Dave's Gourmet - Original Insanity Hot Sauce
C2.5 / 5 BASED ON 5 REVIEWS
Maker:
Dave's Gourmet
United States
Ingredients:
Tomato Sauce, Onions, Hot Pepper Extract, Hot Peppers, Vinegar, Spices, Soy Oil, Garlic,salt
Description:
Official: "Dave's Insanity Hot Sauce (The Original). This Famous Sauce must be part of every sauce lovers collection. Everybody loves Daves insanity! Dave's Insanity Sauce is the original hottest sauce in the Universe. How do we know? Well, it is the only sauce ever banned from the National Fiery Foods Show. Try Dave's Insanity Sauce and find out why he went insane. Disclaimer : WARNING: Use this product one drop at a time. Keep away from eyes, pets and children. Not for people with heart or respiratory problems."User Reviews
The opinions expressed in these reviews are soley those of their author.
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A-4.0
Reviewed by bronzejohn on April 23rd, 2019
Label:
Nice and simple. Would prefer if they listed scovilles or something.
Looks:
Nice dark color. Solid consistency that isn't runny like Cholula's.
Aroma:
Smells painful. But I'm not much to judge.
Taste:
The taste is burning. There isn't sweetness or any other ingredient that makes it stand out. Good for adding to dishes that need spice but has a delicate flavor balance.
Heat:
Burns hot. I'm the guy who can eat Ghost Pepper Pacqui chips as snacks. A few drops would make your tacos or whatever good. Don't douse your food, that's how you die.
Overall:
Great sauce for on the go and you need that burn. Put it on a fast food burger, I don't care. It works on my tongue without making my stomach ill.
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D1.3
Reviewed by Jwill on September 6th, 2018
Label:
The label is fine. This isn’t important to me
Looks:
It’s kind of a dark color. The sauce isn’t very attractive looking but this isn’t important to me
Aroma:
This sauce smells horrible and caustic
Taste:
This sauce doesn’t taste good. I eat lots of hot sauce as a condiment on a near daily basis. Dave’s insanity sauce isn’t meant to be enjoyed as a condiment. I believe it was designed as a type of prank product. The taste is just bad
Heat:
This sauce is too hot for me. I imagine it is too hot to be enjoyably consumed on a regular basis in any significant quantity by nearly anyone. I’m a very hot food eater and this is way past the limit of what I find enjoyable. This sauce may somehow be hotter than an average raw habenero. Its the first thing I ran into in life that was really overwhelmingly hot to me. It’s so bad. I don’t enjoy things containing capsaicin extract or crystals. This sauce was one of the first to reach a whole different level of heat. This hot sauce is unreasonably and unenjoyably hot
Overall:
I really don’t like this stuff. It’s too hot and caustic to be eaten regularly in significant quantities by virtually anyone. I eat hot sauce instead of ketchup or most other condiments. I eat hot habenero hot sauces on a regular basis. This stuff goes too far and not only don’t I want to eat it, the smell is almost chemical. The heat goes well beyond a culinary experience deep into the pain tolerance zone. I’m not a masochist, I just have a strong taste for chili peppers. This hot sauce is only useful for pranks and pissing contests. It’s not useful as a food item. I’m not interested in pranking or demonstrating my capacity for pain tolerance and because of this I have no use for this hot sauce
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C+2.7
Reviewed by JohnnyRingo on February 5th, 2018
Label:
cute (we really need to write 30 characters just to give this a score?)
Looks:
fine (we really need to write 30 characters just to give this a score?)
Aroma:
not good (we really need to write 30 characters just to give this a score?)
Taste:
not good, almost bad (we really need to write 30 characters just to give this a score?)
Heat:
HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT
Overall:
Fun sauce because its hot as heck and has a funny name. Not great for actual eating though. There are hotter sauces in the world, and there are a trillion sauces that taste better.
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A-4.1
Reviewed by mindpurge on January 8th, 2014
Label:
For me, all labels get a 5... I would never judge anything on it's label.
Looks:
Looks nice and thick, darker also... however color will brighten slightly after it's been shaken (shake this sauce more than others, it needs it for some reason).
Aroma:
Smells strong, smells spicy. I found no unpleasant aromas however.
Taste:
I've had better tasting sauces (this one isn't smokey, nor is it tart). However I must say again, it's not an unpleasant taste at all.
Heat:
This sauces obvious main focus is heat, heat and then more heat... with a side order of heat. You could most likely kill someone with this if you're not careful, so be weary. Yes it is in fact, that hot... just trust me on this.
Overall:
I would say this is a solid hot sauce... not the best, but very far from the worse. If you had it for supper, you'll most likely get a reminder around 3am. I enjoy almost any hot sauce, and this one was no different... if you're looking for pure heat, I don't think you could reach for a better hot sauce... This sauce is an additive, and a drip goes a very, very long way for anyone that isn't used to spicy heat.
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F0.3
Reviewed by foamy on February 26th, 2013
Label:
Nothing special about the label. It looks like a lot of other labels—which is kind 'a sad.
Looks:
DIS is a dark, raison color with a medium consistency.
Aroma:
To be honest, I don't recall anything of the smell, so I gave it a C.
Taste:
Of all the hot sauces I've ever tasted (and there are many), this is the one that I really didn't care for. It is a dark, burnt tasting sauce, not fit for anything but pranks.
Heat:
If heat is your only criteria for a good hot sauce, then this one should rank right up there. It is, certainly, hot. It's the only thing it has going for it.
Overall:
Dave's Original Insanity Sauce doesn't count as a "real" hot sauce in my book. Any maker that uses capsaicin extract to spike the heat level in their sauce isn't valid. It's just plain old wrong. Unless you're into sadistic pranks, don't even bother with it.