Best hot sauce on Reddit

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#1

Tabasco

4.5
(161)
"Tabasco Habanero, Secret Aardvark Habanero, El Yucateco Habanero, Mezzetta Habanero..."
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"Some of my hot hot favorites."
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"Tabasco Scorpion, I am yet to find a more amazing balance between spiciness and flavor."
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"Tabasco"
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"Og tabasco goes really well on pizza."
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"Tabasco, it has a little bite to it."
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"I put Tabasco on Dominoes last night and it was amazing."
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"Smoked Chipotle Tabasco"
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"Tabasco Chipotle."
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"I use Scorpion Tabasco whenever I eat pizza or fried eggs/hashbrowns."
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#2

Cholula

4.6
(79)
"Cholula by far"
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"Cholula"
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"Cholula"
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"Regular cholula, or any kind of just straight cayenne hot sauce."
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"Cholula."
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"Cholula."
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"Cholula"
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"I love Cholula."
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"I'm seeing many a Cholula and Frank's in here. Excellent choice lads."
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"My favorite is cholula."
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#3

Valentina

4.7
(55)
"Very good"
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"Valentina."
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"Valentina black label or anything from el yucateco."
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"Black label valentina."
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"Valentina negro"
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"Valentina's extra hot, we're not talking about the best, we're talking about the day to day goat."
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"Valentina"
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"Valentina Is my favorite"
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"Black label Valentina."
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"Made the switch from tapatío at the recommendation of one of my 11th graders last year."
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#4

Crystal

4.6
(48)
"Crystal"
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"It would be Crystal or Louisiana hot sauce."
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"Crystal with garlic"
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"Crystal Extra Hot"
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"Crystal sauce."
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"The correct answer is Crystal."
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"Crystal or marie sharps nopla"
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"Crystal"
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"I could drink it straight"
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"Crystal. No question"
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#5

Melinda's

4.8
(43)
"I prefer Melinda’s extra hot and De la Viuda green pepper sauce"
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"Melinda's Ghost Pepper Wing Sauce is pretty damn good."
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"I love Melinda's buffalo ghost on wings."
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"Very good"
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"That's my favorite Melinda's for everything."
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"Melinda’s make one called 'pizza hot sauce'."
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"I also love Melinda’s Ghost Pepper Wing Sauce on pizza."
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"Melinda's Pizza Hot Sauce."
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"Melinda's pizza hot sauce, of course (and crystal)"
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"Melinda's Pizza Hot Sauce. I'm not a 'hot sauce on pizza' guy, but after trying the sampler bottle, it's really, really good on pizza!"
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#6

Tapatio

4.5
(45)
"Tapatio."
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"Tapatio. Thats honestly just what i do now"
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"Tapatio"
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"Tapatio"
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"Tapatio. No question"
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"Tapatio for life!"
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"Tapatio Easily my all time favorite"
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"Team Tapatio. There's so many good sauces but Tapatio is my og fave, couldn't imagine life without him"
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"Right now I would say Tapatio"
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"For the nostalgia almost more than the flavour."
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#7

El Yucateco

4.8
(41)
"My favorite hot sauces hands down are all made by El Yucateco. XXX, red, green, black."
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"El Yucateco Black Label is in my top three, great with pork or beef."
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"They have El Yucateca sauces which are awesome!!"
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"El Yucateco, any flavor is good."
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"Very good"
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"Green El Yucateco"
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"Yucateco XXX"
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"Yucateco Caribbean"
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"Blows my socks off every time."
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"A big ass bottle of El Yucateco Caribbean."
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#8

Frank's

4.6
(39)
"NOTHING BEATS FRANKS HOT."
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"Franks - I put that $#!+ on everything…"
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"Frank's hot sauce, or Melinda's."
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"Frank's"
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"Franks"
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"I bought a couple gallons of Frank's a couple years ago and I have no regrets."
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"Frank's 1, cholula 2"
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"Franks"
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"Franks"
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"Franks, I put that 💩 on everything 😂"
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#9

Sriracha

4.2
(34)
"Sriracha is really good with beef and rice."
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"Sriracha is solid."
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"Sriracha. I catch myself taking swigs"
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"Sriracha. It’s the best."
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"Easy"
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"Sriracha"
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"Sriracha is my favorite on pizza."
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"Siracha, Tapatio & on rare occasions Tiger Sauce."
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"Siracha or valentina"
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"Sriracha is my go-to."
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#10

Secret Aardvark

4.6
(30)
"Secret Aardvark OG"
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"I really enjoy Secret Aardvark on pizza."
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"Secret Aardvark Habanero"
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"Secret Aardvark Habanero"
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"Secret Aardvark!!"
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"I love me some Secret Aardvark everything. Their jerk sauce is just aiight, but everything else is fantastic."
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"If you're able to get it, Secret Aardvark from Portland is one of my favorites."
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"I think I've decided that Secret Aardvark is the most versatile sauce. If it's just one, that's it."
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"I guess Secret Aardvark, it goes well with a whole lot of different things."
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"Secret Aardvark"
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#11

Marie Sharp's

4.6
(30)
"Marie Sharps all the way. A carribean hot sauce."
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"Very good"
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"Marie Sharp Belizean Heat"
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"Probably Marie sharp’s belizean heat."
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"Marie Shapes Belizean."
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"1. Marie Sharp's"
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"Marie Sharps Beware."
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"Any of the Marie Sharp sauces for eggs."
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"Marie Sharp’s. It’s been my favorite for years."
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"Marie Sharp's Nopal Green Habanero"
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#12

Texas Pete

4.5
(27)
"Texas Pete Or Louisiana hot sauce "
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"Texas Pete"
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"Texas Pete all day."
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"I’ve used Texas Pete my whole life and will never switch."
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"Texas Pete"
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"It's what I grew up on."
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"Texas Pete because I'm from North Carolina..I have to pick it"
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"1. Texas Pete’s 2 Franks 3. Sriracha"
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"I love texas pete or some hot honey"
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"Texas Pete"
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#13

Torchbearer

4.6
(22)
"Will blow your face off."
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"First ingredient is Carolina Reaper peppers."
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"All tasty and very hot."
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"- Torchbearer Garlic Reaper"
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"Torchbearer’s Garlic Reaper and Zombie Apocalypse are both fantastic."
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"Surprised Torchbearer Garlic Reaper hasn’t been mentioned yet."
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"Anything from Torchbearer, Karma Sauce, and/or Queen Majesty."
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"Torchbearer Garlic Reaper"
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"Torchbearer's Garlic Reaper is my current favorite for taste + heat."
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"Torchbearer Garlic Reaper by itself, or Tabasco Scorpion/Elijah's Regret Reserve paired with a generous slathering of mayo!"
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#14

Yellowbird

4.5
(20)
"Yellowbird for sure"
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"Currently going through bottles of Yellowbird Habanero"
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"Yellowbird serrano is great"
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"Yellow Bird Ghost Pepper."
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"Yellow bird hab is my favorite but i just picked up melinda’s ghost and that may replace it"
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"Yellow bird habanero sauce, you can get it Whole Foods, Sundance."
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"Yellowbird Habanero or Secret Aardvark habanero"
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"Yellowbird habenero."
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"Yellow Bird habanero. It's my daily driver."
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"Yellowbird is a Texas hot sauce."
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#15

Yellow Bird

4.6
(17)
"Yellow Bird Sriracha or Serrano."
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"Yellowbird Habanero"
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"Yellow Bird Habanero"
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"Yellow bird habanero"
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"Yellowbird Habanero is SO good."
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"Yellowbird habanero is a great general use one."
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"Yellowbird habanero. It’s an everything sauce—perfect heat; good with Mexican food, pizza, breakfast."
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"Yellowbird Habanero. Never get tired of it."
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"Yellow bird habanero."
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"So tasty!"
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#16

Louisiana

4.6
(16)
"Louisiana slaps with beef and rice"
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"Louisiana, Crystal, Frank’s, tiger sauce, pickapepper mango, tapatio, el yucateco, and Valentina are a few of my favorites."
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"Louisiana"
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"Louisiana is the best. Red Dot for life."
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"Louisiana"
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"Louisiana, followed by Cholula"
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"Louisiana"
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"Louisiana, need that vinegar kick"
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"Louisiana is a good one too."
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"Louisiana."
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#17

Huy Fong

4.5
(12)
"I prefer genuine Sriacha."
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"Huy Fong Siracha sauce"
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"Sriracha"
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"Currently Huy-Fong 😋"
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"Huy Fong chili-garlic sauce is my go-to every time!"
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"Huy Fong Sriracha. It's the best one I've had."
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"I just bought some rooster sauce (Huy Fong sriracha sauce) for the first time in a while and it was better than I remembered liking it."
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"Huy fong sriracha."
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"Huy Fong Sriracha"
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"If there was no supply shortage, Huy Fong Sriracha."
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#18

Aardvark

4.7
(11)
"I like Aardvark and Cholula the best."
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"I like aardvark, valentina black, and tapatio."
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"Gimme the Ardvark."
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"Of those? Aardvark."
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"Aardvark all day!"
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"Aardvark."
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"Aardvark and Los Calientes are the first tier of this group."
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"Big fan of Aardvarks in pizza"
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"Aardvark, local habenero hot bombness"
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"But of course it depends on what the sauce is going on."
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#19

Marie Sharps

4.6
(11)
"Yall sleeping on Marie Sharps"
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"Marie Sharpes"
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"You need some Marie Sharps in your life."
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"Marie Sharp’s Fiery Hot"
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"Some kind of Marie Sharps"
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"Marie Sharps Fiery Hot"
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"Marie Sharps"
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#20

Bravado

4.4
(9)
"Very tasty. Quite hot."
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"Very unique sauce, Asian inspired and HOTTTTTTT."
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"- Bravado Aka Miso (Carolina Reaper sauce)"
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"Bravado Serrano and Basil."
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"The Black Garlic is an order of magnitude less hot than the rest of them, but it's just so tasty."
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"All very good, and each of them is distinct enough to have its own place."
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"Bravado serrano and basil"
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"Bravado Serrano and Basil- very watery though."
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#21

Pain Is Good

4.6
(8)
"You will not regret if you like Habaneros."
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"Very good"
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"Pain Is Good - https://www.reddit.com/r/hotsauce/s/GXYLdcY7Ay"
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"Pain Is Good Habanero"
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"Pain Is Good."
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#22

Garlic Reaper

4.5
(8)
"Garlic reaper or Tabasco"
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"Garlic Reaper"
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"Either garlic reaper or senor lechuga 002."
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"Garlic Reaper is brutally hot and very tasty."
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"Garlic Reaper"
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"Probably Garlic Reaper. It's hot af for me, but I can always just use a couple drops and it's still delicious."
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"Garlic reaper or Tabasco"
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#23

Queen Majesty

4.7
(7)
"Queen Majesty Scotch Bonnet and Ginger."
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"Queens Majesty either Habanero Coffee or Scotch Bonnet Ginger."
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"Queen majesty scotch bonnet and ginger"
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"Queen Majesty Scotch Bonnet"
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"I just bought a full box of “queen majesty scotch bonnet” a dozen 15oz bottles."
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"I was blown away by how delicious the Queen Majesty Scotch Bonnet and Ginger is."
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"I’d put Queen Majesty Scotch Bonnet and Ginger on almost anything."
#24

Mike's

4.5
(6)
"Mike’s Hot Honey."
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"Mikes hot honey"
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"Mikes hot honey"
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"Mikes hot honey"
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"Depends on the pizza but Mike's hot honey (extra hot) is pretty good"
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"It's not hot sauce but Mike's Hot Honey"
#25

Frank's RedHot

4.2
(6)
"My go to is always franks red hot for plain beef and rice"
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"Franks red is solid but not far off from tabasco."
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"Franks Red Hot... I like a lot of hot sauces but Franks never gets old."
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"Just regular old Franks red hot sauce"
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"Pickles or guac and Franks Red Hot."
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"I have franks pretty much exclusively for breakfast foods."
#26

Exhorresco

4.8
(5)
"Exhoressco from Burns and McCoy"
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"Exhorresco, with the 7 pot primo pepper"
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"My two favorite 'very hot with good flavor' sauces"
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"Exhorresco"
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#27

Frank's Red Hot

4.8
(5)
"I honestly think Frank's Red Hot is the best."
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"Its franks red hot for stuff with spaghetti sauce or pizza."
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"Frank's."
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"Frank's Red Hot wins."
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"I would recommend something quite mild to start with, like a Frank’s Red Hot."
#28

Dirty Dick's

4.8
(5)
"Dirty Dick's hot sauce is a personal favourite and everyone I've introduced to it has become obsessed."
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"Dirty Dick's"
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"Probably Dirty Dick's."
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"Dirty Dick’s!"
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"Dirty Dick's!"
#29

Firelli

4.4
(5)
"I’m fond of this one on pizza, very complimentary"
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"Firelli"
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"Firelli."
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"Check out Firelli. It’s an Italian hot sauce."
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"Firelli is great, as is the Frank's Red Hot Honey sauce"
#30

Cry Baby Craig's

5.0
(4)
"Cry Baby Craig's"
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"[Cry Baby Craig's](https://crybabycraigs.com/shop/#!/3-Pack-Cry-Baby-Craigs/p/523106657)"
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"Cry baby Craig’s hands down!! Google it."
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"Cry Baby Craig's"
#31

Adoboloco

5.0
(4)
"Tossup between Hamajang by Adoboloco or XXX Salsa de kutbil ik De habanero by Yucateco."
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"Adoboloco Hamajang is the best on pizza."
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"Adoboloco Hamajang is the one."
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"Adoboloco Hamajang (or Fiya Fiya)"
#32

Heartbeat

4.8
(4)
"Dawson’s is also quickly becoming a favorite and Heartbeat has had some really great stuff too."
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"Very good"
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"Heartbeat makes some great shit."
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"I like Heartbeat and Yellowbird for habanero."
#33

Nando's

4.5
(4)
"Very good"
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"Nandos"
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"Nandos is also nice and tasty for an early milder hot sauce."
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#34

Tapatio Hot Sauce

4.3
(4)
"Tapatio."
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"Red Pepper Flakes/Jalapenos, if I don't have those then I will use Tapatio and Green Cholula."
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"Tapatio"
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"Tapatio. It's very versatile."
#35

Tiger Sauce

4.3
(4)
"Tiger sauce."
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"Tiger Sauce, it's not hot but it's 10/10 on pizza."
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"I love tiger sauce on smoked muscles."
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"Tiger Sauce & Humble House Ancho/Morita for pizza."
#36

Yucateco

5.0
(3)
"Yucateco XXX. Hot, but the flavor is so good!"
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"Yucateco XXX."
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#37

Hot Honey

4.7
(3)
"I love hot honey on pizza."
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"Hot Honey"
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"Not exactly hot sauce, but I love hot honey on pizza."
#38

Hamajang

4.7
(3)
"Their Hamajang has been a staple at our house for nearly 10 years."
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"I picked up a bottle of Hamajang some time ago and it was amazing."
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"If you want some heat and flavor, Hamajang If you want less heat and a lot of flavor, definitely TACO!TACOH!"
#39

Pico Pica

4.3
(3)
"Pico Pica."
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"Pico Pica. It goes on everything and has a unique but versatile flavor."
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#40

Dirty Dicks

4.3
(3)
"Dirty dicks wins this category, every time."
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"Anything that comes out of Dirty Dicks"
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"Dirty dicks and any pineapple habanero sauce that is worth something."
#41

Paulman Acre

4.3
(3)
"Paulman Acre Fermented Garlic"
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"Paulman Acre Fermented Garlic."
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#42

Louisiana Hot Sauce

4.0
(3)
"Louisiana."
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"Try Louisiana hot sauce. It's basically an actually flavorful version of Tabasco."
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"Louisiana or Crystal hot sauces are the cheapest and low risk for a starter."
#43

Tapatío

4.0
(3)
"Tapatío is my everyday salsa picante"
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#44

Grace

5.0
(2)
"Grace Hot Pepper Sauce!! Makes everything better 🔥🔥🔥"
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"Easily, Grace Hot Pepper Sauce."
#45

Pepper North

5.0
(2)
"My absolute favorite hot sauce just so happens to be Canadian."
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"That's where I found my absolute favorite: Pepper North Black Cherry & Reaper."
#46

Reaper Squeezins

5.0
(2)
"Reaper squeezins"
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"Chocolate Plague or Reaper Squeezins"
#47

Smokin' Marie

4.5
(2)
"Smokin Marie"
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"Probably Smokin Marie for more versatility."
#48

Karma

4.5
(2)
"- Karma Scorpion Disco (mix of peppers)"
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"Sweet and very spicy."
#49

Yucateco XXX

4.5
(2)
"Yucateco is always a favorite for me. Either the XXX Mayan or the Caribbean"
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"Sriracha would probably be my move or Yucateco XXX"
#50

Burns & McCoy

4.5
(2)
"My top two picks for this particular request."
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"All very good, and each of them is distinct enough to have its own place."
#51

Scorned Woman

4.5
(2)
"Is a good one!! And Dave’s Gourmet Scorpion."
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