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If you like Melinda's Red Savina Hot Sauce, try these 5.

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

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Melinda's Red Savina Hot Sauce

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Red Savina habaneros put a more forceful pepper flavor at the center.

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Smoked Reaper and habanero join ghost pepper and cayenne, with tomato, red wine vinegar, basil, oregano and garlic behind the heat.

smokytomatoherbs

Similar documented flavor notes, with a similar heat range.

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

Peach softens the edges of a vinegar-based Carolina Reaper sauce, with a short ingredient list completed by salt and spices.

peachReaperspices

Similar documented flavor notes, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
Bad News Reaper: 3 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Extra hot (4/5). Sweet: 1/5; Sour / tangy: 3/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: Not established; Fruity: 3/5; Savory / umami: Not establishedHeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Guajillo and habanero form the base, with smoked ghost peppers adding smoke and extra heat.

guajillosmoked ghostpepper-forward

Similar documented flavor notes, with a similar heat range.

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

Carolina Reaper, chipotle and shallots meet balsamic and white wine vinegars, with honey and brown sugar adding a little sweetness.

Reaperbalsamic vinegarshallot

Similar documented flavor notes, with a similar heat range.

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

Trinidad Scorpion and smoked habanero meet tomato, red onion and garlic, with heat described as building gradually after the first taste.

smoked habanerotomatogarlic

Similar documented flavor notes, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
Slow Death: 4 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Extra hot (4/5). Sweet: Not established; Sour / tangy: 3/5; Smoky: 3/5; Garlicky: 2/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: 2/5HeatSweetSour /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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