Hot sauce reviews

These reviews are my own opinions based upon personal tasting sessions. Most of these sauces are now available in your local supermarket. The reviews of the 'rarer' sauces include a URL where possible. I have no monetary gain in these reviews, and I am grateful to those people who have sent my bottles of sauce to review, without any conditions attached.

'Hottest chilli sauce' launched

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4530739.stm 

"A US manufacturer of hot sauces has made what he claims is the fieriest chilli powder it is possible to make. The powder is so hot that Blair Lazar's customers have to sign a legal waiver before tasting it. When Mr. Lazar himself tried his "16 Million Reserve" he says his tongue swelled up and hurt for several days. The pure capsaicin, 30 times hotter than the hottest pepper and 8,000 times hotter than Tabasco sauce, is distilled from several tons of fresh peppers...The names of the concoctions - After Death Sauce and Insanity Sauce are just two - give some idea of the pain that is involved during and after consuming them."

YUM - noticeable tastiness beyond the norm

NO - I found these sauces disappointing, but you should try them for yourself

Amoy 'Chilli Sauce'
Available from most Supermarkets in 150ml bottles. Made from rice vinegar, chili peppers, salt, starch and antioxidant E300. Sauce does contain small seed pieces.	I would rate this as a 2/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is quite thick when poured and is more of an addition to a stir-fry, or as a dipping sauce. The rice vinegar doesn't taste as strongly as the vinegar/spirit vinegar used in other commercial sauces. Ideal for beginners wanting only limited heat!
Baron 'Classic Pepper Sauce Piquante'
Available from French Supermarkets in 5oz-155ml bottles. Made from Scotch Bonnet peppers, vinegar, salt, onion and garlic. Produced in St. Lucia, West Indies for Baron Foods Ltd. Sauce does contain very small seed pieces.	I would rate this as a 6/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is quite thin when poured but packs a good punch and has a nice taste. If you're on a day trip to France, pick up a few bottles.
Baron 'West Indian Hot Sauce - Piquante des Antilles'
Available from French Supermarkets in 5.5oz-155g bottles. Made from Scotch Bonnet peppers, vinegar, salt, mustard, onion and garlic. Produced in St. Lucia, West Indies for Baron Foods Ltd. Sauce does contain both seed and flesh pieces.	I would rate this as a 6/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is the opposite of the 'Classic Sauce'. It is yellow in colour with red flecks of pepper flesh. It is quite thick when poured. The mustard is apparent in both the aroma and the taste.
Bick's 'Molten Chilli Lava Sauce'
Available in the U.K in Tesco supermarket in 265g bottles. Made from tomato puree, water, red chilli, glucose syrup, malt vinegar, sunflower oil, salt, onion powder, modified starch, garlic powder, citric acid, cayenne pepper, acetic acid, guar gum, lactic acid and potassium sorbate. Although advertised as 'Classic North American', it is actually made in the U.K. under license from a Canadian company. Sauce does contain both small seed and flesh pieces.	I would rate this as a 0/10 on the heat scale. This is a sweet tomato sauce with 'added extras', especially acids. Note that acetic acid is a major component in malt vinegar. The type of 'red chilli' is not specified but I suspect it's sweet bell rather than hot pods. The named variety of cayenne appears way down the list of ingredients. One of the few sauces where I thought I had wasted my money.
Blair's 'After Death Sauce'
Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz! It comes in 148ml-5oz bottles. Made from red and orange habanero peppers, vinegar, cayenne, smashed garlic, chipotle peppers, pepper extract, lime juice, cilantro, herbs and spices. No seeds. Produced in New Jersey by Gardner Resources, Inc.	I would rate this as a 10/10 on the heat scale. This is the hottest sauce I've tried so far. It contains pepper oil extracts that really boost up the heat level. One tiny sip was enough to send me into orbit for the next half an hour. It took my breath away, made my eyes water and cleared out my sinuses. DON'T MESS ABOUT WITH THIS SAUCE !! Sauce is almost black in colour but with a reddish tinge. It is fairly thin but has an oily appearance. I couldn't really taste the sauce due to the rapid onsite of heat !
Blair's 'Possible Side Effects'
Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz! It comes in 148ml-5oz bottles. Made from red savina habanero, cayenne chile, vinegar, natural pepper flavouring, orange juice, roasted green jalapeno chile, ground pumpkin seed, salt, potato and spices. No seeds. Produced in New Orleans by Gardner Resources, Inc.	I would rate this as a 10/10 on the heat scale. Another VERY HOT sauce. One small sip was enough to induce me and several work colleagues into gasping for breath. It also made our eyes water ! Sauce is almost black in colour but with a reddish tinge of oil. It is thicker than the After Death Sauce and has a better 'chile' taste. If you want a HOT sauce, try this one first. DON'T MESS ABOUT WITH THIS SAUCE !!
Brother Bru-Bru's 'African Hot Sauce'
Available in in 5oz-147gr bottles. Made from vinegar, water, imported and domestic peppers, garlic and assorted African spices. Sauce does not contain seeds. Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz!	I would rate this as a 10/10 on the heat scale. WOW! This is the hottest sauce I've tried that doesn't contain pepper oil extracts. The sauce is dark brown in colour and looks like 'H.P. sauce', but watch out for the kick! A small amount really makes you sweat. It's so hot that the level in the bottle is going down only very slowly and the flow restrictor has been left in place. There is nothing subtle about this sauce, it's hot and it's tasty.
Busha Browne's 'Pukka Hot Pepper Sauce'
Available in the U.K. in 5oz-150ml bottles. Made from water, hot peppers, modified starch, salt, vinegar, onion powder and preservatives (E221, E223). Produced in Jamaica for Busha Browne's. Although not stated in the ingredients list, the label does state, 'Extra hot and fiery, made with authentic Jamaican Scotch Bonnet peppers'. Sauce does contain seeds.	I would rate this as a 6/10 on the heat scale, even though peppers appear only second on the ingredients list. The amount of water in the sauce means that the heat is tempered and that the sauce is quite thin when poured. It is also expensive when compared to other sauces.
Cactus Willy's 'Desert Fire Hot Sauce'
Available from the USA in 5oz-140ml bottles. Made from water, crushed red hot peppers, tomato paste, vinegar, salt, modified food starch, garlic and spices. Contains large amounts of seeds and flesh pieces.	I would rate this as a 3/10 on the heat scale, even though peppers appear second on the ingredients list. This was surprising, I expected more from a sauce with so many seeds in it. The potential for good heat was there but it was at a very disappointing low level. Slight spicy smell. Dark reddish-brown in colour. I'll retry this sauce again when I get hold of another bottle as I'm sure it should be better. A second bottle was a lot better. The high level was slightly higher at 4/10 but the taste was much improved. I suspect the first bottle wasn't stored properly.
Caribbean Cafe 'Habanero Hot Pepper Sauce'
Made in Costa Rica in 5oz-150g bottles. Sauce contains flesh pieces. Made from red habanero peppers, carrots, white vinegar, papaya, salt, onion, lemon juice, xanthan gum, spices, citric acid and ascorbic acid.	I would rate this as a 6/10 on the heat scale. A red sauce with a strong vinegar smell, although the lemon juice also comes through. Fairly neutral tasting.
Caribbean Food Products 'Trinidad Habanero Pepper Sauce'
Made in Trinidad in 5oz-148ml bottles. Sauce contains seed and flesh pieces. Made from onions, habanero peppers, vinegar, green peppers, celery, mustard, ginger, garlic, salt, thyme, basil and other Trinidadian herbs.	I would rate this as a 6/10 on the heat scale. A green sauce with a distinctive smell of onions. Fairly thick (remove the plastic flow restrictor!) Recipes on the side of the bottle. The first sauce I've tried that has sweet peppers as well as hot peppers.
Cholula 'Hot Sauce - Original'
Made in Mexico in 150ml bottles. Contains water, Arbol and Piquin peppers, salt vinegar, spices and a stabiliser. Available in the UK from Tesco.	I would rate this as a 2/10 on the heat scale. Very little heat from the Piquins, but you can smell the Arbol chiles. Has a unique wooden screw cap.
Crazy Charley 'Jalapeno Heaven Pouring Sauce'
Made in the USA in 283ml bottles. Sauce contains no seeds and is a reddish-brown colour. Made from catsup, red jalapeno peppers, vinegar, mustard, brown sugar, Worcestershire Sauce, onions, garlic and xanthan gum. Available in the UK by mail order from Hot-Headz!	I would rate this as a 2/10 on the heat scale. The sugar and the catsup tone down the heat level. Although initially looking like a slightly darker coloured Tabasco clone, the Worcestershire Sauce gives an added kick to the flavour, as does the mustard.
Crystal 'Pure Hot Sauce'
Available in the U.K. in 3oz-89ml bottles. Made from ripe red peppers, distilled vinegar and salt. Produced by Baumer Foods-New Orleans. Sauce does not contain seeds.	I would rate this as a 2/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is a bit too vinegary for my taste. Although this sauce looks like a Tabasco clone its been around a lot longer, especially in south Mississippi and Louisiana, where its taste is much preferred over Tabasco.
Dan.T's Inferno 'Spiced Cayenne Sauce'
Available in the U.K. in 12.2oz-360ml bottles. Made from cayenne pepper sauce (aged cayenne peppers, white vinegar, salt, xanthan and guar gums), water, tomato paste, concentrated lemon juice, spices and seasonings and corn starch. Produced in Canada. The label advertises that fact that the sauce is cholesterol and fat free. Sauce does not contain seeds. As there are no preservatives, the bottle should be refrigerated after opening.	I would rate this as a 2/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is quite thick. It is a brownish-red in colour and has a distinctive smell from the added spices (which are not stated). A slight smell of vinegar is also present. The spices also come through on the taste. A useful sauce where some flavour, but only slight heat, needs to be added to a meal.
Dave's Gourmet 'Hurtin' Habanero Sauce'
Available in in 5oz-142gr bottles. Made from red chile pepper, habanero peppers, water, vinegar, onions and garlic. Produced in USA. Sauce does not contain seeds. As there are no preservatives, the bottle should be refrigerated after opening. Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz!	I would rate this as a full 9/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is a brownish-red in colour with no taste from the vinegar. The burn takes the form of a slow build up to a peak about 10 seconds later, that then lasts for 10-15 minutes. Too much causes sauce causes pins-and-needles on the inside of the cheeks!! Not for the faint hearted.
Dave's Gourmet 'Insanity Sauce'
Available in in 5oz-142gr bottles. Made from tomato sauce, onions, hot pepper extract, hot peppers, vinegar, spices, soy oil, garlic and salt. Produced in USA. Sauce does not contain seeds. Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz! As there are no preservatives, the bottle should be refrigerated after opening.	I would rate this as a full 10/10 on the heat scale. It's like the Hurtin' Habanero Sauce, but with the extra heat kick from the pepper extract. It's one of the few sauces I've tried that has soy oil in it. I'd go for the Hurtin' Habanero Sauce is you don't like too much tomato!
Dave's Gourmet 'Jump UP and Kiss Me'
Made in the USA in 5oz-148ml bottles. Sauce contains no seeds. A brownish-yellow colour and flecked with dark pieces of spices. Made from vinegar, habanero peppers, papaya, onion, honey, ginger, garlic, mustard and spices. Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz!	I would rate this as a 6/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is nice and thick and the plastic flow restrictor needs to be removed from the top of the bottle. Don't be put off by the colour. The papaya improves the flavour but tempers the heat. Ideal if you want a slight 'curry' flavour added to a meal.
Dilita 'West Indian Hot Pepper Sauce'
Made in the UK in 300g 'squeezy' bottles. Sauce contains seeds and pepper pieces. A bright red colour. Made from chiles, spirit vinegar, onion, salt, corn starch and spices. Has no preservatives or artificial colourings.	I would rate this as a 7/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is nice pouring consistency. The bottle cap has a flow restrictor built in. A good general purpose sauce when heat is required but not excessive flavourings. On a par with the 'original' Walkers Wood Jonkanoo sauce.
Dukuduku Sauces 'Umfolozi Chilli Sauce - Hot'
Available in the U.K in 250ml bottles by mail order from Hot-Headz! An unusual sauce in that it is made in Kwa-Zulu, Natal, South Africa. Made from apricots, onions, peppers, cane sugar, chillies, garlic, pectin and citric acid.	I would rate this as a 5/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is very thick and pours very slowly. With the apricots, the sauce is both warm and sweet tasting. As with the mild sauce, I found it to be an ideal dipping sauce. With my heat tolerance level, I preferred this version. The bottle was soon finished off.
Dukuduku Sauces 'Umfolozi Chilli Sauce - Mild'
Available in the U.K in 250ml bottles by mail order from Hot-Headz! An unusual sauce in that it is made in Kwa-Zulu, Natal, South Africa. Made from apricots, onions, peppers, cane sugar, chillies, garlic, pectin and citric acid.	I would rate this as a 3/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is very thick and certainly pours very slowly. With the apricots, the sauce is both warm and sweet tasting. I found it to be an ideal dipping sauce for large tiger prawns. Yum!
Encona 'Original West Indian Hot Pepper Sauce'
Available in the U.K. in 5oz-142ml bottles. Made from capsicum peppers, spirit vinegar, onions, salt, corn starch, spices. Produced by an unknown company in the Caribbean and then bottled in the U.K. by Enco Products. Sauce contains a few seeds.	I would rate this as a 3/10 on the heat scale, even though peppers appear first on the ingredients list. A run-of-the-mill chile sauce that doesn't stand out. The flavour would be OK except for the overpowering taste of vinegar. The peppers are not hot enough though, a hotter variety of peppers would make a difference, as would a change from spirit vinegar to cider vinegar. A fairly easy to find sauce in the UK.
Encona 'West Indian Cajun Hot Pepper Sauce'
Available in the U.K. in 142ml bottles. Made from cayenne peppers, spirit vinegar, salt, xanthan gum and spices. Produced by an unknown company in the Caribbean and then bottled in the U.K. by Enco Products. Sauce contains no seeds.	I would rate this as a 4/10 on the heat scale. Again, the very strong taste of the spirit vinegar masks everything else.
Encona 'West Indian Hot Pepper Sauce with Papaya'
Available in the U.K. in 5oz-142ml bottles. Made from capsicum peppers, papaya, onions, spirit vinegar, salt and spices. Produced by an unknown company in the Caribbean and then bottled in the U.K. by Enco Products. Sauce contains very few seeds.	I would rate this as a 3/10 on the heat scale, even though peppers appear first on the ingredients list. Again the flavour is dominated by the overpowering taste of spirit vinegar and that kills off the taste of the papaya. A change from spirit vinegar to cider vinegar would improve things immensely. A fairly easy to find sauce in the UK.
Encona 'West Indian Original Hot Pepper Sauce'
Available in the U.K. in 142ml bottles. Made from scotch bonnet and habanero peppers, spirit vinegar, onion, salt, corn starch and spices. Produced by an unknown company in the Caribbean and then bottled in the U.K. by Enco Products. Sauce contains a few seeds and flesh pieces.	I would rate this as a 4/10 on the heat scale. This sauce is a replacement for the 'Original West Indian Hot Pepper Sauce' reviewed above. The change to scotch bonnet and habanero peppers from 'capsicum' peppers has dramatically improved the heat level. The smell and taste of the spirit vinegar is also less intrusive.
Encona 'West Indian Smooth Hot Pepper Sauce with Papaya'
Available in the U.K. in 5oz-142ml bottles. Made from scotch bonnet and habanero peppers, papaya, onions, spirit vinegar, salt and spices. Produced by an unknown company in the Caribbean and then bottled in the U.K. by Enco Products. Sauce contains very few seeds.	I would rate this as a 4/10 on the heat scale, even though peppers appear first on the ingredients list. An easy pouring thin sauce, it certainly is 'smooth'. An improvement on the earlier version tasted above; the vinegar is not as intrusive now.
El Yucateco 'Salsa Picante de Chile Habanero - Roja'
Available in the U.K. in 4oz-120ml bottles by mail order from Hot-Headz!. Made from green habanero peppers, vinegar, tomato, iodated salt, garlic, spices, red #40 artificial colouring and with sodium benzoate as preservative. Produced in Mexico by Priamo J. Gamboa. Sauce contains no seeds.	I would rate this as a 7/10 on the heat scale. It's basically the same as the Salsa Picante Verde but using red habanero peppers instead. I'd choose the green sauce over the red though - just for the colour novelty.
El Yucateco 'Salsa Picante Chile Habanero - Verde'
Available in the U.K. in 4oz-120ml bottles by mail order from Hot-Headz!. Made from green habanero peppers, vinegar, iodated salt, garlic, spices, blue #1 and yellow #5 artificial colouring and with sodium benzoate as preservative. Produced in Mexico by Priamo J. Gamboa. Sauce contains no seeds.	I would rate this as a 7/10 on the heat scale. The artificial colourings really make a difference - the sauce is almost a fluorescent green in colour! A nice slow heat build up with no bad aftertastes. Very enjoyable, even though it comes in small bottles.
Folklife Classics 'Out of Africa Congo Pepper Sauce'
Available in 11oz-312ml bottles by mail order from Hot-Headz!. Made from carrots, onions, white vinegar, sweet peppers, jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, red habanero peppers, garlic, lime juice, salt, spices, cilantro and ascorbic acid. Sauce contains finely ground seed pieces and flecks of cilantro. Made in Costa Rica by Salsarica.	I would rate this as a 2/10 on the heat scale. With little heat, the sauce makes up for it with a spicy aroma and flavour. Useful for adding to bland food.
Fire Me 'Capital Punishment'
Made in the USA in 5oz-150ml bottles. Made from water, tomato paste, habanero peppers, chili peppers, vinegar, onions, citric acid, xanthan gum, natural herbs and spices, salt. Sauce contains no  seed or flesh pieces.	I would rate this as a 4/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is dark brown and fairly thin. The smell of the herbs and spices is very strong. The tomatoes make the sauce quite sweet.
Ford's Foods 'Hiccuppin' Hot Sauce'
Made in the USA in 5oz bottles. Made from tomato paste, vinegar, honey, molasses, mustard, horse radish, lemon juice, onions, garlic, habanero and others peppers, natural hickory smoke flavour, natural spices, salt and xanthan gum. Sauce contains very few seed or flesh pieces.	I would rate this as a disappointing 2/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is a very dark brown and quite a thin consistency and looked very promising. The tomatoes make the sauce very sweet. With peppers a very poor 10th on the list, the heat for a 'hot sauce' is very disappointing.
Garden Row Foods 'Endorphin Rush - Beyond Hot Sauce'
Made in the USA in 5oz-148ml bottles. Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz! Made from tomato paste, water, pepper extract, vinegar, sugar, molasses and soy sauce. As there are no preservatives, the bottle should be refrigerated after opening.	I would rate this as a disappointing 10/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is a very dark brown. The tomatoes make the sauce taste sweet. The pepper extract notches up the heat level. As the bottle states, 'avoid contact with eyes and sensitive areas'. DON'T MESS ABOUT WITH THIS SAUCE !!
Half Moon Bay Trading Co. 'Iguana Gold - Island Pepper Sauce'
Made in Costa Rica and sold in 5oz-148ml bottles. Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz! Made from cayenne peppers, cane sugar, carrots, salt, onions, cucumbers, habanero peppers, corn starch, mustard, vinegar, cumin and spices, garlic and preservative. Sauce has seed and flesh pieces.	I would rate this as a 5/10 on the heat scale. Although the label refers to the 'Golden Habanero', these are not the main peppers used in the sauce, hence the heat level is a bit lower than expected. A pale yellow/brown in colour. The cumin and the mustard come through in the aroma. Useful when flavour is required more than heat.
Half Moon Bay Trading Co. 'Iguana Mean Green - Jalapeno Pepper Sauce'
Made in Costa Rica and sold in 5oz-148ml bottles. Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz! Made from jalapeno peppers, carrots, onions, garlic, corn vinegar (?), sugar, salt and corn starch. Added ascorbic acid and sodium benzoate. Sauce is full of seed and flesh pieces.	I would rate this as a 4/10 on the heat scale. The bottle label states that this sauce is 'hot n tasty'. Sauce is green in colour and quite thick. The aroma of the jalapeno peppers really comes through. A good alternative to the Iguana Red sauce, (and preferred by me!).
Half Moon Bay Trading Co. 'Iguana Radioactive - Atomic Pepper Sauce'
Made in Costa Rica and sold in 5oz-148ml bottles. Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz! Made from several varieties of hot peppers, carrots, onions, lime juice, corn vinegar, tomato paste, salt and garlic. Added ascorbic acid and sodium benzoate. Sauce is packed full of seed and flesh pieces. Peppers total 65% of the sauces content.	I would rate this as a 8/10 on the heat scale. This is one of the hotter sauces that doesn't contain 'pepper extracts'. A good long burn. Not so much a sauce as a salsa, it is VERY thick, pours slowly and seems to be all pepper.
Half Moon Bay Trading Co. 'Iguana Red - Cayenne Pepper Sauce'
Made in Costa Rica and sold in 5oz-148ml bottles. Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz! Made from cayenne peppers, carrots, tomato paste, onions, garlic, cane vinegar, cane sugar, corn starch, sale and molasses. Added ascorbic acid and sodium benzoate. Sauce contains no seed or flesh pieces and is very 'smooth'.	I would rate this as a 3/10 on the heat scale. The bottle label states that this sauce is 'moderately hot'. Red in colour, the sauce is quite thick; it's almost like a puree in its consistency. The vinegar comes through in the smell but does not impact the taste too much. A good alternative to Tabasco sauce if you want the same sort of heat.
Half Moon Bay Trading Co. 'Iguana XXX - Habanero Pepper Sauce'
Made in Costa Rica and sold in 5oz-148ml bottles. Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz! Made from habanero peppers, carrots, onions, garlic, cane vinegar, tomato paste, salt, lime juice and sodium benzoate preservative. Sauce contains flesh lumps, skin pieces and seeds.	I would rate this as a 5/10 on the heat scale. No so much an immediate bite but a slow build up, that becomes apparent at the end of a meal.
Harissa 'Dea - Sauce Piquante'
Made in France. Available in some supermarkets in tubes (150g is the most common size). Made from vegetables (carrots & beetroot), chile peppers, rape seed oil, salt, modified starch, coriander, caraway, citric acid (E330) and garlic.	I would rate this as a 1/10 on the heat scale. A chile pepper paste that is well bulked out with carrots and beetroot. The coriander and caraway spices can just be tasted.
Harissa 'Le Phare du Cap Bon'
Made in Tunisia. Available in most supermarkets in tubes (70g is the most common size). Made from 'red hot' pimentos, garlic, condiments and salt.	I would rate this as a 2/10 on the heat scale. Not really a sauce but a chile pepper paste, the flavour is fairly bland (a little of the garlic comes through), so sauce is good for meals where only a gentle heat is needed.
Helrazor 'Chipotle Pepper Sauce'
Made in California. Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz! Supplied in 141g-5oz bottles. Made from chipotle peppers, water, onion, garlic, vinegar and spices. Sauce contains finely ground seed and flesh pieces.	I would rate this as a 2/10 on the heat scale but with a useful taste. The chipotle peppers make this sauce different from the run of the mill sauces. It's one of the few to contain chipotles. It has a spicy aroma. Worth trying if you need taste without high heat.
Helrazor 'Jalapeno Pepper Sauce'
Made in California. Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz! Supplied in 141g-5oz bottles. Made from jalapeno peppers, water, onion, garlic, vinegar and spices. Sauce contains finely ground seed and flesh pieces.	I would rate this as a 4/10 on the heat scale. It's not designed as a hot sauce, but as a tasty sauce. The dark green colour of the sauce makes it stand out from the rest. Only just preferred to the 'Iguana Mean Green' jalapeno sauce.
Hot Flavours 'Home Made Caribbean Hot Pepper Sauce'
Made in England by Yvonne Goulbourne, and available direct from her at a Farmer's Market in Bromley High Street. Supplied in 140ml bottles. Made from sweet peppers, onions, garlic, habanero peppers, sunflower oil, vinegar, salt and spices. Sauce is smooth with the odd pepper seed floating in it.	I would rate this as a 3/10 on the heat scale. Although the habanero peppers add a slight heat to the taste, it is the sweet peppers that dominate this sauce. Ideal for those who want flavour without the heat, either as an addition to soups/stews, or as a dipping sauce with crayfish tails. A orange colour with flecks of roasted pepper skin.
Helrazor 'Serrano Pepper Sauce'
Made in California. Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz! Supplied in 141g-5oz bottles. Made from serrano peppers, water, onion, garlic, vinegar and spices. Sauce contains finely ground seed and flesh pieces.	I would rate this as a 6/10 on the heat scale. A fairly mild heat but with an extra flavour impact coming from the serrano peppers. A red sauce that's easy to pour. Ideal if you wan to work up to habanero heat levels.
Hot Headz! '999 Hot Sauce'
Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz! Supplied in 148gm bottles. Made from habanero peppers, water, vinegar, salt, lemon oil, natural smoke oil, xanthan gum and modified starch.	I would rate this as a 8/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is quite thin when poured but packs a good punch from the habanero peppers. An enjoyable sauce that could easily be my standard choice. One of the few British made sauces available.
Hot Headz! 'Red Rectum'
Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz! in 150gm bottles. Made from Habanero peppers, white vinegar, food starch, spices, salt, garlic, lime juice and ascorbic acid. Contains seeds, flesh and skin pieces.	I would rate this as a 10/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is quite thin when poured and has a reasonable heat level and taste from the Habanero peppers. Preferred to the 999 Hot Sauce. No vinegar taste. Imported by Hot Headz from Classic Hot Pepper Sauces, New Orleans, LA., although the sauce is made in Costa Rica.
Hot Headz! 'Who Dares Burns'
Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz! in 118gm bottles.  Made from scotch bonnet peppers, red jalapeno peppers, chipotle peppers, pepper extract, water, vinegar, onion puree, spices, salt and xanthan gum. Contains finely ground seeds, flesh and skin pieces.	I would rate this as another 10/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is quite thin when poured and has an excellent flavour from the mixture of chile peppers. Preferred to both the 999 and Red Rectum sauces from Hot Headz!. No vinegar taste. Made in the USA specially for Hot Headz! Of the three sauces, I think this one wins...
Inca Flame 'Rocoto Hot Sauce'
Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz! in 8oz/230gm jars. Made from fresh Aji's, salt and citric acid. No skin or seeds.	Made in San Francisco, this is more a puree than a sauce. Made from very few ingredients, it needs to be refrigerated after opened. Views on its aroma range from tomato to potato! 2/10 on the heat scale. Unusual in that it uses Aji peppers.
Jamaica Best 'Crushed Scotch Bonnet Hot Pepper Sauce'
Available in the U.K. in 140ml bottles. Made from scotch bonnet peppers, vinegar, modified starch, salt, spices and preservatives. Produced in Jamaica. Sauce contains seeds and flesh pieces.	I would rate this as a 8/10 on the heat scale. A bright yellow sauce with a very thick consistency. Not suitable for pouring onto the top of a meal, it has to be stirred in!
Jamaica Best 'Hot Pepper Sauce'
Available in the U.K. in 85ml bottles. Made from Cayenne peppers, vinegar, salt, citric acid, xanthan gum. Produced in Jamaica. Sauce does not contain seeds.	I would rate this as a 3/10 on the heat scale. The sauce doesn't suffer from any vinegary taste. It's trying to imitate the well known Tabasco Sauce, and does it fairly well.
Jamaica's Pride
Available in the U.K. in 85ml bottles. Made from peppers, water vinegar and salt. Produced in Jamaica. Sauce does not contain seeds.	I would rate this Tabasco Sauce clone as a 4/10 on the heat scale. A good standby sauce, and the current special at Tesco's.
Jardineira 'Mollo de Piri-Piri'
A 200gml bottle sent to me by a fellow chile-head in Spain. Made from water, salt and piri-piri peppers. Sauce does not contain seeds.	I would rate this as a 3/10 on the heat scale. The sauce has a good 'pepper' taste as it hasn't been interfered with by added artificial ingredients. It's quite thin and pours very easily.
Jo B's 'Chilipaya Hot Island Rojo Sauce'
Available in 5oz - 148ml bottles. Made from red habanero peppers, papaya, water, cider vinegar, lime juice, onion, coconut milk, garlic and spices. Produced in Vermont USA. Sauce does contain seeds. No added preservatives, sugar, oil or MSG.	I would rate this as a 7/10 on the heat scale. A slow burn that leads to quite a kick after about 15 seconds. The heat lingers in the mouth for quite a while. A really nice well rounded sauce.
Jump Up and Kiss Me 'Spicy Passion Fruit Sauce'
Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz!, in 5oz - 148ml bottles. Made from fresh pineapple, onions, apple cider vinegar, passion fruit pulp, habanero chiles, passion fruit syrup, pure pineapple juice, garlic and spices. Produced in the USA. Sauce does not contain seeds. No added salt.	I would rate this as a 3/10 on the heat scale. Not really designed for heat but for taste. The fruit and the spices makes this an interesting sauce to taste.
Lingham's 'Chilli Sauce'
Available in the U.K from supermarkets. Supplied in 280gm bottles. Made from sugar, fresh red chiles, vinegar and salt.	I would rate this as a 1/10 on the heat scale. For the purist, this is about as basic as it gets. The large amount of sugar turns the sauce into a syrup, but the sweetness has no heat bite or pepper taste. Could be used as a dip if wanted.
Maison Louisianne 'Creole Pepper Sauce'
Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz! Supplied in 284gm-10oz bottles. Made from water, tomato paste, soybean oil, wine vinegar, onion, chili pepper, salt, garlic, sugar, red pepper, spices, herbs, parsley and sodium benzoate (preservative).	I would rate this as only a 2/10 on the heat scale. The aroma is of tomato paste and nothing else. Useful for flavouring rice. There are some dark specs in the sauce, but no pepper seeds.
Mc.Ilhenny Co. 'Tabasco Habanero Sauce'
Available in the U.K. in 60ml bottles. Made from vinegar, habanero peppers, cane sugar, Tabasco pepper sauce, salt, mango puree, dehydrated onion, banana puree, tomato paste, tamarind puree, papaya puree, spices, garlic and Tabasco pepper mash. Produced  in the USA. Sauce does not contain seeds.	I would rate this as only a 2/10 on the heat scale. Advertised as 'for the adventurous pepper sauce lover', I'm sad to say it's a great disappointment. With hardly any additional heat, and with no flavour from the habanero peppers, it's basically a bottle of normal Tabasco sauce with added habanero pods. Given all the added pastes and purees, it's more a vegetable sauce than anything that a Chile-Head might aspire to. Stick with the normal Tabasco pepper sauce.
Mc.Ilhenny Co. 'Tabasco Jalapeno Sauce'
Available in the U.K. in 57ml bottles. Made from spirit vinegar, jalapeno peppers, salt, modified starch, stabiliser and antioxidant. Produced  in the USA. Sauce does not contain seeds.	I would rate this as only a 1/10 on the heat scale. A mild green version of the normal Tabasco Sauce. It smells more 'peppery' than the original but you can also smell the spirit vinegar.
Mc.Ilhenny Co. 'Tabasco Pepper Sauce'
Available in the U.K. in 57ml bottles. Made from peppers, vinegar and salt. Produced on Avery Island in the USA. Sauce does not contain seeds.	I would rate this as a 3/10 on the heat scale. A very common hot sauce; almost every shop seems to sells it. It's a very simple sauce with hardly any ingredients. The vinegar has no impact on the taste. A useful size to carry around in the pocket in case you want to spice up a burger and fries.
Melinda's 1997 Special Reserve 'XXXXtra Reserve Original Habanero Pepper Sauce'
Available in in 5oz-148gr bottles. Made from Red habanero peppers, carrots, onions, lime juice, vinegar, garlic and salt. Produced in Costa Rica. Sauce does contain seeds.	I would rate this as a 9/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is a bright red in colour and has a lingering after burn. Hotter than the XXXtra Hot Sauce, even though made with the same few ingredients. Unfortunately an expensive sauce in the UK, at around £4.99 a bottle.
Melinda's 'XXXtra Hot Sauce'
Available in 5oz-148gr bottles. Made from Red habanero peppers, carrots, onions, lime juice, vinegar, garlic and salt. Produced in Costa Rica. Sauce does contain seeds.	I would rate this as a 8/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is a deep red in colour and with the same taste as the XXXXtra Hit Sauce. Not quite as hot as Dave's Hurtin' Habanero but still hot enough to cause the tingling in the cheeks when used to excess.
Mild to Wild 'Fiery Hot Habanero Sauce'
Available in 8oz bottles. Made from tomato paste, vinegar, water, orange habanero peppers, brown sugar, red savina habanero peppers, chili powder, black pepper, salt, spices and corn starch. Produced in the USA by the Mild to Wild Pepper Company. Sauce does not contain seeds.	I would rate this as a 8/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is dark brown in colour. An unusual sauce in that it has two types of hot habanero pepper. Combined with the chili powder, it's a very spicy and hot sauce. A good choice if you want a more BBQ taste rather than a pure hot sauce.
Mild to Wild 'Ralphs' Righteous Hab Sauce'
Available in 5oz-148gr bottles. Made from orange habanero peppers, vinegar and some herbs and spices. Produced in the USA by the Mild to Wild Pepper Company using their home grown orange habanero chile peppers. Sauce does contain finely ground seeds.	I would rate this as a 6/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is a brownish-red in colour. Not as hot as some habanero sauces but this is complemented for by a very nice taste. The flavour of the orange habanero peppers in the sauce really does come through and makes dishes taste that little bit different, so that they stand out from the crowd. A good choice if you need to overcome both blandness as well as a lack of heat in a meal.
Mild to Wild 'Smokin' Chipotle Sauce'
Available in 8oz plastic bottles. Made from tomato paste, vinegar, ground chipotle pepper, brown sugar, chili powder, black pepper, salt, spices and corn starch. Produced in the USA by the Mild to Wild Pepper Company using their home grown chipotle chile peppers. Sauce does contain finely ground flesh.	I would rate this as only a 2/10 on the heat scale. It's not a sauce designed for heat but for taste. The smokiness is very noticeable in both the taste and the smell. The sauce is thick in consistency and a dark brownish-red in colour. It's ideal for adding to things like rice or pasta where some flavouring is needed. The bottle recommends using it on sandwiches or as a BBQ sauce. No preservatives, so keep in the fridge once opened.
Molho de Pimenta Baiana
Available in very small 33ml bottles. Made from only peppers, salt, vinegar and garlic. Sauce does contain seeds and flash pieces. Supplied by 'Dan', who purchased the bottle in a street market in Mexico.	I would rate this as a 3/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is red in colour and of a fairly thick consistency. The taste of the vinegar is noticeable. The heat level takes ages to build up, but achieves a good level.
Mrs. Dog's 'Dangerously Hot Pepper Sauce'
Available in small 148ml/5.15oz bottles. Made from only hot tropical and habanero peppers, allspice, vinegar, salt and sorbic acid. Sauce does contain seeds and flesh pieces. Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz!	I would rate this as a 4/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is a dark reddish-brown in colour and of a very thick consistency. The sauce smells of tomatoes, although none are present in the ingredients. A slow build up on the heat front; I needed a lot of sauce before the heat level became noticeable.
Nando's 'Hot Peri-Peri'
Available in small 125gr bottles. Made in South Africa from water, vinegar, onion, salt, lemon, sunflower oil, spices, chile peppers, garlic and thickeners, for a UK company and advertised as a 'Taste of Portugal'. Sauce does contain seeds.	I would rate this as a 2/10 on the heat scale. The sauce is a reddish-brown in colour and of a very thin consistency. The sauce smells of vinegar. The peppers appear a poor ninth on the ingredients list.
Not Cool 'Habanero Hot Sauce - Special Reserve'
Available in small 5oz/148ml bottles in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz! A 100% organic sauce made in California from organic apple cider vinegar, organic red habanero peppers, organic yams, organic garlic, organic sambal (soy and sauces) and organic tomato paste	I would rate this as a 5/10 on the heat scale. The burn gently builds and then lingers, providing a warm glow throughout the meal. A dark brown sauce, not doubt due to the presence of the soy and spices, (which show up a dark flecks in the sauce). If you're into organic food then this sauce is well worth a try.
Pepper Girl 'Bad Girls In Heat'
Available in 5oz-147gr bottles by mail order from Hot-Headz! Made from papaya, onion, raisins, apple cider vinegar, habanero peppers, pumpkin, lime juice, ginger, parsnip, spices and sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate as preservatives. Produced in the USA. Sauce does not contain seeds but has flecks of pepper skin.	I would rate this as a 3/10 on the heat scale. Peppers are a poor fifth on the ingredients list. Unusually for a hot sauce, it uses pumpkin and parsnip as 'fillers'. perhaps these contribute to the muddy brown colour of the sauce. Even so, it's worth a try.
Rasta Fire 'Hot, Hot, Hot Sauce'
Available in 6.8oz-200gr hip-flask shaped bottles. Made from habanero peppers, pineapple, papaya, water, orange juice, vinegar, sugar, salt, mustard, onion, vegetable oil, curry, acetic acid, turmeric, cumin, citric acid, starch, allspice, annato, black pepper, emulsifier, ascorbic acid and an antioxidant. Produced in Costa Rica. Sauce does not contain seeds but has flecks of pepper skin.	I would rate this as a 2/10 on the heat scale. The added fruits do seem to kill the heat of the peppers rather excessively. The sauce is a dark yellow-brown and smells very strongly of the spice cumin and curry. In fact the bottle looks like it contains a Madras curry sauce. The taste was also excessively 'curry' and this limited its uses. The first sauce that I didn't finish the whole bottle off.
Receita Caseira 'Molho Piri-Piri com Jindungo'
Available in 170gr hip-flask shaped bottles. Made from prir-piri, jindungo, massa de pimento, vinagre and salmoura. Sent to me by a Chile-Head from Spain.	I would rate this as a 3/10 on the heat scale. Very much like a Tabasco clone, but using the piri-piri peppers. If you like the Tabasco type sauces, but want a different taste, then this is a good one to try.
S'Ole 'Medium Hot Jalapeno Pepper Sauce'
Available in 5oz bottles. Country of manufacture is unknown but distributor is US based. Made from Jalapeno peppers, water, onion, vinegar, garlic and spices.	One of the few green sauces that I've tried so far. It contains small pieces of pepper skin and seeds. I would rate this as a 3/10 on the heat scale. The heat from the Jalapeno peppers is barely noticeable. A very slight vinegary aftertaste.
S'Ole 'Hot Red Chili Pepper Sauce'
Available in 5oz bottles. Country of manufacture is unknown but distributor is US based 'Uncle Grants Foods'. Made from Serrano peppers, water, onion, vinegar and spices.	I would rate this as a 4/10 on the heat scale. An unusual sauce in that it uses Serrano peppers. Sauce contains very small flecks of ground pepper skin and seed. It's dark reddish-brown in colour and quite thin.
Safeway 'Chilli Sauce'
Available in the U.K. in 5oz-150ml bottles. Made from rice vinegar, water, ground chilli, plum, salt and thickener (modified starch). Produced by an unknown company in the U.K. for Safeway.	This sauce has no whole seeds, however pieces of crushed seeds can be seen. I would rate this as a 3/10 on the heat scale. The ingredients list shows that chiles come a poor third on the list. Designed for the typical English palate (i.e. bland).
Salsarica 'Hellapeno Tropical Hot Sauce'
Available in the U.K. in 5oz-148ml bottles by mail order from Hot-Headz! . Made from sweet peppers, jalapeno peppers, white vinegar, onion, habanero peppers, modified food starch, salt, lemon juice, spices, ascorbic acid and colourings.	A dark green sauce that looks like mint sauce in colour and texture. Nearly all flesh and seed pieces. Very mild heat level though; at only 3, the heat is from the jalapeno peppers, not from the smaller amount of habaneros. Didn't finish off the bottle!
Sasa 'Sambal Alsi'
Available in Thailand in 160g plastic bottles. Made from cabe (pepper?), gula, garam (garam masala?), pati termodifikasi, bawang putih, cuka (cucumber?), yeast extract, sodium benzoate and air. Contains no seeds, only finely ground flesh pieces.	A Tabasco clone from Thailand. Not very hot, it rates only 1/10 on the heat scale.
Southwest Speciality Foods 'Ass Kickin' Original Hot Sauce'
Available in the U.K by mail order from Hot-Headz! Supplied in 148gm-5oz bottles. Made from water, tomato paste, vinegar, habanero peppers, food starch, crushed serrano peppers, salt, fresh onion, fresh garlic and spices.	Packed full of seeds and flesh pieces, the heat level is a disappointing 4/10. Disappointing taste. I had hoped for more kick from the added Serrano peppers. Very similar to their 'Habanero Hot Sauce from Hell!'.
Southwest Speciality Foods 'Habanero Hot Sauce from HELL'
Available in the U.S.A. in 142ml-5oz bottles. Made from water, habanero peppers, carrots, vinegar, salt, starch, garlic and spices. Produced in Arizona. Sauce contains flesh pieces but no seeds.	I would rate this as a 4/10 on the heat scale. Although it advertises itself as "The World's Hottest Hot Sauce", it isn't in my opinion. The main ingredient of water tends to thin the sauce down too much, even though starch is added, presumably to thicken it back up. Nice taste though. The label contains a recipe for 'Enchiladas from Hell'.
Starboard Restaurant 'Hot Bitch at the Beach'
Made in the USA in 5oz bottles. Sauce contains seed and flesh pieces. Made from apple cider vinegar, habanero peppers, cayenne pepper mash, ginger puree, deep well water, garlic juice, sweet potatoes, Barbados molasses, clear shoyu, key lime juice, Salt, natural herbs, flavours and spices and xanthan gum.	The use of apple cider vinegar instead of spirit vinegar makes its impact on the taste less intrusive than in other sauces. An unusual taste but it was well worth buying a second bottle. I would rate this as a 7/10 on the heat scale. A brownish-red colour.
Starboard Restaurant 'Hot Buns at the Beach'
Made in the USA in 5oz bottles. Sauce contains a few seed and flesh pieces. A brownish-red colour. Made from apple cider vinegar, habanero peppers, cayenne pepper mash, rica red peppers, ginger puree, deep well water, garlic juice, sweet potatoes, Barbados molasses, clear shoyu, key lime juice, Salt, natural herbs, flavours and spices and xanthan gum.	A disappointment after 'Hot Bitch', not as enjoyable. I would rate this as a 6/10 on the heat scale, even though the additional Rica red peppers should have warmed things up. Again a brownish-red colour. The smell of the vinegar is noticeable.
Texas Pete 'Hot Sauce'
Available from French supermarkets (Carrefour) in 3oz-85ml bottles. Made from peppers, vinegar, salt, xanthan gum (E415) and sodium benzoate (E211). A bright red sauce that contains no seeds. Made in the USA by T.W. Garner Food Co-Winston, Salem.	Another of the Tabasco clones but without any real heat. 1/10 on the heat scale. The bright red colour looks a bit artificial but the ingredients don't show anything odd.
Tijuana Flat Burrito Company 'Smack my Ass and call me Sally'
Available in the USA in 5oz-148ml bottles. Made from habanero peppers, cane vinegar, water, salt cane sugar and xanthan gum. Sauce does not contain seeds.	I would rate this as a 6/10 on the heat scale. A reasonable heat with a tasty added kick from the lime juice and garlic. Smooth and easy pouring. An enjoyable general purpose sauce.
Tropical SUN 'Jamaican Hot Pepper Sauce'
Available from Tesco in 85ml bottles. Made from hot peppers [looking at the blurb - Scotch Bonnets], carrots, onion, vinegar, garlic, lime juice and salt. Sauce does not contain seeds.	I would rate this as a 3/10 on the heat scale. At only 79p a bottle, this sauce is a good value alternative to Tabasco.....Oct 08 - Tesco stopped selling this sauce. At a clearance price of 30p a bottle, I cleared the shelf of stock [only 38 bottles left in the cupboard].
UKUVA iAFRICA 'Malawi Gold'
Available from Sainsbury's supermarket in 150ml bottles. Made from vinegar, water, chilli (6%), sunflower oil, fresh onion (5%), fresh sweet potato, fresh carrot, garlic (4%), cane sugar, coriander, turmeric (1%), spices, citric acid, acidity regulator, stabiliser and preservatives. Sauce contains pieces of seeds and flesh.	A very bright yellow colour with red flecks of pepper pod flesh. I would rate this as a 1/10 on the heat scale. To be expected as the ingredients list chile peppers as only 6%. The smell of the vinegar, garlic and onion comes through strongly.
UKUVA iAFRICA 'Zulu Fire Sauce'
Available from Sainsbury's supermarket in 500ml bottles, and sold as a 'gimmick' with wires and beads wrapped around the bottle top. The stopper is cork which both rots and then breaks off.. Made from spirit vinegar, sunflower oil, red chilli, sweet potato, carrots, onions, garlic, herbs and spices. Sauce contains seeds.	I would rate this as a 2/10 on the heat scale. Having started off by promising so much, this impressive looking sauce sadly lacks in heat and flavour. The vinegar is very noticeable in both the aroma and the taste. The oil separates out on standing, taking the (little) heat with it, so it needs to be well shaken before use.
Walker's Wood 'Jonkanoo Pepper Sauce'
Available in the U.K. in 5oz-150ml bottles. Made from hot peppers, water, escallion, vinegar, citric acid, thyme, onion, salt, sugar, garlic, corn starch, sodium benzoate (preservative). Produced by Cottage Industries in Jamaica. Sauce does contain seeds.	I would rate this as a 7/10 on the heat scale. Nice thick consistency. Pleasant taste but with a short lived burn. A good standby sauce in the U.K. that's easy to find. P.S. - The latest bottles show that peppers are now second on the ingredient list, AFTER water, hence the down grade to a sad smiley, as well as a much lower heat level of 5/10... P.P.S. - This company have been playing about with the recipe that they use. Both the heat and taste have improved, even though peppers are still second on the list of ingredients. Now rated a 8/10. P.P.P.S. - This has become my standard sauce. I currently get through a bottle a week, and at around 90p (About $1.50) it's very good value!
Windmill Products 'Hot Pepper Sauce'
Available in the U.K. in 5oz-142ml bottles by mail order from Pepperama. Made from water, ripe peppers, onions, mustard, salt, modified corn starch, sugar, wheat flour, acetic acid and preservative E202. Produced by Windmill Products in Barbados. Sauce does not contain seeds.	I would rate this as a 8/10 on the heat scale. Nice thick consistency with a bright yellow colour that is flecked with pieces of red chile pepper. At first taste you get a strong mustard flavour, then suddenly after 3-4 seconds, the powerful heat level kicks in. An excellent combination of heat and flavour. Ideal as a replacement in cheese & mustard sandwiches......
Woh Hup 'Chilli Sauce'
Available in the U.K. in 13oz-370ml bottles. Made from chilli, garlic, sugar, modified corn starch, salt, vinegar, citric acid and fructose. Produced by Woh Hup Food Industries in Singapore. Sauce does contain seeds.	I would rate this as only a 4/10 on the heat scale, even though peppers appear first on the ingredients list. The garlic is noticeable but not intrusive. Very sweet from the sugar and fructose.
Woh Hup 'Sambal Oelek'
Available in the U.K. in 13oz-300ml bottles. Made from rice vinegar, chilli, garlic, onion, sugar, starch, salt and modified corn starch. Produced by Woh Hup Food Industries in Singapore. Sauce contains lots of seeds.	I would rate this as only a 5/10 on the heat scale. Not really a sauce but a hot chile pepper paste. Useful for adding to any dishes normally needing quantities of chopped fresh chile peppers.

Hot sauce suppliers in the U.K.

Hot-Headz! Sauces
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Funky Pepper
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