Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Cayenne Habanero Sauce

I picked up a sauce via online shopping called simply Cayenne Habanero Sauce made by All Spice Cafe. All Spice Cafe is a company out of Downers Grove, IL that has won awards for their sauces from the Scovie Awards and the Fiery Food Challenge, among others.The company started when JD Cowles was convinced to bottle his Buffalo wing sauce that he had been, up until the decision was made to start the company, made within his home. There was one outdated claim on their site, however: they state that the ghost pepper (Bhut Jolokia) is the hottest pepper in the world. This has not been true since the Carolina Reaper gained that title in 2013. On a good vibe, they have quite a few recipes on the site with which to cook their products. I think that's nice.
I love the label as it is a version of the famous photo of Albert Einstein sticking his tongue out but with peppers in place of his facial hair. I've really liked this photo since I was very young and my dad showed it to me. The font isn't mind blowing and a little irksome, but I'll let that go for now. Also there in the word HOT in red letters within a spiky black circle. We'll explore together to verify this particular assertion.
The color is very nice. It's a rich red, though not too crimson, with obvious sediment clinging to the inside of the bottle from where the liquid had touched it. There is a bit of oil separation when I leave the bottle still for too long. You can also see specks of the condiment's ingredients resting in the liquid.
The consistency is a nice thickness. This causes a fairly slow pour but be careful! After the sauce hits the lip of the bottle's mouth, it kind of speeds up. It pours fairly evenly and would be good for coating foods like chicken wings (for which they have a recipe on their site using this sauce in particular).
 The flavor is bright, almost leaving the impression of sweet fruit, though there is none in the ingredient list. The garlic flavor is thankfully rich and there is not any real salt flavor, which it doesn't really need due to the presence of cayenne pepper. There is an earthy note in the aftertaste that I can't really identify.
This product is more of a medium/hot heat. It leaves a tongue burn that lasts a decent amount of time and makes any part of the tongue that it touches tingling. Upon successive tastings the roof of my mouth began to burn and my nose started running a bit. There isn't a noticeable presence of lip burn. The heat overall is a creeping one so use caution.
This is a nice and simple sauce. I like the color, consistency, flavor, and heat of this. At $8.50 for a 5.2 ounce bottle this won't break the bank either. I am going to have to experiment with some of the recipes on the site to further my potential appreciation of Cayenne Habanero Sauce.

Edit: After eating three hot dogs with Cayenne Habanero Sauce on it, there was noticeable lip burn.

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