Adobe Milling Chipotle Habanero Hot Sauce
Every once in a while, one comes across this, something unexpected and entirely wonderful. What we have here is a fairly simple blend: Habanero, Jalapeno, vinegar, salt, Chipotle, water, but they have it all in exactly the right proportions and it is dynamite. The Chipotle adds a nice smokiness, the Jalapeno contributes a good portion flavoring, tempering the Habaneros, which themselves provide a very nice back end heat. It's not extreme, by any means, but it does provide enough boost to take notice, which is all this really winds up needing.
This is one of the most delicious sauces I've come across and truth be told, I'm hard pressed to think of where it wouldn't work, as that delightful bit of astringency that the vinegar adds brings in a flawless grace note. I probably wouldn't like it on Mexican food, as I don't like any overt vinegar tones in that type of cuisine, given how typically highly spiced it already is. I don't think the vinegar accompanies it nicely, but that's sort of my thing. As to everything else, it complements very nicely, while still adding its own contribution, an aspect that can frequently be a rare thing in the sauce world.
Bottom line: This very simple sauce is also remarkably inexpensive. It's not the kind I would ordinarily seek out but by random chance, I came across it in a restaurant and immediately fell in love and put it on everything there, then got another bottle for further testing. Just fantastically well-done.
Breakdown:
Heat level: 3
Flavor: 9
Flexibility: 9
Enjoyment to dollar factor: 7
Overall: 7
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