REVIEW: Aye - Kimchi Hot Sauce
So many ingredients in here and nothing is especially dominant, which is a nice change. This is another wonderfully rich, dark fermented...
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lukeathompson
Jul 191 min
REVIEW: Hoots - Smokin' Hoot Classic
Most of the sauces I’ve tried the past couple of weeks have been mild and I almost forgot what the sting of a good Scotch Bonnet hot...
lukeathompson
Jul 161 min
REVIEW: Chimac - Korean Hot Sauce
I’m enjoying these fermented hot sauces at the moment and this one is primarily made from the Korean fermented pepper paste gochujang. So...
lukeathompson
Jul 111 min
REVIEW: Muti - Deep Trouble
A bit more garlicky than Troublemaker, but again a strong sense of the ferment. I’m not getting a lot of chipotle or mango, which is a...
lukeathompson
Jul 81 min
REVIEW: Muti - Troublemaker
A new company. I’ve picked up three sauces, all made with fermented ingredients and I’m starting with their Troublemaker, which is made...
lukeathompson
Jul 51 min
REVIEW: DevilDog Hot Sauce - Aji Panca, Cranberry & Spiced Clementine
I love this company. This is how it should be done. The play, the flavours, the originality. A specific Peruvian pepper is used here, the...
lukeathompson
Jun 301 min
REVIEW: Thiccc - Honey Butter Louisiana
Another design misfire. This is a heatless condiment that says it's made with honey and butter. So the image? A blood-soaked bison with...
lukeathompson
Jun 272 min
REVIEW: Pip's Hot Sauce - Nagatropolis
I bought this one a while ago and have been putting it off. It sounds like it’s going to be way too hot for me. I’m not here for the...
lukeathompson
Jun 232 min
REVIEW: Ginger Beard's Preserves - Original Buffalo Hot Sauce
My second Buffalo Hot Sauce is from Bristol's Ginger Beard. This one is sharper and less unctuous than the Guzzalo. More peppery, less...
lukeathompson
Jun 201 min
REVIEW: DevilDog - Gochugaru & Ginger
Gochugaru is the type of pepper traditionally used to make kimchi and is also known as the Korean pepper or Kimchi pepper. It’s said to...
lukeathompson
Jun 132 min
REVIEW: Thiccc Sauce - Carolina Gold
This is the most inarticulate branding in my hot sauce journey so far. No, sorry, let me start on a different note. I didn’t want to do...
lukeathompson
Jun 101 min
REVIEW: Screaming Chimp - Original
Hot Ketchup. That’s what this is. Tomatoes and heat. Simple and effective. Done. I’ve criticised too much tomato in some of the Chipotle...
lukeathompson
Jun 61 min
REVIEW: Great Scott - Bajan Scotch Bonnet
I’ve had a lot of mild sauces lately so this one took me by surprise. It isn’t raging but it’s got a sharp kick. It’s a Bajan sauce - my...
lukeathompson
Jun 42 min
REVIEW: Khoo's Hot Sauce - Plum Breakfast
I may not have said this before now, but a side-purpose this year as I try all of these hot sauces is to find the perfect pasty...
lukeathompson
May 311 min
REVIEW: The Lazy Scientist - Guzzalo
This is the first Buffalo Hot Sauce I’ve reviewed here, which is an oversight. Generally speaking, Buffalo sauce is a normal hot sauce...
lukeathompson
May 291 min
REVIEW: South Devon Chilli Farm - Habanero Hot Sauce
I was a bit worried about this one. The sauce looks quite like the Chipotle sauce from South Devon, which I tried a while ago and it...
lukeathompson
May 242 min
REVIEW: Lazy Scientist - Brixton Blues
Odd flavour. Slightly reminds me of some of the smoked sauces from earlier, which is probably the Chipotle coming through. The...
lukeathompson
May 221 min
REVIEW: Lazy Scientist - Stockwell Sunshine
I picked up a handful of Lazy Scientist sauces recently and they’re all kind of funky. One has blueberry in it, another has stout, and...
lukeathompson
May 211 min
REVIEW: Screaming Chimp - Mango & Papaya
The big flavour here is mango. The sauce looks and tastes just like pureed mango. It’s bright yellowy orange, smooth as ketchup and sweet...
lukeathompson
May 162 min
REVIEW: The Chilli Alchemist - Pure
Following the joy of their Gold, I got stuck into Pure straight away. This is a ‘Red Habanero & Ginger Hot Sauce’ - a little less sweet...
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