Garlic Reaper Hot Sauce | Torchbearer Sauces Reviews

4.4 Rating 257 Reviews

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“I mean the description really says it all. The heat is significant to say the least but what's really amazing is just how tasty it is. I love mustard, garlic, vinegar flavors alone and combine them, wow. I like to mix this in mayo and relish for a special sauce. Be warned, it's REALLY thin compared to most hotter sauces I've had. Comes pouring out quick.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Creamy, thick sauce just like I expected. Definitely garlicky but not much else - I barely get time to find any other flavors before the heats starts ramping up and I start sweating. Compared to Zombie Apocalypse, this definitely has a more nuanced (almost undetectable) flavor. Close tie between this an Zombie Apocalypse in terms of heat. Zombie comes on almost instantly, where this creeps in more slowly. I've found that this actually works really well when mixed in to other things (guacamole, other place's chicken dipping sauce).”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I am a hot sauce newbie. Sure, I've got a bottle of Frank's in the fridge that gets emptied out a couple times a year, but overall, I'm still new. So, I'm searching my way through this new world of flavor and heat. In my early searches, I've found I've got a taste for garlicy hot sauces. This certainly fits that category. Now, I admit, I'm a medium-weight when it comes to spice. 6-7/10 is where I regularly tap out. This sauce, however, the flavor makes me want to push my own envelope. I had 10 wings covered in this stuff and my eyes were watering, my nose was running, I looked like a (censored) mess. But I was happily eating each and every wing on my tray. Yes, some were also coated in blue cheese dressing. But damn, those wings were good. And while I've not done a full 10 of wings since, I have added this to a couple wings along the way (sort of recreating my own Hot Ones series). Love this sauce and am looking for more things it pairs well with.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“This hot sauce can take me down for about 10 minutes if I use too much. It's exactly what I would want for something to challenge my scoville levels. It's just the flavor never clicked with me on a level like some of the other sauces I've tried. It's a little too creamy, too mustardy for my taste, but still recommended for the Reaper.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“This sauce is thick creamy and very spicy! Some people are saying they aren’t getting the heat but I tried a tablespoon of it last night and I was lit up for about 15-20 minutes! When tasting the sauce alone you get a creamy garlic flavour up front and then the heat kicks in with a great burn that lasts a decently long time. (not as long as ghost peppers) Use sparingly if you’re not a chilli head. And highly recommend mixing the reaper sauce with your pizza sauce in stead of just butting dabs on a slice of pizza.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“The heat of this sauce is a perfect change of pace after a stint of scorpion pepper sauces. The heat is very forward and wears away in a timely manner, unlike the slow burn of scorpion based sauces. It's no joke, but it isn't punishing. My problem with the sauce came in the flavor profile. Maybe it will change as I get deeper into the bottle, but it tastes a lot like thousand island dressing. I don't get the punch of garlic as much as I'd like. I'm in no way saying it is a bad sauce, but I was expecting more of a garlic aioli with a punch than big mac sauce that makes you sweat.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I love this sauce on most things. It's hot but has so much character. I recently added into pizza sauce and it's totally different than just dabbing on top. It adds a distributed depth and heat that allows you to appreciate the finer notes while adding additional salt and fresh garlic I wish it had out of the bottle.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“This sauce it great on everything. One of the best I have tried out of the couple of hundred sauces I’ve tasted. Might be a little warm for some”

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Posted 7 years ago