Black-Eyed Susan Death By Chocolate (Hot) Hot Sauce Review

Black-Eyed Susan Death By Chocolate Hot

It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly two and a half years since I did the Mild version of this, review available here: https://d-dubtsaaf.blogspot.com/2023/10/black-eyed-susan-death-by-chocolate.html, but it was worth the wait...way, way worth the wait. This is an extremely well-done sauce, very excellently delivered, and quite unlike anything else out there...just like the aforementioned Mild version. In fact, I’m tempted to just say to read that other review, because everything else applies, with the main difference being this one has a more satisfying heat. This one hovers more between a 1 and a 2, while the other was perhaps even under a 1 slightly, but both are utterly delicious. This also, incidentally, makes their ratings identical.

If I had to pick between the two, it would be this one, on account of that nicer heat level, but I also like the flavor of this slightly better. The more food adventurer you have in your blood, the more you will appreciate this, as there’s a lot going on and it’s a great deal to fun to play with some of the more meat-forward Mexican-style dishes that might bear some mole’ influence, like carne asada, carnitas, and Al Pastor. The sauce is a bit sweeter than most of the mole sauces I’ve encountered, but I found it a wonderful addition generally where I tried it. 

Bottom line: Picking up directly from the Milder version (again, read that review, as nearly all of it applies), this is, for me, the more preferable version of a thoroughly unique sauce, featuring one of the lesser used and undersung pods out there, the venerable Chocolate Habanero.

Breakdown:

            Heat level: 1
            Flavor: 10
            Flexibility: 3
            Enjoyment to dollar factor: 10

Overall: 6