Angry Goat Dark Swizzle Hot Sauce Review

Angry Goat Dark Swizzle Hot Sauce

Note: This sauce was provided for purposes of review by Roger Damptz of Burn Your Tongue. Check him out on Facebook or, better yet, head on over to his new online outlet where you can shop the widest selection available anywhere, www.burnyourtongueonline.com.

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This is a fascinating sauce, from one of the more innovative sauce companies out there. Ostensibly designed after a couple of drinks from Bermuda, this one combines citrus (though this one reads a bit more as lime-dominant) and tropical flavors to an intriguing effect. Since those drinks are boozy, there is some nice rum in the sauce, though it doesn't really read, other than as a bit of slight spirity mouth feel. This is also amplified a bit by the ginger, which I was thrilled to discover in there.  There is a very pronounced superhot aspect to this as well, with the Ghost coming through and adding a nice edge to this, though not overwhelming. 

The result here is a bit chunky, due to some of the fibery nature of some of the ingredients and it is slightly prone to separation. The taste here is strongly its own, distinct,  though different nuances read through as well. Where it succeeds in innovation and experimentation, it loses a bit in flexibility to its uniqueness, as this wants to stand on its own, rather than blend in with food. With the main flavor profile aspects, it works better on lighter colored  meats, with little to no other flavor adornment, and if there is one, the more neutral, the better.

I found this a very enjoyable diversion from the regular gamut of sauces, very well-executed, and with a strong sense of daring. In many ways, it comes across more as an adventure than just another sauce, which is something I admire from a foodie perspective. It is a bit higher on the lime side than is my preference, which precludes this a bit from being one I would keep in rotation, but I did enjoy it as a break from the norm. 

Bottom line: If you're into the more interesting and novel sauces, or like lime more than I do, this is definitely not one to miss.

Breakdown:

            Heat level: 3
            Flavor: 8
            Flexibility: 6
            Enjoyment to dollar factor: 7

Overall: 6