TABASCO® Hot Habanero Sauce
A-4.0 / 5 BASED ON 7 REVIEWS
Maker:
McIlhenny Company
United States
Pepper(s):
Habanero, Tabasco
SHU :
7,000
Ingredients:
Distilled Vinegar, Habanero Pepper, Cane Sugar, Tabasco Brand Pepper Sauce (Distilled Vinegar, Red Pepper, Salt), Salt, Mango Puree, Dehydrated Onion, Banana Puree, Tomato Paste, Tamarind Puree, Papaya Puree, Spices, Garlic, Tabasco Pepper Mash
Description:
Official: "One of the world’s hottest peppers with mango, papaya and more to create a fruity, Jamaican-style blend. Perfect for hot chicken, hot chili, hot grilling sauces or anything else you're hot enough to handle. Great as a marinade or for basting, TABASCO® brand Habanero Sauce will add a hot Caribbean touch to any dish you're serving."User Reviews
The opinions expressed in these reviews are soley those of their author.
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A+5.0
Reviewed by hotsaucejunkie on August 30th, 2021
Label:
Looks great with the classic Tabasco look in yellow
Looks:
It's really the perfect deep red for a hot sauce. Not too watery and easy to put on whatever you need it with.
Aroma:
Not too much smell - really a non factor especially with the small opening of the bottle.
Taste:
It's delicious - hot with a rich habanero flavor. Not a sauce I would call sweet or smoky.
Heat:
This is not a crazy hot sauce but it is quite spicy.
Overall:
This sauce is an amazing daily driver hot sauce. It's quite spicy and you can pretty much put it on anything. But it's not a reach for the ice cream and milk type hot sauce for any chilly-head. It's a way upgraded version of regular tabasco sauce.
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A+5.0
Reviewed by HotSauceLover on July 31st, 2021
Label:
Labeling was very bright and not damaged.
Looks:
Color is a nice red. Watery but not excessively watery. The texture is thick.
Aroma:
Smells of Tabasco and habanero.
Taste:
Very good taste. The heat is just what I like and expected. Adds alot of heat.
Heat:
The heat is just what I expected. Instant burn that lingers for a few seconds.
Overall:
This is a hot sauce that I will continue to purchase. Absolutely love it...
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A-4.2
Reviewed by chiligeorge on October 12th, 2020
Label:
Classic labelling with the gradient colour. Great choice of shades. Really brings out the 'heat'. Classic 'back tap' style bottle that tabasco uses. Cant go wrong.
Looks:
Watery as expected. Deep brick red with tiny dots of spice in it. Lightly colours your food, not too much i.e. white rice will turn a very bright shade of red if added enough.
Aroma:
Significantly more pungent than regular tabasco. Sharper peppery smell with greater vinegar notes.
Taste:
Capsicumy and peppery. Deep, yet quite thin and wide, almost like a vinegar based paste. Coats the tongue well. Taste blends well with meats and one pot dinners. Tastes like cracked pepper but with extra veggie punch.
Heat:
Back of the throat burn. Certainly strong for a tabasco, perhaps mediocre for a chilihead. I can see the heat being the kind to pass through your nose.
Overall:
If you like regular tabasco but want extra heat, you will love this sauce. I had it with my sausages and rice and it seriously kicked it up to 10. For those who wants more than their fridge door tabasco, this sauce is definitely a punchier option.
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B-3.0
Reviewed by Volk on December 15th, 2016
Label:
Readable and straight to the point, What you see is what you get.
Looks:
Exactly thick and perfect to use with other mixture of sauces.
Aroma:
As you smell you can feel the mixture and different between each element.
Taste:
i certainly loved the sauce as i can cook with it, put in sandwiches and even in drinks like vodka and bloody marry. it brings the taste of food up a notch
Heat:
comparing to other sauces i've tried this is a mild sauce just enough.
Overall:
A really good overall hot sauce, its not annoyingly hot and the best of it that the effect wear off after few minutes. I really recommended it if used for cooking and drinks.
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B3.5
Reviewed by Chinense on July 1st, 2016
Label:
Classic Tabasco look and feel! Iconic
Looks:
Beautiful color, consistency is thicker than standard sauce.
Aroma:
Nice aroma, a bit vinegary but so are most of their sauces.
Taste:
I like the taste but i do not love it. this is a standby sauce for me to fill in when I do not have anything else to reach for or if I am on the road and have to hit the store for something in a pinch. the banana puree adds some depth to the product, some extra heat would be nice.
Heat:
Not very hot compared to other habanero sauces but much hotter than standard tabasco. Nice aroma, a bit vinegary but so are most of their sauces.
Overall:
I like this sauce, but again, I do not love it. It is not very hot compared to other habanero sauces but it is much hotter than standard tabasco versions as mentioned. I personally think the color is beautiful and the consistency is thicker than their standard sauce.
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B+3.7
Reviewed by foamy on August 8th, 2014
Label:
Classic Tabasco label with a gradated red to yellow background color. Compared to the hot sauce labels out there now—this is a winner.
Looks:
A red/brown color with the consistency and texture of Tabasco.
Aroma:
Smells very much like Tabasco with a bit of a sweet-ish habanero smell. There is no doubt what the base is.
Taste:
Again, very much a vinegar Tabasco base with a spikey habanero kick that's pretty immediate. Fairly sweet as far as hab sauces go.
Heat:
Nice kick that doesn't last. Not over powering. For a pepper head it's fairly tame.
Overall:
A good sauce for everyday/everything use. Much better than some hot sauces I've tried. It's replaced my bottle of regular Tabasco.
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B+3.9
Reviewed by Heater on September 13th, 2012
Label:
Attractive enough classic label, starting with yellow at the bottom, gradually fading into red at the top of the label.
Looks:
Basic reddish color speckled with black throughout. Not thick or chunky, smooth consistency.
Aroma:
Vinegar dominated, but not overpowering, and other components are present, but muddled. There is also an enjoyable fruity and garlicky aroma that is pleasant.
Taste:
Taste mimics the smell, along with some smokey overtones and a finishing level of sweetness. Does taste distinctly different than original Tabasco. Hints of banana add nice complexity, different than many Habanero based sauces. The sweetness finish is especially pleasing and draws you back for more.
Heat:
Has a nice kick. Sharp, but quickly fades. May be too much for non-chileheads, but pretty tame by chilehead standard. Hotter than I thought it would be!
Overall:
Good stuff. I didn't know what to expect from Tabasco, obviously a mass-production sauce producer. I was pleasantly surprised and would definitely recommend this and buy it again. Solid sauce all around with more complexity than even some habanero-based "artisan" hot sauce makers. Works well on Mexican food, as well as pizza.