ranges – Liquid Gold which is their no heat variety, Liquid Heat which is the subject of this review at the middle-child of…
The second bottle from the 2024 Gindo’s Ghost of Christmas trio, Ghost of Christmas Present is described by the company as “a love letter to the bold flavors of today’s hot sauces”. Featuring a range of red heirloom and super hot varietals of peppers (as opposed to the peach and yellow varieties featured in the…
For the past ten years Gindo’s has been releasing special limited edition holiday hot sauces under the Ghost of Christmas series. Each year the sauces are different but embody tradition, current trends, and future looking flavors with the Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, and Ghost of Christmas Future sauces respectively. While this…
De La Viuda, literally meaning “of the widow”, is a sauce with a history dating back over 50 years in Mexico though its introduction to the US market is much more recent. The recipe for the sauce dates back to a widow from Jalisco, Mexico who sold the sauce from a street cart and was…
I’ve recently become more of a fan of beef jerky. It’s a great protein-packed snack that’s excellent for quelling hunger without a ton of calories and certainly better than binging on bags of chips or cookies from the office vending machines. While occasionally some very tasty brands show up on the shelves of the local…
I’ve always been a fan of Tabasco products. With a long history steeped in tradition they’re also not afraid to experiment and try new things. While the original and Family Reserve varieties rely on their age-old three ingredient formula of fermented peppers, vinegar, and salt, they’ve taken inspirations from global cuisines and other styles of…
On a recent order from Puckerbutt Pepper Company I had to get my total up a bit in order to get free shipping, and as I’d already selected the remaining sauces that interested me from the company and that I hadn’t added to my stockpile yet I decided to throw in this chocolate bar. Linda…