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Benito's Hot Sauce

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4 bottlesHeat: Hot to Extra hotNotes to explore: carrot, blood orange, citrus
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Fatalii peppers, carrots and lime make a citrus-led Vermont sauce with a sweet-tart balance.

citruscarrottangy
Flavor & heat
Local Tang: 4 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Hot (3/5). Sweet: 3/5; Sour / tangy: 3/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 2/5; Fruity: 3/5; Savory / umami: Not establishedHeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Pickled ghost peppers combine with carrots, onion, garlic and lime in this Vermont-made recipe.

pickled peppercarrotlime
Flavor & heat
Old Coy Dog: 2 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Extra hot (4/5). Sweet: Not established; Sour / tangy: 3/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 2/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: Not establishedHeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Carolina Reaper peppers meet blood orange juice, carrots and onions, with heat that develops gradually.

blood orangecarrotpepper-forward
Flavor & heat
Poto Rojo: 3 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Extra hot (4/5). Sweet: 2/5; Sour / tangy: 2/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: Not established; Fruity: 3/5; Savory / umami: Not establishedHeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Ghost peppers, onion, garlic and ginger form a short ingredient list without added salt.

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Flavor & heat
White Hot: 2 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Extra hot (4/5). Sweet: Not established; Sour / tangy: 2/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 3/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: Not establishedHeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

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