Chilehead's Cayenne Hot Sauce
A while ago, I think towards the end of last year, possibly during one of the Black Friday or Cyber sales of the time, I bought a number of sauces that were novelty. Several of them were Louisiana-style Cayenne sauces, which I can never seem to quite have enough of, as this is one of my most-used and favorite styles. I think this is possibly not a novelty sauce or is at least not meant to be one, as I believe the company (Hot Sauce Fanatics) also has several other sauces from different peppers. So, while I'm inclined to dunk on the somewhat amusing label copy (maybe in the video), I will dispense with that here.
I've said before that Louisiana-style sauces need not be complicated, just peppers, salt, vinegar (and maybe water) and that is about the size of what we have here. There is also xantham gum, which I don't really object to, as it never hurts to have a stabilizer in there, depending on the ingredients and consistency. This one is citing aged red peppers as the ingredient, but the label itself lists Cayenne, so we know what we're getting into. Typical color and runniness and absence of heat normal to this style.
This one, however, tastes a bit on the cheap side. While it is fine as something to have around in that style, it is not one of the better examples, flavor-wise. I don't know enough about making hot sauce personally to observe where it went wrong, but with things involving food, generally the quality of the base will dictate the end results. It is not as offensively punchy as Crystal tends to be, but it's along those same lines in terms of flavor. Given that those bottles are usually 8+ oz. for $1, this one, even at $3, as I recall, is not exactly a bargain.
Bottom line: For better or worse, this is basically just another Louisiana-style Cayenne sauce, with both better and worse and more expensive out there.
Breakdown:
Heat level: 0
Flavor: 4
Flexibility: 7
Enjoyment to dollar factor: 4
Overall: 4
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