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If you like Bravado Spice Black Garlic Carolina Reaper, try these 5.

A familiar kind of different: related flavors, nearby heat, and room for a new favorite.

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Bravado Spice Black Garlic Carolina Reaper

Extra hot

Black and roasted garlic bring depth to serrano and Reaper peppers, with maple syrup contributing restrained sweetness.

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Carolina Reaper, jalapeño and multiple forms of garlic meet tamarind and mango in a savory-fruity blend.

tamarindroasted garlicmango

More fruity, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
Hell Hound: 6 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Extra hot (4/5). Sweet: 2/5; Sour / tangy: 4/5; Smoky: 1/5; Garlicky: 5/5; Fruity: 3/5; Savory / umami: 4/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

A superhot green blend builds on fire-roasted tomatillo, toasted onion and garlic, with lime keeping the finish bright.

Roasted tomatilloLimeCilantro

More smoky, with a similar heat range.

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

Habanero, garlic, vinegar and onion form a straightforward sauce with little sweetness and a substantial pepper kick.

garlicpepperyonion

Less sweet, with a gentler heat range.

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

SB7J, a Scotch bonnet and Jonah 7 Pot cross, leads a short recipe with onion, garlic, lime and a subtle chipotle smoke.

SB7Jlimelight smoke

Less garlicky, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
2 The Moon SB7J: 4 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Extra hot (4/5). Sweet: Not established; Sour / tangy: 4/5; Smoky: 1/5; Garlicky: 4/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: 3/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

A scorpion-powered variation on árbol, garlic and lime, retaining cumin beneath the significantly stronger heat.

garliccuminlime

More sour / tangy, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
Garlic & Árbol Moruga Scorpion: 5 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Extra hot (4/5). Sweet: Not established; Sour / tangy: 5/5; Smoky: 2/5; Garlicky: 4/5; Fruity: 1/5; Savory / umami: 3/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Based on shared flavor notes and heat, not a promise that two bottles taste identical. Your palate gets the final vote.

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