I happened upon this and a few other zombie-themed sauces the other day and despite the somewhat joking nature of this, picked up a bottle, figuring it was sort of like some of the other themed-bottles from Ass Kickin', whereupon most of the novelty would be in the label, but for all that, would still be a pretty decent sauce. This one, however, packs a pretty solid wallop.Looking at the label, you've got what is ostensibly a fairly standard Habanero-carrot sauce, which, by and large, tend to be tasty but also fairly tame. This one, while decent-tasting, also has a notable amount of heat. Now, it's certainly not up there with the big boys or anything but for being a Habanero sauce, does do quite well and it's one of the hotter Habaneros I've had in recent memory, doing a very good job of utilizing the backburn of that pepper. It is probably a poor example of what a Habanero-carrot sauces if capable of, however.
It's not a particularly well-rounded or especially tasty sauce, though, the makers very clearly going more for the impact of the heat than any great flavoring. As such, it's not awful, but far from smooth and definitely in the lower tier of what I have open in the refrigerator right now. It's still a fairly pleasant surprise from a bottle I expected little from and for $3, not a half bad deal.
Bottom line: The more you enjoy abrasive sauces, the more you will enjoy this one. While not as caustic as a vinegar sauce and not as scorching as one of the higher SHU sauces, this one does a fairly respectable job of making you take notice, though the taste is not so wonderful. Best use is as what the intent appears, which is sort of a novelty/gag gift sauce.
Breakdown:
Heat level: 5
Flavor: 4
Flexibility: 3
Enjoyment to dollar factor: 3
Overall: 4
