The Last Dab: Xperience | Hot Ones Hot Sauce Reviews

4.4 Rating 668 Reviews

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“I’m loving this one. It definitely packs heat, but it’s also really tasty. Probably my favorite of the superhots so far. Great job team!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Tastes almost fruity. Love the kick. Definitely added to my hot sauce arsenal. Really delish.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“This sauce is super hot but can be tamed with mixing. I love it. Super Hot yet very flavorful. Just a "Dab" will do ya.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I bought the hot sauce for my husband..he likes the sauce very much”

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Posted 2 years ago

“So far I have enjoyed this sauce on wings, dirty rice and tacos. It's easily the hottest sauce in my regular hot sauce rotation, and i love it! I use it a few times per week. The heat stays with you for a few minutes after you eat it.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Great flavor and is definitely hotter than ed's reaper sauce I buy. Really really good!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Expected an Intense burn but was pretty disappointed, just a bit of a vinegar taste but not much else, can see myself burning through, (pun intended) pretty fast, didn't live up to the hype for me”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hi Philvie, So sorry to hear that! The sauce is definitely not as mouth-burn hot as extract-based sauces like Da Bomb. We only do natural pepper heat, and the extract-based sauces definitely have more of a mouth burn while natural peppers can have varied styles of heat. Pepper X are way more delayed and can hit much later. So sometimes it feels more like a full body hot sauce high, or hits you in the stomach (the Carolina Reaper is infamous for making folks keel over with stomach cramps). This sauce is about 90% Pepper X mash, powder and distillate, and when you taste the mash straight up it is killer! When it's cooked in the sauce, those compounds react with the capsaicin and control the heat level. So the net result is that you can feel the type of heat delivered by Pepper X, but still at a level that people can appreciate and not have a meltdown over. We want you to use a lot! How much did you use? The number one reason for people to think this is not hot is because they treat it like an extract sauce and use too little. You're meant to use about 1 tablespoon per serving, so enough to well coat a wing, plus a dab on top. Definitely not a toothpick type deal. Oh! Also, give it a healthy shake before using it. Sometimes things will settle on account that we don't use preservatives. Let me know if I can help you with anything else! Stay Spicy, Sarita

Posted 2 years ago

“Be aware and be warned this sauce can literally give your heart extra beats. Whether on wings or added to a BBQ short rib, it's deliciously hot, hot and did I mention hot.”

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Posted 2 years ago