The label is interesting, not due to the background color (a boring white) but for the logo in the center. Two stylized pepper border a crown in similar style over the name of the sauce. The drawing context reminds me very of graffiti art, of which I am a big fan. There is a heat level on the side of the bottle purports 3 out of 5 as indicated by three fully colored flame symbols aside two only partially colored flame symbols. The truth of this is something that I intend to explore.
The liquid's color is a decent off red color which wouldn't be a red letter day in my diary anyway. But the constancy is less than impressive. This is a VERY thin sauce. Admirably the bottle comes with a drip spout, but not a standard one. This one is of such design than one must shake the bottle to get its contents to emerge from it. That being said, this sauce might even be thinner than a Louisiana style condiment.
The flavor is not bad by definition, but a little one-dimensional. The taste of vegetable is clearly there and, to its credit, has no sweet notes. Obviously missing is garlic, which makes me frown. A positive thing that I tasted was the flavor of salt is present but not overdone as with many of this sauce's competitors. But really, veggies and salt were all that I really noticed in the concoction.
The heat of Legal Hot Sauce seems a bit more than its self-rated "3 out of 5". There is an immediate tip of the tongue burn but not so much any other part of the tongue or inside of the mouth. There is a lasting lip burn which intensifies upon repeated samplings. This is definitely something that can accentuate a dish already expected to be served spicy.
In summation, this will not go down as one of the favorites in my collection. The consistency immediately put it on my naughty list and the lack of garlic in a sauce recipe will almost always elicit frowns. I am going to try and pair it with something already possessing garlic notes to see if that improves my outlook here.
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