D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F. Hot Sauce Review

Crazy Jerry's Biker Trash D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F. Habanero-Garlic Hot Sauce

Runaway winner for the longest title (at least in my memory) of a hot sauce name, way longer if you break out the D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F. acronym ("Do I Look Like I Give A Fuck", in case you need the translation, though that phrase really doesn't particularly need an acronym and having an excessively long one sort of defeats the entire purpose of acronyms anyway and I digress...).

It took me a while to place this sauce but it finally struck me tonight...this is essentially a doctored sauce, in that it starts with an unnamed Lousiana-style hot sauce and that is one that is very heavy on the vinegar side and then mixes it with an approximation of something like A1, so you have basically a very vinegary steak sauce. It isn't bad, per se, just very unusual. Perhaps unique is more the word. It does have a very black peppery aspect, which I do like quite a bit.

The bottle says it's sauce made by bikers, for bikers...and then for everyone else, which is meaningless copy. Given the earlier description, it's probably not much of a stretch to envision it as relatively tame, which it is entirely. Given the blend, it also doesn't really mesh extremely well with a lot of foods, but generally adds more than it detracts.

Bottom line: I can't imagine bikers making this a staple more than anyone else, but I suppose the copy and hype might work for some...doesn't for me. Interesting, but still one and out.

Breakdown:

            Heat level: 2
            Flavor: 5
            Flexibility: 4
            Enjoyment to dollar factor: 3

Overall: 4

Arizona Gunslinger Chipotle-Habanero Hot Sauce Review

Arizona Gunslinger Chipotle Habanero Pepper Sauce

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Ever since I ran into that delectable Adobe Milling version of this type of sauce, I've been trying to find something a lot like that, in flavor and balance, only a lot more available. I truly hoped I'd had it with this, since Arizona, while not generally making jaw-dropping sauces, do seem to do a pretty good job of hitting some market penetration.

This version, while a lot less bright than the O' Brother version that it sets next to in the refrigerator door, is a poor substitute, unfortunately. The O' B sauce, while a bit livelier than I was looking for, at least tastes good. This one isn't bad, per se, but is a definite step down and the balance is off in favor of the Habanero. The initial smell is of the Chipotle, but somewhere in there, the flavors get twisted around and it more makes me wish it was something other than what it is. It does acceptably with foods, but often, the difference between having it on and not having it on winds up on the slight side, unless you load it up and then you generally will have ruined the dish as the taste of the sauce by itself is none too wonderful.

Heat is also a bit on the lower side, as well. It does have a decent consistency and thickness to it, but I'm not sure why they bothered with a dropper cap. That part is wholly unnecessary.

Bottom line: This probably would do in a pinch, particularly if I wanted that style of sauce, but this is one of the lower-rung entries in that category.

Breakdown:

            Heat level: 3
            Flavor: 3
            Flexibility: 4
            Enjoyment to dollar factor: 3

Overall: 3