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Here we have what can only charitably be called an unnecessary sauce. We have, in the Louisiana-style hot sauces, the Louisiana Hot Sauce brand, Crystal, Trappey's variations, TryMe brand, even old Tabasco, which is stretching in my mind a bit, but still conceivably fits and my current favorite, Irazu. I don't know where you shop, but bet your bottom dollar they have one (if it's Kroger, they definitely do). Point being, there is tons of sources and at nearly every price point, so to bring something to the table this late in the game, you need to differentiate yourself somehow. These guys evidently are taking aim right for the bottom and shooting for being the low-price leaders.
The sauce isn't quite that bad, but let me be clear. It's not all that wonderful, either. This is a very much middle-of-the-road sauce, but with a price point 3X that of Red Devil, for instance. Is there some heat? Sure, but it is sparing at best. Flavor is a step down and there is nothing really to justify a higher price point. They do some things right, such as using Cayenne as their pepper base for the mash, but they're not re-inventing the wheel here so much as just using different packaging. In this day and age, that's not enough to really entice much interest or excitement.
Bottom line: This is another entry into the Louisiana-style, no more, no less and nothing really to differentiate it, other than a label that uses the word "cheap", which is not an entirely inaccurate description of the actual sauce, but is not reflective of the price, which is considerably more expensive than nearly every other well known sauce in this category. Not much need for this.
Breakdown:
Heat level: 2
Flavor: 5
Flexibility: 5
Enjoyment to dollar factor: 3
Overall: 4
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