I gave a brief review of the company the last time we met for fiery liquid examinations. On the down side their site still isn't up. On the up side I told one of my coworkers, who happens to be a hot sauce aficionado like myself, about the Restless Dead Syndrome sauce and brought him a sample of it. He was so enamored with it that he reached out to them via their Facebook page and they agreed to sell him some sauce! Now I'm not saying that they are ready to do that for everyone but it's nice to see our new friends reaching out to their rapidly forming fan base.
The label is another nod to the horror film fan community, this time in the form of Pennywise from the It films and book. It shows Pennywise's head and shoulders looking at the iconic paper boat that helps lead Georgie to his untimely doom. Again, I love Peril's appreciation and promotion of the horror movie genre. We have another red sauce here with nice sediment that appears to be made up of seeds and bits of pepper. A very appropriate color for the label's apparent theme. This is a thinner sauce than the last one but not to be mistaken for a Louisiana style thinness.
This flavor is layered one might say. At first I got a pinch of a citric tartness like lemon or lime. This was then followed by a garden flavor, led prominently by the taste of carrot. I was left with a salty aftertaste but, sadly, no real garlic flavor. I'm not saying that garlic is a necessary ingredient in hot sauce. Indeed with this profile, it may have overpowered or otherwise interfered with the play of flavor on the tongue.
The heat is more pronounced that it was in the Restless Dead Syndrome sauce. It starts sharply hitting the tip of the tongue immediately, in my case (everyone swallows slightly differently) a burning in the back of the throat. The fire lingered, especially on the tip of my tongue yet not so much in the back of my throat. The lip burn is pronounced and lengthy. I was licking my lips for a while both to appreciate the lingering taste present and to attempt burn alleviation.
Peril Hot Sauce does indeed bring the all around well executed sauce to the fore. I'd like to thank them for granting me the privilege of bringing the skill of the sauce makers to your attention. Be sure to check their site periodically and pick up a bottle or four when it goes live. Til next time dear readers!
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