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If you like Hot Ones Buffalo Hot Sauce, try these 5.

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

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Hot Ones Buffalo Hot Sauce

Mild

Cayenne, vinegar and butter anchor a mild wing-friendly sauce with celery, molasses and smoky spices.

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Fermented jalapeño and charred poblano create tang and gentle smoke, with onion and garlic.

tangylight smokefermented pepper

Less sour / tangy, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
Jala Pasilla: 3 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Mild (1/5). Sweet: Not established; Sour / tangy: 3/5; Smoky: 2/5; Garlicky: 2/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: Not establishedHeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Smoked cayenne peppers give a mild, vinegar-forward table sauce its smoky character, with garlic and lime in a short recipe.

vinegarysmokycayenne

Less sweet, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
Smoked Cayenne Hot Sauce: 4 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Mild (1/5). Sweet: 1/5; Sour / tangy: 4/5; Smoky: 3/5; Garlicky: 2/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: Not establishedHeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Cider vinegar and jalapeño carry bay leaf, mustard, ginger and warm spices in this Chesapeake-inspired sauce.

Vinegarybay leafwarm spices

Less garlicky, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
Chesapeake Bay: 2 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Mild (1/5). Sweet: Not established; Sour / tangy: 4/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 1/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: Not establishedHeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Black truffles and a little honey give cayenne peppers a rich, earthy setting.

EarthyTruffleSavory

Less sour / tangy, with a higher heat range.

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

Vinegar and cayenne give black truffle a bright Buffalo-style setting, with olive oil adding a silky finish.

TangyBlack truffleSilky

Less sweet, with a higher heat range.

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