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Hot Sauce Review: Asian Kick by Tijuana Tom’s House Of Hot Sauce

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Asian Kick by Tijuana Tom’s House of Hot Sauce is a complex and delicious hot sauce.

This hot sauce tastes fresh and vibrant. The citrus and ginger flavours really shine which gives the sauce almost a cooling sensation.

Asian Kick’s unique flavour profile is somewhat limiting. While it’s taste is nothing to scoff at, it does not pair well with many dishes you would usually pair with hot sauce.

This hot sauce would go well with many asian inspried dishes (naturally) and also most veggie based dishes. Asian Kick would be perfect for veggie spring rolls or a buddha bowl, something like that.

Pineapple And Red Habanero THC Hot Sauce Review

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Well, we finally have it here in Canada, THC infused hot sauce. Since Canada legalized cannabis in 2018, we have seen a plethora of new cannabis products. I knew someone would infuse hot sauce, it was just a matter time.

Heartbeat Hot Sauce and Bogarts Kitchen have teamed up to create a legal THC hot sauce for Canada’s cannabis market. So far there are two flavours: Red Habanero and Pineapple Habanero. Both staples of the Heartbeat Hot Sauce collection.

Here is what they taste like!

Tata’s Scotch Bonnet and Smoke Papaya Hot Sauce Review

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A friend of mine sent me a care package of hot sauce from Tata Hot Sauce Emporium in Toronto. The first sauce I tried was the Smoke Papaya. It sounded like it would go great with the sandwich I was having for lunch.

This hot sauce is a great blend of scotch bonnet peppers and smoked papaya. It has the delightful texture of apple sauce but with a spicy kick. Great for meats and leaves.

Smoke Papaya by Tata is so good you can eat it right out of the bottle.

Hot Sauce Review: Scorpion Kiss by Haico’s Hot Sauce

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If you were to be daring enough to kiss a scorpion, this is what I imagine your mouth would feel like afterward. Scorpion Kiss by Haico’s Hot Sauce is absolutely deadly.

This hot sauce is made with a blend of Scorpion, Ghost, and Jalapeno peppers so you know it’s got sting. All that being said, Haico is a flavour master so this one also packs a flavour punch underneath its spicy surface.

Steel City Sauce Co. “The Banshee” Hot Sauce Review

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Holy Hannah, The Banshee from Steel City Sauce Co. is hot! This one really had me sweating at lunch, I was not expecting this to pack the punch it did. Made with ghost peppers, you can be sure to experience some sweating when enjoying this hot sauce.

Even when opening the bottle it smells spicy, just not THAT spicy!

Lost In The Sauce (LITS) OG Boodoo Hot Sauce Review

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OG Boodoo by Lost In The Sauce (LITS) is a tomato-based hot sauce made with Scotch Bonnet, Habanero, and Jamaican peppers. I’ll be honest, I’m not a fan of tomatoes in hot sauce, I find it always tastes like spicy ketchup.

While OG Boodoo does taste like spicy ketchup, it does have a unique quality that sets it apart from other tomato-based sauces.

Salem’s Lot Scary Hot Sauce Hallucinate The Heat Review

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I was pretty stoked to find out Salem’s Lott Scary Hot Sauce was made by a pretty well-known Canadian musician. Jeff Salem is a professional musician drummer and a pretty damn good hot sauce maker. Hallucinate the Heat is a good example of this.

This was the first time I tried Salem’s Lott hot sauce so I went with something in the middle of their heat range. This is exactly where I would place Hallucinate The Heat. It reminds me of spicy ketchup crossed with a smoky barbeque sauce.

Hot Sauce Review: Black Garlic Hottie by Salt + Mustard

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Black Garlic Hottie is a tasty hot sauce made by Salt + Mustard. This hot sauce Is made with black garlic and habanero peppers and has a tangy taste with a mild spice level. I’ve never heard of this company before but so far I’m impressed with their hot sauce and I hope to try more soon.

If you’re a fan of black garlic or balsamic vinegar, chances are you’ll love this one.

Review: Coffee Hot Sauce by Saus

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I first discovered Coffee Hot Sauce by Saus through a Facebook ad. As a lover of hot sauce and coffee, it was a natural fit for me so I ordered a bottle.

After about a week the package finally arrived and I was excited to open it up and try coffee flavoured hot sauce for the first time. They did an excellent job at packaging up this hot sauce for shipping. So excellent in fact that I had a hard time opening the package. Nothing some scissors and a butter knife couldn’t handle.

With all the packaging now sitting on the floor I was finally able to see the bottles that I had ordered. I cracked open the white lid and took a whiff to see if I could smell any coffee. Immediately, notes of espresso and hints of the harissa spices filled the air.

I was definitely not disappointed, the flavour was as unique as the ingredients list and the spice level was pretty decent too!

Hot Sauce Review: Smoky Mountain Punch by Villain Sauce Co.

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Smoky Mountain Punch by Villain Sauce Co. from Brantford, Ontario. Wow!

Back when I was working in Toronto, I used to listen to Kim Mitchell’s radio show on Q107. He had this segment called “Damn I wish I wrote that! Where he would play songs that he wish he wrote.

Well, this is my “Damn I wish I made that” segment because damn I wish I made this sauce!

Smoky, spicy, flavourful, the whole 9 yards. Smoky Mountain Punch by Villain Sauce Co. is a great-tasting hot sauce made with many different types of peppers. Also, this is the first hot sauce I’ve tried that includes smoke flavour as an ingredient.