On the left side we have Patriot Inferno .. “March to the beat of boldness with Guile’s Patriot Inferno sauce.  As powerful as his fighting spirit, this blend showcases the robust heat or cayenne peppers harmonising with the tang of mustard.  A fusion of strength and tanginess, this sauce adds a patriotic punch to your meals.  Unleash the warrior within and dive into a new level of culinary adventure.

… and on the right side we have Dragon’s Blaze .. “Embodied in this fiery hot sauce is Ryu’s unwavering determination and relentless training.  With every drop, feel the power of his Dragon Punch ignite your tase buts.  The intense heat of habanero chilli, infused with the smoky essence of chipotle delivers an explosive flavour that reflects Ryu’s indomitable spirit.

And with that introduction …. fight!

Patriot Inferno has the runnier consistency of the two, but there’s not much in it.  Patriot’s certainly tangy … I feel that the mustard combines to give it an almost ginger-like edge to the flavour.  Very pleasant and complements the cayenne.  Doesn’t pack all that much of a punch, though!

Dragon’s Blaze telegraphs the chipotle the moment the top is off the bottle, combining with the soy sauce to give a rich earth aroma.  The smoke, soy and garlic are up-front in the taste before the habanero pops up and announces it’s presence.  Nice fade down to a slow burn.  A little on the sweet side, but  not overly so.

… and it’s a knock-out blow!

Patriot Inferno – 5/10 – Nice, but somewhat forgettable & I wouldn’t rush to get more.

Dragon’s Blaze – 7/10 – Good, solid sauce, but I feel it may be vulnerable in later round!

“Red Belly’s unique smoky flavour stems from the Cobanero pepper.  This dark red and wrinkly pepper comes from the cloud forests of Guatemala, where Mayan communities have been harvesting and smoking peppers for millennia.  We have paired the fiery Cobanero with fire roasted tomatoes and garlic to give the sauce a fresh body packed with flavour.  Share your love for this sauce and enjoy!”

Picked this up on a recent trip to Arizona, in Whole Food Market, I think.

Man, do I like this sauce.  It’s smoky, but not too smoky, and a beautiful rich savoury flavour.  It’s not very hot (there’s a little punch of heat after the up-front flavour, which fades down nicely), which I’d have to say is my only mild criticism; a bit more pep would have elevated it even further for me.  I’ve had it spread on toast and crumpets

8/10 – Amazing!  Seems difficult to get hold of in the UK, which is a shame!

“The Caribbean classic but with even more of that fiery heat.  Hotter than Hot.  Taste that takes you places … to the port of Kingston, with Scotch Bonnet & Habanero petters boosted by the big old Bhut Jolokia Chill”

Consistency is nice, slightly jammy.  Ingredients indicate that it’s based on a mash, which is detectable in the flavour.

Nice rich, garlicy taste up-front which is quickly overtaken by a punch of heat when then subsides into lingering slow burn.  Really nice flavour, with the savoury elements of the mash complemented by the garlic and mustard.  Good balance between sweetness and acidity, too.

7/10 – Great value, great flavour.

This one was a present, so I’m not sure exactly where it came from.  Trying to track it down online has been unsuccessful so far …

The ingredients are listed as Carolina reaper, Scotch bonnet, Scorpion, capsicum, sweet bell peppers, black beans, liquid smoke, rapeseed oil, cider vinegar and tamarind

You definitely get the reaper when tasting it, bold and up-front, hen giving way to a hint of smokiness and a rich savoury flavour.  The heat dissipates quite quickly, which I found a little surprising.

Consistency is good … quite pourable, but not too runny.

Quite delicious in my opinion … slightly sad I don’t know where to find another bottle!

8/10 – “Yum”

“Before Karma Sauce was even a twinkle in my eye, I was designing hardware for the James Webb Space Telescope.  Now, that telescope is giving us a glimpse into the origins of time and space, and my sights set upon the cosmos once again.  The unclear fusion of our soy-chile masterpiece Cosmic Dumplings and our searingly funked up Scorpion Disco, resulting in a interplanetary super nova of scalding heat and umami-forward flavour.  A universe of possibilities in a bottle”

I seem to recall that I might have bought this one after seeing it on Hot Ones.  It’s hot, that’s for sure … super hots and jalapeno are first on the ingredients list, but ghost pepper makes an appearance later on & I suspect that’s where the majority of the kick is coming from.  It’s certainly a lip tingler.  This sauce had a propensity to separate into a thinner and thicker part, so take heed of the advice on the bottle to shake well.

For me, it was a bit dissapointing.  Hot, yes, flavoursome …. maybe.  I could get a sense of the zesty, savoury flavour there, but for me, the heat burned it away before I had the chance to really appreciate it.

4/10 – Would be better with the heat toned down.

“Winner of the Great Taste Gold Award 2019, experience a whole new level of searing heat with our scorpion & passion hot sauce.  This delightful amalgamation of feisty spice and tasty tang will knock your socks off.  Crafted with authentic Trinidad Scorpion Peppers, our expert sauceologists perfected the recipe by infusing this hotter-than-hell sauce with the pulp from the sweetest sun-kissed passion fruits.  Add a dash to your cooking and let your taste-buds experience an explosion of flavour”

This one has a slightly “jammy” consistency, a little thicker than many sauces.  All in all I found it pretty simple; first taste I get is a jammy, sweet fruitiness which quickly gives way to scorpion, lingering heat, concentrated on the front of the tongue.  I can detect a hint of garlic in there, but it’s not strong.

It’s a nice sauce, but it doesn’t really wow me.  The powerful scorpion sting overrides the up-front flavour very quickly, so it’s mostly just about the heat.

6/10 – I think it’d be improved if the heat was toned down a little

“Created especially for the open road, horsepower thumping, rebellious types, this sauce has a flavour first approach, with a slow burn second.  We combine Balsamic vinegar with Vermont Maple Syrup, garlic and Cayenne peppers to create a unique, savoury, slightly sweet sauce.  We also add a touch of Ghost petters, just to give some extra horsepower.  Try this sauce on: wings, pizza, eggs, fried rice, steak tips or as a salad dressing”

Slightly on the runny side this one, but not too bad.  First thing I tase is the balsamic vinegar hit, followed by a sweet blast of maple syrupy garlicness which subsides to a pleasing level of heat, concentrated in the back of the mouth.  There’s a hint of smokiness, but I wouldn’t say it was a smoky sauce.  Heat level is good; it’s definitely a hot sauce, but they’ve made good on the promise to go flavour first with a heat level that doesn’t distract from the flavour.  Yum!

9/10 – Definitely going to need more of this!

“Bred in South Carolina, this chilli is 400 times more spicy than the jalapeno pepper, not for the faint hearted”

Well, you can see from the photo that the bottle’s pretty much empty, so I guess that says something!  So, yeah, I’d say that this one’s pretty hot for me; it wasn’t a sauce that I poured on liberally.  That said, I didn’t think it was all that great; for me the heat overrode most of the flavour meaning that it was all about adding heat rather than taste.

5/10 – Fine, but not rushing back to this one.

“At Yogi Yo, very little has changed from our humble beginnings in our beloved street food van, we’ve always shared our passion so that everyone can enjoy the glorious flavour of authentic Korean street food”

Nice, flavoursome sauce.  I get a good waft of garlic upon opening the bottle, consistency is nicely pourable without being too runny.  The gochujang comes through very well and the yuzu gives it a tweak of zestiness.  All in all, pretty delicious …. but … not very hot.  To be fair, the name says that it’s “warm” rather than hot, so I have to believe that’s what they were aiming for.  For my personal taste, I’d like to see it cranked up the heat scale a little bit (not too much!), so there’s a bit more punch behind the lovely flavours.

7/10 – Will purchase again

“Ideal to add taste to seafood and snacks”

So sadly, this one just isn’t for me.  It’s quite salty and kinda smoky, but there’s something kind of “earthy” in the flavour that I’m just not really very keen on.  Maybe it would be good with shrimp, but I’m not a shrimpy person.

0/10 – Couldn’t finish the bottle 😔