The Last Dab: Xperience | Hot Ones Hot Sauce Reviews

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“Chimken Nuggers”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Very bomb”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Item shipped Oct. 6th 2023 and I have yet to receive it. Can't give a product a review if I haven't received it yet.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Loved both the flavor and the spice! A wonderful addition to my hot sauce selection :)”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Sauce has a nice burn on the tongue, less in the throat, good sweet aftertaste. Could use a bit more heat for my taste, but a good balance of the best qualities of a great hot sauce”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Very good sauce with excellent flavor. Fruity flavor with heat but doesn't taste burnt like many others. Not as hot as I would have thought with Pepper X but more usable than other sauces.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Nice”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Was not as hot as I thought it would be.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hi Tyler, 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