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If you like Melinda's Scorpion Pepper 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 Scorpion Pepper Hot Sauce

Superhot

Trinidad Moruga Scorpion peppers drive this sauce intended for very small additions.

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Good choice. Let’s find its next-door neighbors.

A distinct Naga Jolokia bottling built around peppers sourced from Nagaland.

PepperyIntenseRich

More savory / umami, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
Naga Jolokia Hot Sauce: 6 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Superhot (5/5). Sweet: 1/5; Sour / tangy: 3/5; Smoky: 2/5; Garlicky: 1/5; Fruity: 2/5; Savory / umami: 3/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Bhut Jolokia peppers anchor this intensely spicy entry in the glass-bottle range.

PepperyIntenseSavory

Less fruity, with a similar heat range.

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

Scorpion peppers take the lead, supported by guava, pineapple and original pepper sauce.

FruityIntenseTropical

More sweet, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
Scorpion Pepper Sauce: 5 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Superhot (5/5). Sweet: 2/5; Sour / tangy: 3/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 1/5; Fruity: 3/5; Savory / umami: 2/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Habanero mash and added capsicum oil make this a much more intense carrot-based sauce.

CarrotTangyIntense

More sweet, with a similar heat range.

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

Habanero and chipotle are combined with orange juice, tomato paste and concentrated pepper flavoring.

chipotleorangetomato

Less sour / tangy, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
Beyond Insanity: 3 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Superhot (5/5). Sweet: 1/5; Sour / tangy: 2/5; Smoky: 4/5; Garlicky: Not established; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: Not establishedHeatSweetSour /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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