The third and final of the new Hot Ones heat pack sauces I’ve reviewed, this one took my the longest to write up and figure out my thoughts on. Microsaucerie Piko Peppers’ Volkano was a straightforward (though absolutely delicious) habanero sauce and Queen Majesty’s Sicilian Scorpion was just brutal heat with a scorpion flavor that…
Hellfire, the title of one of the top 3 Disney villain songs as well as the sulfurous power granted to Harry Dresden by means of being half-possessed by a demonic coin in the Dresden Files series, just sounds pretty dang badass and cool. It also sounds quite spicy. Does this beef jerky live up to…
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…
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…
Elijah’s hot sauces, especially their Xtreme line, have been popular in online hot sauce forums for their combination of solid heat and flavor. The has been a father-son duo since its inception, with this particular sauce being the first one launched by the company. I had been wanting to try some of their lineup for…
When it comes to craft hot sauces the market has exploded in the past 5-10 years. We’ve seen dozens if not hundreds of new companies pop up with the goal of producing tasty artisan sauces with innovative flavor combinations, most selling direct through their websites and perhaps local farmer’s markets and some local grocery store…
Gindo’s is one of the brands of sauces I’d been wanting to try for a while. They seem to have some very dedicated and vocal fans in the greater Chicago area where they’re based, and I appreciate that they have both a steady lineup of “always available” sauces as well as a rotating case of…
Back in my college days I was spoiled for choice when it came to late night food options. Being in the Mid-Atlantic region we had multiple 24 Hour diners in town, several pizza places and calzone places open late, and of course the expected wing places. My two favorites were Wings-to-Go and Cluck-U, and for…
Canadian brand Haico’s is one that I would have likely never heard of were it not for a post about them on Reddit’s hot sauce forum. Not only was I exposed to this unknown-to-me line of sauces, but everyone who replied had nothing but rave reviews for the company’s products. I knew I had to…