Reaper Sling Blade Hot Sauce, 5oz

Great tasting sauce. Never tried carolina reaper before but I am not a beginner to heat. I don't have a very high heat tolerance but it's definitely not low. For me I can eat habaneros and even a little ghost pepper without too much difficulty. I first tried this sauce by pouring a full size spoonful (about a tablespoon amount) with the sauce. It has a nice taste very smoky and slightly sweet. The smokiness is probably because of the bhut jolokia, which I am familiar with that flavor and it definitely tastes like that. Heat is not any worse than eating a fresh habanero. I was a little sad to find out it's not as hot as a fresh bhut jolokia or carolina reaper, but that doesn't mean I don't like the sauce. It tastes great and is hot, but not extremely hot. You will notice a tongue and throat burn, not the type of burn where you are downing a gallon of milk or need to eat ice cream but that may be because I have somewhat of a tolerance. If someone completely new to this tried it, it might be a little too much for them, but for people like me with a higher than average tolerance and can handle habaneros no problem it's not an overwhelming burn. Still don't want anyone to take this review the wrong way, it's a great sauce just not as hot as I would have expected. The burn is an all around good burn and lasts a good 5-10 minutes. I'll try putting this on my burritos or chicken wings and see how it goes

I tried this on a chicken stir fry over rice and wasn't disappointed. Easily my new daily driver sauce, at home and to take to work. It has a very nice smokey and slightly sweet hint to it. If you like a decent amount of heat and can tolerate it well, definitely try this one out. It's hot enough my sons were in tears but for somebody who likes a decent burn, I could tolerate a tablespoon but it was maybe 30 minutes before it fully backed off enough to ignore. Short version: I recommend it. Not a "challenge" sauce but has decent heat and a nice flavor.

This hot sauce is soooo good!!! It packs a mean punch, and has a nice taste to it! Good on pork chops and burgers!

A very very tasty sauce, if there trying to achieve the flavor of the reaper pepper in a sauce they have succeeded in that, but it brings nowhere close of the heat as the pepper does, for most people that’s probably a good thing because that makes this sauce more usable for a pizza or a burger, but with the name “California Reaper” you would think it would have a little more heat, which was what I was looking for. For me it was lacking in the heat, otherwise loved the flavor, a great sauce!

My husband LOVES hot sauces. He loves pushing his limits on what he can tolerate. And he loves getting other people to try them as well. I knew once he had me order Reaper Sling Blade Hot Sauce, that I would never hear the end of it until I tried it. And so, with much trepidation, I attempted what I can only describe as a walk through the flames of hell...tongue first. I had, quite literally, a drop of this stuff. And by "a drop", I mean it could have fit on the head of a pin. First, I'll say that the flavor was actually good. It's smoky and quite enjoyable...until the donkey kicks you in the tongue and all you can think about it putting out the fire. This hot sauce has Carolina Reaper peppers as the first ingredient and Bhut Jolokia (AKA: Ghost Chili) peppers as the second. This combination of the two gives you a nice slow build in intensity. Like Satan grabbing your hand and leading you level by level through hell. And so, with my tongue ablaze and feeling like it was stomped on by Optimus Prime, I began consuming a bowl of ice cream in an attempt to squelch the pain. A very large bowl, I might add. Not happy with the amount of calories, I consumed, but it's par for the course I suppose. About half an hour after I finished my ice cream, my tongue finally stopped hurting. Yikes. So, why did I give this product 5 stars? Because it really lived up to it's name and the description. I was given what I paid for. It arrived when I was told it would. The packaging (bottle label) is really cool-looking as well. As I said, the flavor was great, it's super spicy and has a great slow build. My husband loves it and is harassing everyone he knows trying to get them to taste it.

Quite a few folks on here mentioning that it isn't all that hot. As a person that has tried extract sauces like DaBomb and Satan's Blood, this is definitely as hot as those, if not hotter. The main difference being that this is a natural heat. No extract to be found in this. The lack of extract brings a heat that you almost enjoy in a sadistic kind of way. It has definitely been felt traveling south through my system every step of the way. It has a very peppery taste. Imagine having a spoonful of black pepper mixed with vinegar and garlic. Shortly after you get the initial burn. This can lead you to believe that you are ok. About 5 seconds later though, is a burn that will not go away unless you keep your tongue bathed in some kind of liquid. I imagine that repeated exposure to this sauce will lower the pain some, but unless you have been eating insanely hot things for a long time you will definitely feel a legit burn from this stuff. I really enjoy it, and I can't wait to try it on eggs, chili, tacos, and diluted maybe a tablespoon per cup of Franks Red Hot to toss on some wings. Heat can be fun, but taste always comes first. You will not be disappointed with this sauce if you can handle the heat.

Such great flavour with that intense Carolina reaper heat, my favourite carolina reaper sauce I’ve tried so far

Kurz zusammengefasst, ist scharf, ja aber ich hätte doch mehr erwartet. Frische Habanero sind meiner Meinung nach schlimmer und diese kommen ja nur auf max. 350 000 scovill. Aber dennoch ein tolles Produkt!

The best. After years of being fed Tabasco - yuk - by most restaurants I came across 5is and am ordering more. Love it. Close to another brand I like.

Awesome hot sauce. Great flavor, and the heat builds up in your mouth until you can hardly take it.

Die Soße ist der Hit, die Leiferung hat etwas länger gedauert, aber alles noch im guten Rahmen. Danke PS: die Gummibärchen sind der Renner :)