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High Desert Sauce Co.

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4 bottlesHeat: Mild to Extra hotNotes to explore: cumin, roasted garlic, saffron
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Scotch bonnet and ghost peppers meet roasted garlic, onion and cumin, with avocado oil and a little saffron.

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Flavor & heat
Ghost of Saffron: 5 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Medium (2/5). Sweet: 1/5; Sour / tangy: 2/5; Smoky: 1/5; Garlicky: 4/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: 3/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Garlic and cilantro lead this mild jalapeño sauce, with tangy tomatillo and earthy green-pepper notes.

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Flavor & heat
Garlic Cilantro Jalapeño: 3 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Mild (1/5). Sweet: Not established; Sour / tangy: 3/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 4/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: 3/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

A hotter Ghost of Saffron variation combines smoked ghost and Scotch bonnet with roasted garlic, cumin and avocado oil.

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Flavor & heat
Hotter Ghost of Saffron: 5 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Hot (3/5). Sweet: 1/5; Sour / tangy: 2/5; Smoky: 3/5; Garlicky: 4/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: 3/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Ghost and Reaper peppers meet coconut milk, tomato and garam masala in a creamy, sweet-savory curry sauce.

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

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