Black Panther Party Burn Baby Burn Revolutionary Hot Sauce Review

Black Panther Party Burn Baby Burn Revolutionary Hot Sauce

Note: Support video available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFltNDjuvxI

Very wordy title for this hot sauce and yes, it is associated with the Black Panther organization. We do have a very strong throwback vibe to this sauce in the label, which I like quite a bit, all the way down to a 60's era stylized font. As for the sauce...

Well, I wasn't around in the 60's, of course, and can't really speak to sauces, but to my knowledge, Habaneros were nowhere near as big of a thing until the past three or four decades. Indeed, a world's hottest, which was a Habanero, wasn't crowned "officially" by Guinness until 1994. So, is it possible that nearly 30 years prior to that, someone in the Black Panther Party was using them in a hot sauce, as this particular sauce is said to be the product of said recipe? Sure, but I don't know that I would call it likely.

If anything, I'd be more inclined to call this a relabel. While I'm not saying it is (but I'm also not not saying it is), the ingredient list is identical to a sauce I did in 2014 from Arizona Gunslinger, which was their Habanero sauce (http://d-dubtsaaf.blogspot.com/2014/02/arizona-gunslinger-habanero-pepper-hot.html), all the way down to the order. It also comes with a restrictor cap as does that sauce. The consistency and color are also very, very close. That one does not list as Organic, but they do have a different division/sister company (Arizona Peppers), which does have an entire line of certified organic products. They also have a near-identical flavor profile and heat level. Again, I'm not saying anything one way or the other, but perhaps the biggest piece to support that idea is that both sauces suffer from the exact same problem, that of high saltiness, to the point where it overshadows the sauce entirely.

Most of that review also applies here. Heat is fairly moderate. Habanero is very forward, after the salt, and if the salt was cut in half, this would be a considerably better product. As it is, like the other, it is borderline unusable, unless you really like both salt and Habanero flavors. As Habanero is not one of my favorite peppers overall and a little salt goes a long way with me, this is a huge miss for me. 

Bottom line: If you have a dish that needs both salt and a slight amount of heat, this is probably useful (like in a chili possibly). By itself, it can be a bit hard to take.

 Breakdown:

           Heat level: 1
           Flavor: 3
           Flexibility: 5
           Enjoyment to dollar factor: 3

Overall: 3