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Funky's Hot Sauce Factory

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4 bottlesHeat: Hot to Extra hotNotes to explore: apricot, barrel-aged, bourbon
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Reaper and ghost peppers meet cherry, molasses, black garlic and coffee in a sweet barbecue-style hot sauce.

cherrycoffeemolasses
Flavor & heat
Dark Star: 6 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Extra hot (4/5). Sweet: 4/5; Sour / tangy: 2/5; Smoky: 2/5; Garlicky: 3/5; Fruity: 3/5; Savory / umami: 2/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Dragon's Breath and Thai chiles meet dragon fruit, banana, galangal and makrut lime leaves in a Thai-inspired blend.

dragon fruitgalangalmakrut lime
Flavor & heat
Nirvana Hot Sauce: 5 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Extra hot (4/5). Sweet: 4/5; Sour / tangy: 4/5; Smoky: 1/5; Garlicky: 1/5; Fruity: 3/5; Savory / umami: Not establishedHeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Fresno, cayenne and Trinidad Scorpion peppers are aged in used bourbon barrels before joining cider vinegar and vegetables.

barrel-agedfermented peppercider vinegar
Flavor & heat
Old Stargazer: 2 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Hot (3/5). Sweet: Not established; Sour / tangy: 2/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 2/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: Not establishedHeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Maple syrup, apricot and bourbon are combined with habanero, Sugar Rush and smoked ghost peppers, plus a little saffron.

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

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