Every time I see the name of this brand I’m reminded of the novel Dracula, and the character Renfield. In fact I usually need to look it up to remember that the name of that character is Renfield and not Renfro. That aside, this company is not named after a Dracula character, but rather the…
Blind Hot Sauce is a small craft operation out of Columbia Falls, MT, which appears to be about as remote and beautiful a location as I’ve seen any sauce hail from. Having begun development of their sauces in 2011 and retail sales in 2015, the company is nearing their ten year anniversary, which is impressive…
The Montreal Canadiens are nicknamed the Habs due to a century-plus old miscommunication with a sports reporter about the meaning of the ‘H’ on their logo. Habs in the case of this sauce is short for Habaneros. Due to the proximity of Montreal to Vermont however, I feel there is a little bit of an…
El Yucateco, once a brand that required trips to Mexican grocery stores to find, has been expanding their reach into mainstream grocery and retail outlets to the point where their sauces are rapidly approaching the same kind of name recognition as Valentina, Tapatio, or Cholula. Personally I’m happy to see this because along with Valentina…
Torchbearer Sauces, known for their all-natural lineup of extremely hot sauces, also has a range of mid-level and even mild sauces that don’t seem to get as much discussion as their monsters such as Garlic Reaper, Zombie Apocalypse, or The Rapture. I believe that’s a shame because the rest of their lineup is equally delicious,…
This is going to be a rather short review as I’ve previously written up Hank Sauce’s Camouflage here, and the two sauces are very similar. As a quick rundown, this is a cayenne based sauce featuring aged peppers, vinegar, and some unexpected ingredients such as wine, butter, and in this particular sauce, basil (as opposed…
Having possibly the longest name of any hot sauce I’ve seen yet, and likely designed originally to be sold at the gift shops and concession stands at Arrowhead Stadium, I picked this up for about 80 cents during a Spicin Foods fire sale for some sauces with ‘best by’ dates coming up quickly. Not that…
This isn’t the first sauce I’ve tried from The Spicy Shark, but he first that I’ve opened new since I’ve been able to work on taking better photographs, so I will have to revisit some of the previous flavors when I have the opportunity. Born in New England according to the bottle, The Spicy Shark…
I stumbled on Louisiana Pepper Exchange accidentally while researching some recipes, and discovered that they make a range of pure pepper purees from Jalapenos all the way up to Carolina Reapers, with the ingredients of each puree just being the pepper and some salt for preservation. I was intrigued as having some shelf-stable pure peppers…
I’ve long been a fan of the Marie Sharp’s brand of hot sauces. The company has a wide range from mild to rather hot but most follow the same basic formula of being very savory, a bit saltier than average, and being a bit chunkier than main competing brand, but those features make them pair…