Karma Funken Hot
Note: Support video available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vta0MXGFISs
Because this is the base for the Karma Scorpion Disco, much of what I said in that review will apply here as well and I have done the rare thing, for this blog, to directly link to it as that review should be read first to get a more rounded and comprehensive view.
For this sauce, it is a fairly thick, somewhat sludgy sauce, both chunky, though somewhat free-flowing. The main flavors are the Chocolate Habaneros and the Brown 7-Pots, which lends a very distinct peppery vibe. Those, along with sugar, are the main flavor components and there are brief flash bits of bittery superhot in amidst what is otherwise a pretty nice melding with the sugar. Things like the lime, garlic, and vinegar, don't really show up distinctly in the flavor profile, though there are little traces here and there. The applications are generally the same between the two sauces, though this sauce doesn't need to have stronger flavors to play off of, whereas that is where the Scorpion Disco does best.
The main differences with the Scorpion Disco come in color, flavor, and heat level. We'll start in order. Color-wise, this one is a deeper, richer brown tone, slightly reminiscent of a mole by way of a chili jam, whereas the Scorpion Disco is much redder. Flavor-wise, gone entirely is the Scorpion, which leaves a very nice composite of flavors without the flowery notes and of course, with the Scorpions and Ghosties gone, the heat level is definitely considerably lower, probably right around half. Given that the heat is from a couple of building peppers, this can take a little bit to get there as well. This sauce is right on the dividing line of where I think chileheads and non-chileheads separate, with this being more on the chilehead side.
Bottom line: It's no mean trick to make an excellently flavored-sauce, then scale it up, but they did it and with this strong of a base, it probably made the task somewhat easier. Very nice sweet-hot sauce, with a very nice build to the heat.
Breakdown:
Heat level: 3
Flavor: 8
Flexibility: 8
Enjoyment to dollar factor: 8
Overall: 7
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