This sauce was given to me as a gift (which was very sweet, thanks Jessica and Brian) this past holiday. We will examine it, as we tend to do, to give my wonderful readers some background before trying it themselves. This sauce is Iguana Deuces Sup'a Freaky Hot Sauce (which will just be referred to as Deuces for brevity's sake) made by Half Moon Bay Trading Company.
This sauce has a nice deep red color with a hint of orange. In this case the orange tinge doesn't take away from the aesthetic pleasure I get from the coloration. This is a habanero sauce, so the shade makes sense here. Visually, this product is quite appealing to me.
The consistency of the sauce is a nice, thick delivery. It pours slowly but doesn't explode out of the bottle as some condiments tend to. In pouring it over my tortilla chip, the thickness helped in creating an even layer of sauce. Deuces has one of my favorite viscosity levels for a hot sauce.
The layers of flavor are present and create a tropical feel for me. I pick up citrus flavors (not all that uncommon in hot sauces today), specifically pineapple. For me, this is interesting as I have pondered experimenting with pineapple in my own sauces. There is also a satisfying level of garlic flavor lending to a rich sauce experience.
This sauce is quite hot. It almost is at a level that distracts from the flavor profile, but not quite. It accomplishes this by being spicy and interesting at the tip and front of the tongue, but not scorching. Once it hits the middle and back of the tongue, get ready for a chaser to ease the heat. Not surprisingly, there is little to no lip burn.
This is a really nice little sauce that I intend to use on tacos next week. At $2.15 for a 2 ounce bottle, it's a steal! I encourage you to check this one out! I hope that you'll enjoy it as much as I did.
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