This is a very unassuming bottle and packaging, which makes it all the more stealthy. Make no mistake, though: this one packs a massive heat punch. This is one that is a much stepped on version of the regular Crimson sauce, which is presumably a somewhat tame Arbol chili sauce and ramps it up notably. I have no idea what the regular sauce tastes like and was not able to get any sense of it at all from this as it was full tilt Scorpion peppers.The slight sweet and fruitiness of them is there in full force...and little else. If you like the taste of that pepper, you'll love this sauce...for me, I'm not what one would call a huge fan of that peppers flavor and like it in much smaller doses, more as an accent than anything else and this is far from that. No idea what the SHU rating is on this, but it is pretty considerable.
Overall, I don't really enjoy the flavor of this. I wish it had a restrictor cap, as I've over-sauced (and somewhat ruined) more than one dish by the runny nature of this sauce. I found it to work best on things with very strong flavors, particularly creamy sauces, where it melded in nicely and did a nice job improving the flavor, but truth be told, I struggled a lot to find a place for this. That it continually separates in the bottle is also kind of a nuisance, but not the end of the world as I habitually shake all sauces prior to using regardless.
Bottom line: I don't know what to make of this or how it would ever fit in my regular stable. I was hoping this would be something other than what it turned out to be, which is more or less a straight across Scorpion sauce.
Breakdown:
Heat level: 8
Flavor: 4
Flexibility: 4
Enjoyment to dollar factor: 6
Overall: 6
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