Encona - Extra Hot Pepper Sauce

Encona - Extra Hot Pepper Sauce

A-4.1 / 5 BASED ON 2 REVIEWS

Maker:

Grace Foods
Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom

Pepper(s):

Habanero, Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Chili), Scotch Bonnet

Ingredients:

Hot Pepper Mash (55%) (Peppers (89%) (Habanero Peppers, Scotch Bonnet Peppers, Bhut Jolokia Peppers), Salt, Acid: Acetic Acid), Water, Salt, Acid: Acetic Acid, Onion Powder, Birds Eye Chilli, Garlic Powder, Mustard Powder, Modified Maize Starch, Stabiliser: Xanthan Gum, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate

Description:

Official: "Explore a taste of the Caribbean with Encona West Indian Extra Hot Pepper Sauce. Made to a traditional Caribbean recipe using a super fiery blend of Habanero, Scotch Bonnet and Bhut Jolokia peppers. The result is a deliciously hot and spicy sauce made specially for those wishing to explore a classic Encona flavour, with an extra hot kick!"

User Reviews

The opinions expressed in these reviews are soley those of their author.

  • A+4.7

    Reviewed by on April 3rd, 2025

    • Taste: 4.2
    • Aroma: 4.2
    • Looks: 4.6
    • Heat: 4.4
    • Label: 4.1

    Label:

    Pretty classic really. Quite recognisable.

    Looks:

    Looks a lot like a hot sauce?!

    Aroma:

    Smells a lot like a hot sauce?!

    Taste:

    Tastes a lot like a hot sauce?! It's decent enough, with a fruity taste and a fair bit of heat.

    Heat:

    Spicy enough to keep things interesting, but mild enough to go great on eggs.

    Overall:

    Overall this is a good hot sauce. Great on plenty of foods and spicy enough to wake up the taste buds.

  • B3.4

    Reviewed by on September 30th, 2017

    • Taste: 3.3
    • Aroma: 3.2
    • Looks: 3.8
    • Heat: 3
    • Label: 3.1

    Label:

    142ml bottle from The Co-op, Reading. Nice square bottle and label design. Label calls it extra hot and has a chilli nuke.

    Looks:

    Nice syrupy consistency, not too runny or too viscous. Red colour with good amount of chunks and seeds, looks great.

    Aroma:

    Big vinegar and big salt mostly, some sweetish hot pepper mash notes.

    Taste:

    Very vinegary and salty, I've heard lots of people complain about this which is understandable, personally I like vinegary/salty sauces so I didn't have a problem with it, pepper mash, vinegary habaneros, light onion, not really sure about the Scotch bonnet and ghost pepper which is apparently in here though.

    Heat:

    Wouldn't call it extra hot but there is decent heat here, again I'm not really sure about the supposed Scotch bonnet and ghost pepper.

    Overall:

    Very vinegary and salty pepper mash sauce with good consistency, better than expected but might be too salty / vinegary for some.


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