Some of you have had some KFC. I've had some, probably everyone has had some. I say this because at KFC, they not too long ago became the subject of a national report on HFCS in which it publicized them spiking their honey packets with that noxious derivative. They were far from alone and several other producers, including grocery store brands, were equally guilty of this addition, which was likely made in the name of price, but has the additional side effect of over-sweetening the product.I mention all this because this sauce has, as its first ingredient, HFCS. So, if you've guessed by now that this is an over-sweetened product along those lines, give yourself a cigar. The other elements of this, some onion flavoring, garlic, various peppers, sort of come together to create a rather noxious overtone to this when eaten straight. On food, it does slightly better, but this is not a well-executed sauce. Conceptually, mixing honey with habanero is not a bad idea, but as with everything else food-related, quality of ingredients leads to quality of product and not only using a substandard element, such as HFCS, but leading with it, adds a cheapness to the taste.
Heat here is precious little. One of the suggestions is for ice cream, which evidently is the new trend of sauce makers - to try and wreck everyone's desserts with hot sauce - but this wouldn't be particularly good there. As it stands, it does well with fried foods or wherever else you'd use a dipping sauce, but either registers as too cloying or having a noticeable off-taste on other foods.
Bottom line: While I give this high marks conceptually, the execution is frankly horrid and this is neither a good-tasting nor particularly useful, flavorful or picante sauce.
Breakdown:
Heat level: 2
Flavor: 2
Flexibility: 3
Enjoyment to dollar factor: 2
Overall: 2
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