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Hotter Than El

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4 bottlesHeat: Hot to Extra hotNotes to explore: carrot, 7 pot primo, cayenne
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7 Pot Primo adds extra heat to a Cajun-style cayenne sauce with distilled vinegar and two forms of garlic.

cayennegarlic7 Pot Primo
Flavor & heat
Gator Jake's Flamin' Rajun Cajun: 2 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Extra hot (4/5). Sweet: Not established; Sour / tangy: 3/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 1/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: Not establishedHeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Tomato, cucumber and scallion meet Thai chiles, ghost pepper, ginger and horseradish-based wasabi powder.

wasabi-style bitegingerscallion
Flavor & heat
Asian Flare: 3 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Hot (3/5). Sweet: Not established; Sour / tangy: 2/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 1/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: 2/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Ghost pepper, tomato, carrot and onion make a thin, salsa-like table sauce with vinegar and garlic.

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

7 Pot Primo, Reaper and Trinidad Scorpion form the core, with ghost powder, lime, carrot and onion in the recipe.

pepper blendlimecarrot
Flavor & heat
Love Burns: 2 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Extra hot (4/5). Sweet: Not established; Sour / tangy: 2/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 1/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: Not establishedHeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

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