Hot Sauce reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 1035 Reddit reviews across 18 subreddits and 66 posts to rank the best Hot Sauce brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/hotsauce, r/Cooking, r/spicy, r/AskReddit, r/hotones. Top-rated brands include Tabasco (4.4/5), Cholula (4.5/5), Torchbearer (4.7/5).
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Reviews1035
Subreddits18
Posts66
Brands49
Products63
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#1
Tabasco
4.4
(185)
"I have not tried a better habanero sauce than Tabasco. It is amazing."
"Tabasco Habanero, Secret Aardvark Habanero, El Yucateco Habanero, Mezzetta Habanero..."
"Some of my hot hot favorites."
"Tabasco Scorpion, I am yet to find a more amazing balance between spiciness and flavor."
"Tabasco Scorpion; being Tabasco its mainstream so members of the public are likely to want to try it while also showing what a serious punch can look like combined with a great flavor."
"Tabasco's is brilliant."
"If they like acidity, original Tabasco. I don't think anyone does a better fermented flavour."
"Tabasco goes on damn near everything so they are daily."
"Tabasco"
"Og tabasco goes really well on pizza."
#2
Cholula
4.5
(90)
"Cholula by far"
"Cholula"
"Cholula"
"Regular cholula, or any kind of just straight cayenne hot sauce."
"Cholula."
"Cholula."
"Cholula"
"I love Cholula."
"I'm seeing many a Cholula and Frank's in here. Excellent choice lads."
"My favorite is cholula."
#3
Torchbearer
4.7
(58)
"Reaper Squeezins so good."
"Reaper Squeezins is the pure stuff from the creator himself, Smokin' Ed Currie."
"Torchbearer's Garlic Reaper and Hellfire's Fear This! are my two favorites."
"Torchbearer Garlic Reaper. No contest."
"Brutally hot but amazing flavor."
"Three extremely hot and delicious tasting sauces right there!"
"My go tos for intense heat are."
"My go tos for intense heat are."
"Super Hot - Garlic Reaper - Torchbearer"
"Torchbearer garlic reaper if you can handle actual heat."
#4
Crystal
4.5
(58)
"Crystal"
"It would be Crystal or Louisiana hot sauce."
"Crystal with garlic"
"Crystal Extra Hot"
"Crystal sauce."
"The correct answer is Crystal."
"Crystal or marie sharps nopla"
"Crystal"
"I could drink it straight"
"Crystal. No question"
#5
Valentina
4.6
(56)
"Very good"
"Valentina."
"Valentina black label or anything from el yucateco."
"Black label valentina."
"Valentina negro"
"Valentina's extra hot, we're not talking about the best, we're talking about the day to day goat."
"Valentina"
"Valentina Is my favorite"
"Black label Valentina."
"Made the switch from tapatío at the recommendation of one of my 11th graders last year."
#6
Melinda's
4.7
(52)
"I prefer Melinda’s extra hot and De la Viuda green pepper sauce"
"Melinda’s ghost pepper wing sauce is my go to for pizza"
"Melinda's ghost pepper is my go-to pizza sauce"
"Melinda's Pizza Sauce is truly a great sauce for pizza! Surprised the heck out of me when I first had it."
"Ghost pepper wing sauce by Melinda’s has to take the cake here"
"Melinda's Ghost Pepper Wing Sauce is pretty damn good."
"I love Melinda's buffalo ghost on wings."
"Very good"
"That's my favorite Melinda's for everything."
"Melinda’s make one called 'pizza hot sauce'."
#7
El Yucateco
4.6
(47)
"My favorite hot sauces hands down are all made by El Yucateco. XXX, red, green, black."
"They have El Yucateca sauces which are awesome!!"
"El Yucateco, any flavor is good."
"Very good"
"Green El Yucateco"
"Yucateco XXX"
"Yucateco Caribbean"
"Blows my socks off every time."
"A big ass bottle of El Yucateco Caribbean."
"El yucateco Xxxtra hot or Secret aardvark… I can’t pick!"
#8
Tapatio
4.5
(48)
"Tapatio."
"Tapatio. Thats honestly just what i do now"
"Tapatio"
"Tapatio"
"Tapatio. No question"
"Tapatio for life!"
"Tapatio
Easily my all time favorite"
"Team Tapatio. There's so many good sauces but Tapatio is my og fave, couldn't imagine life without him"
"Right now I would say Tapatio"
"For the nostalgia almost more than the flavour."
#9
Frank's
4.4
(45)
"NOTHING BEATS FRANKS HOT."
"Franks - I put that $#!+ on everything…"
"Frank's hot sauce, or Melinda's."
"Frank's"
"Franks"
"I bought a couple gallons of Frank's a couple years ago and I have no regrets."
"Frank's 1, cholula 2"
"Franks"
"Franks"
"Franks, I put that 💩 on everything 😂"
#10
Marie Sharp's
4.6
(38)
"I think Marie Sharp's is an excellent choice, but if you want some more spice, I'd check out Volcanic Peppers [Chocolate Lightening] or Adoboloco's [Maui No Ka Oi]."
"Marie Sharps all the way. A carribean hot sauce."
"Marie Sharps habanero. 4af"
"I got turned on to Marie Sharp’s by going to a restaurant and I keep going back just because it made my first experience so good."
"Very good"
"Marie Sharp Belizean Heat"
"Probably Marie sharp’s belizean heat."
"Marie Shapes Belizean."
"1. Marie Sharp's"
"Marie Sharps Beware."
#11
Secret Aardvark
4.6
(35)
"Recently I've poured Secret Ardvark on my pizza then dipped it in Melindas and it's amazing."
"Strongly disagree - secret aardvark is the goat pizza sauce"
"Secret Aardvark OG"
"I really enjoy Secret Aardvark on pizza."
"Secret Aardvark Habanero"
"Secret Aardvark Habanero"
"Secret Aardvark!!"
"I love me some Secret Aardvark everything. Their jerk sauce is just aiight, but everything else is fantastic."
"If you're able to get it, Secret Aardvark from Portland is one of my favorites."
"I think I've decided that Secret Aardvark is the most versatile sauce. If it's just one, that's it."
#12
Sriracha
4.1
(36)
"Sriracha is really good with beef and rice."
"Sriracha is solid."
"Sriracha. I catch myself taking swigs"
"Sriracha. It’s the best."
"Easy"
"Sriracha"
"Sriracha is my favorite on pizza."
"Siracha, Tapatio & on rare occasions Tiger Sauce."
"Siracha or valentina"
"Sriracha is my go-to."
#13
Bravado
4.4
(32)
"Bravado's Black Garlic is one of the tightest best hot sauces out there, and great for cooking."
"Very tasty. Quite hot."
"Very unique sauce, Asian inspired and HOTTTTTTT."
"- Bravado Aka Miso (Carolina Reaper sauce)"
"Asian foods are a different beast. I’ve been using Aka Miso."
"Can attest to Aka miso; incredible umami flavor with a lot of heat."
"Bravado AKA MISO"
"Their Black Garlic Reaper one has a ton of heat and is really good."
"Please try Aka Miso."
"My favourite very hot and flavourful sauces are the following: Bravado Aka Miso"
#14
Texas Pete
4.5
(25)
"Texas Pete Or Louisiana hot sauce "
"Texas Pete"
"Texas Pete all day."
"I’ve used Texas Pete my whole life and will never switch."
"Texas Pete"
"It's what I grew up on."
"Texas Pete because I'm from North Carolina..I have to pick it"
"1. Texas Pete’s
2 Franks
3. Sriracha"
"I love texas pete or some hot honey"
"Texas Pete"
#15
Yellowbird
4.4
(22)
"Yellowbird for sure"
"Currently going through bottles of Yellowbird Habanero"
"Yellowbird serrano is great"
"Yellow bird hab is my favorite but i just picked up melinda’s ghost and that may replace it"
"Yellow bird habanero sauce, you can get it Whole Foods, Sundance."
"Yellowbird Habanero or Secret Aardvark habanero"
"Yellowbird habenero."
"Yellow Bird habanero. It's my daily driver."
"Hot Ones Los Calientes Verde and Yellow Bird Serrano and both pretty tasty."
"Yellow Bird"
#16
Louisiana
4.6
(16)
"Louisiana slaps with beef and rice"
"Louisiana, Crystal, Frank’s, tiger sauce, pickapepper mango, tapatio, el yucateco, and Valentina are a few of my favorites."
"Louisiana"
"Louisiana is the best. Red Dot for life."
"Louisiana"
"Louisiana, followed by Cholula"
"Louisiana"
"Louisiana, need that vinegar kick"
"Louisiana is a good one too."
"Louisiana."
#17
Yellow Bird
4.8
(13)
"Yellowbird Habanero"
"Yellow Bird Habanero"
"Yellow bird habanero"
"Yellowbird Habanero is SO good."
"Yellowbird habanero is a great general use one."
"Yellowbird habanero. It’s an everything sauce—perfect heat; good with Mexican food, pizza, breakfast."
"Yellowbird Habanero. Never get tired of it."
"Yellow bird habanero."
"So tasty!"
"Yellow bird habanero or ghost pepper"
#18
Queen Majesty
4.4
(14)
"Queen Majesty Scotch Bonnet and Ginger."
"Anything from Torchbearer, Karma Sauce, and/or Queen Majesty."
"Queens Majesty either Habanero Coffee or Scotch Bonnet Ginger."
"Queen majesty scotch bonnet and ginger"
"Queen Majesty Scotch Bonnet"
"I just bought a full box of “queen majesty scotch bonnet” a dozen 15oz bottles."
"Queens Majesty is being put on everything in my house right now."
"Queen's Majesty - Red Habanero Black Coffee - Season 3"
"Queen Majesty Red Habanero and Black Coffee, Piko Peppers Volkano, Marie Sharp's. Flavors are off the charts."
"Queen Majesty Red Habanero and Black Coffee"
#19
Aardvark
4.7
(12)
"I like Aardvark and Cholula the best."
"I like aardvark, valentina black, and tapatio."
"Gimme the Ardvark."
"Of those? Aardvark."
"Aardvark all day!"
"Aardvark."
"Aardvark and Los Calientes are the first tier of this group."
"Big fan of Aardvarks in pizza"
"Aardvark is always good when I go out to eat"
"Aardvark, local habenero hot bombness"
#20
Marie Sharps
4.6
(11)
"Yall sleeping on Marie Sharps"
"Marie Sharpes"
"You need some Marie Sharps in your life."
"Marie Sharp’s Fiery Hot"
"Some kind of Marie Sharps"
"Marie Sharps Fiery Hot"
"Marie Sharps"
#21
Huy Fong
4.4
(11)
"I prefer genuine Sriacha."
"Huy Fong Siracha sauce"
"Sriracha"
"Huy Fong Sriracha. It's the best one I've had."
"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."
"Huy fong sriracha."
"Huy Fong Sriracha"
"Jufran and sriracha from Thailand"
"If there was no supply shortage, Huy Fong Sriracha."
"The classic Huy Fong sriracha or right now one of my favorite is Los Calientes Rojo."
#22
Garlic Reaper
4.4
(10)
"Garlic reaper or Tabasco"
"Garlic Reaper"
"Either garlic reaper or senor lechuga 002."
"Garlic Reaper is brutally hot and very tasty."
"Garlic reaper is pretty good…had some left over and made some awesome bbq wings out of it"
"Consider a tiny dab of something super spicy, like Garlic Reaper."
"Garlic Reaper"
"Probably Garlic Reaper. It's hot af for me, but I can always just use a couple drops and it's still delicious."
"Garlic reaper or Tabasco"
#23
Heartbeat
4.4
(8)
"Dawson’s is also quickly becoming a favorite and Heartbeat has had some really great stuff too."
"Very good"
"Heartbeat makes some great shit."
"I'd recommend Heartbeat as stated. They had a Louisiana style collab which is mild if you like vinegar/pepper notes."
"Seconding Heartbeat sauces. Those are very mild."
"Heartbeat is based out of Thunder Bay and pretty tasty https://www.heartbeathotsauce.com/"
"Heartbeat hot sauce! Made in north bay and have a few mild flavors that are soooo good."
"I like Heartbeat and Yellowbird for habanero."
#24
Frank's Red Hot
4.6
(7)
"I honestly think Frank's Red Hot is the best."
"Its franks red hot for stuff with spaghetti sauce or pizza."
"Frank's."
"Frank's Red Hot wins."
"Frank's Red Hot is a reliable base for marinades."
"I would recommend something quite mild to start with, like a Frank’s Red Hot."
"Franks Red Hot and work your way up the ladder"
#25
Taco Bell
4.6
(7)
"My favorite is the Mild purely because of the taste."
"Best tasting without considering heat? Mild. Seriously."
"I like spicy things but the mild has by far the best flavor for me."
"Fire. I love the flavor."
"My favorite is Fire. I like the heat of Diablo but it tastes muddy/dirty to me."
"I always mix it with Fire for the additional heat."
"Fire is missing the spice but has that sweetness and flavor."
#26
Dirty Dick's
4.7
(6)
"Dirty Dick's hot sauce is a personal favourite and everyone I've introduced to it has become obsessed."
"Dirty Dick's"
"Probably Dirty Dick's."
"Dirty Dick’s!"
"Dirty Dick's - Season 4"
"Dirty Dick's!"
#27
Mike's
4.5
(6)
"Mike’s Hot Honey."
"Mikes hot honey"
"Mikes hot honey"
"Mikes hot honey"
"Depends on the pizza but Mike's hot honey (extra hot) is pretty good"
"It's not hot sauce but Mike's Hot Honey"
#28
Frank's RedHot
4.2
(6)
"My go to is always franks red hot for plain beef and rice"
"Franks red is solid but not far off from tabasco."
"Franks Red Hot... I like a lot of hot sauces but Franks never gets old."
"Just regular old Franks red hot sauce"
"Pickles or guac and Franks Red Hot."
"I have franks pretty much exclusively for breakfast foods."
#29
Exhorresco
4.8
(5)
"Exhoressco from Burns and McCoy"
"Exhorresco, with the 7 pot primo pepper"
"My two favorite 'very hot with good flavor' sauces"
"Exhorresco"
#30
Pain Is Good
4.6
(5)
"You will not regret if you like Habaneros."
"Pain Is Good Habanero"
#31
Karma
4.6
(5)
"Tastes amazing and is close to that heat level."
"Surprisingly hot and delicious."
"My hottest I currently have (no extract junk) - Karma Ashes 2 Ashes (63% 7-pot primo)"
"My hottest, natural sauce that should be somewhat close."
"Ashes 2 ashes by karma is pretty hot and extremely versatile."
#32
Fire
4.6
(5)
"Fire is the best by far."
"Fire, and it's not even close for me."
"Fire 🔥"
"Fire, Mild, Diablo, Hot"
"Fire > Hot > Diablo > Mild."
#33
Firelli
4.4
(5)
"I’m fond of this one on pizza, very complimentary"
"Firelli"
"Firelli."
"Check out Firelli. It’s an Italian hot sauce."
"Firelli is great, as is the Frank's Red Hot Honey sauce"
#34
Louisiana Hot Sauce
4.0
(5)
"Louisiana."
"Try Louisiana hot sauce. It's basically an actually flavorful version of Tabasco."
"Louisiana or Crystal hot sauces are the cheapest and low risk for a starter."
"Louisiana hot sauce"
"Louisiana"
#35
Cry Baby Craig's
5.0
(4)
"Cry Baby Craig's"
"[Cry Baby Craig's](https://crybabycraigs.com/shop/#!/3-Pack-Cry-Baby-Craigs/p/523106657)"
"Cry baby Craig’s hands down!! Google it."
"Cry Baby Craig's"
#36
Adoboloco
5.0
(4)
"Tossup between Hamajang by Adoboloco or XXX Salsa de kutbil ik De habanero by Yucateco."
"Adoboloco Hamajang is the best on pizza."
"Adoboloco Hamajang is the one."
"Adoboloco Hamajang (or Fiya Fiya)"
#37
Gator Hammock
4.8
(4)
"Maybe check out Gator Hammock Gator Sauce. It's amazing as a marinade."
"Gator Hammock Gator Sauce is my new favorite pizza go to."
"Gator Hammock’s Gator Sauce is a staple for me."
"I like Gator Hammock Gator Sauce. Great on every thing but special on fish tacos, eggs and pizza."
#38
Tiger Sauce
4.3
(4)
"Tiger sauce."
"Tiger Sauce, it's not hot but it's 10/10 on pizza."
"I love tiger sauce on smoked muscles."
"Tiger Sauce & Humble House Ancho/Morita for pizza."
#39
Tapatio Hot Sauce
4.3
(4)
"Tapatio."
"Red Pepper Flakes/Jalapenos, if I don't have those then I will use Tapatio and Green Cholula."
"Tapatio"
"Tapatio. It's very versatile."
#40
Butterfly Bakery
4.3
(4)
"Expensive but my god the spice and flavor is delicious!"
"Taco Vibes Only by Butterfly Bakery of Vermont"
"I’ve just ordered some taco vibe only which apparently amazing."
"Butterfly Bakery, Taco Vibes Only."
#41
Yucateco
5.0
(3)
"Yucateco XXX. Hot, but the flavor is so good!"
"Yucateco XXX."
#42
Pepper North
5.0
(3)
"Pepper North Black Cherry & Reaper is *always* my go to -- My all time favorite hot sauce"
"My absolute favorite hot sauce just so happens to be Canadian."
"That's where I found my absolute favorite: Pepper North Black Cherry & Reaper."
#43
Matouk's
4.7
(3)
"Matouk's"
"Matouk's! I love that stuff!"
"Try the different flavors of Matouks"
#44
Bertie's
4.7
(3)
"I'm a huge fan of Berties. Its from Trinidad. Amazing flavor and texture, and perfect level of spice."
"Bertie's or nutten."
"Try the different flavors of Berties."
#45
Hot Honey
4.7
(3)
"I love hot honey on pizza."
"Hot Honey"
"Not exactly hot sauce, but I love hot honey on pizza."
#46
Hamajang
4.7
(3)
"Their Hamajang has been a staple at our house for nearly 10 years."
"I picked up a bottle of Hamajang some time ago and it was amazing."
"If you want some heat and flavor, Hamajang If you want less heat and a lot of flavor, definitely TACO!TACOH!"
#47
Dirty Dicks
4.3
(3)
"Dirty dicks wins this category, every time."
"Anything that comes out of Dirty Dicks"
"Dirty dicks and any pineapple habanero sauce that is worth something."
#48
Garlique Unique
4.3
(3)
"Unique Garlique is just... :chef's kiss:"
"Garlique Unique is a very good hot garlic sauce that retains the garlic flavour."
"Unique Garlique is pretty good."
#49
Paulman Acre
4.3
(3)
"Paulman Acre Fermented Garlic"
"Paulman Acre Fermented Garlic."
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