These extremely spicy hot sauces are the perfect addition to a spice lover’s kitchen. With a range of flavours available, there’s one thing they all have in common—extraordinary heat!
Whether you just want a little dipping sauce for your potato chips or a super hot, flavour-packed sauce to add to a dish, there’s something for you in our selection of the best hot sauces. And don’t just think of yourself; our hottest sauces make a great gift for those friends who seem to have disturbingly robust palates. Take our word for it—they’ll be satisfied.
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This is next level sriracha and should only be used by those who adore the fiery depths of hell. Enhanced with the infamous Carolina Reaper chilli—currently the hottest chilli pepper in the world—this is the condiment to end all condiments! Besides the extreme heat, expect a full flavour which will complement and improve many dishes. This is a top choice for super spicy sriracha.
By blending 160,000 SHU Cayenne peppers, fiery hot red Habanero peppers, and an insane 3,000,000 Scoville pepper extract, this 357,000 SHU Hot Sauce Mini was born. Small, but packing a load of heat and intense flavours, never be caught short without some satisfying spice again. The combination of peppers in this sauce makes for a highly refreshing, fruity sauce, in spite of the extreme...
At 100,000 SHU, this is not the hottest sauce in Mad Dog 357's collection. That being said, in 2012 it was the hottest hot sauce in the world, so do not underestimate it! Named Scorpion Pepper Sauce in honour of its fearsome sting, this sauce may fall at the milder end of their catalogue, but rest assured, mild for Mad Dog still means blowing your head off!
This pepper extract by Mad Dog 357 reaches an incredible 1,000,000 SHU on the Scoville scale! One thing to note: this is not a sauce! This pepper extract is specifically designed to be added, drop by drop, to sauces in order to give them unparalleled heat. Do not eat this extract on it's own, as it will burn you! Warm bottle to 60°C in order to use extract.
Made from one of the hottest chillies in the world—the Bhut Jolokia, or Ghost Pepper—rest assured that this sauce by Mad Dog is extremely hot. On the Scoville scale, it comes in around 150,000 SHU. Suitable for adding to dishes or fiery dipping, get your heat fix here!
This is among the hottest hot sauces from Mad Dog 357's collection. To honour this collector's edition sauce, a bullet casing comes attached to the bottle, inside which you'll find a small spoon. Why? Because the measurements of this 600,000 SHU hot sauce have to be so small and precise! Due to it's heat, it's advisable to only use this sauce as a seasoning. Are you ready?
This Pure Ghost hot sauce from Mad Dog 357 is crafted from one of the hottest chilli peppers in the world: the ghost pepper. Also known as Bhut Jolokia, this pepper can hit hard and fast. Pure Ghost hot sauce is potent enough to blow the heads off most people. For those with a passion for all things fiery, this hot sauce is a necessary addition to your kitchen.
Featured on Hot Ones, Mad Dog 357's hot sauce is an extremely powerful chilli sauce made in Sudbury, Massachusetts. With a Scoville rating of 357,000, Mad Dog 357 hot sauce packs serious heat and is made only for true chilli-heads. Try a recommended dose of 1 drop and strap yourself in the fire literally takes your breath away, sending shivers across your entire body.
The Pure Gold Hot Sauce from Mad Dog 357 comes in at over 1,000,000 SHU on the Scoville scale. Heat like this is straight-up dangerous. Inside the bullet hanging from the chain around its neck, you will find a small spoon that can be used to properly dose this insanely hot chilli sauce. Using both fresh chillies and capsaicin powder, expect fruity, fiery hotness!
Whether to test the limits of your own palate, or a friend's, our selection of hot sauces is one of the best about, offering extreme heat to those who can’t find it elsewhere. These pepper sauces are made from delicious, premium chili peppers and chili pepper extracts, and are made with heat freaks in mind!
You probably already know, but just in case—hot sauces are made from chili peppers and chili pepper extracts, and can be eaten as a dip or added to meals. Designed to add both flavour and heat, they’re often not just about raw power. Even though ours are extremely hot, they are designed with quality in mind. Therefore, you’ll also find that they have deep, rich, and truly delicious flavours to accompany the fearsome heat they offer.
You’d be forgiven for assuming they were exactly the same thing. But there is a subtle difference; one that affects the final product.
A hot sauce is made from the seed casing and the fleshy ribs inside the chili pepper. These parts contain the highest concentrations of capsaicin—the substance in a chili pepper that is responsible for the heat.
Chili sauce, on the other hand, contains the flesh of the fruit. This doesn’t mean it will be less spicy, but it does often mean it will have a thicker texture and be more flavoursome.
Though the difference is subtle, each product has distinct qualities and different potential uses.
You can basically use a hot sauce however you’d like—just keep away from people’s eyes!
In most cases, a hot sauce will either be used to add flavour and heat to a dish, or as a standalone dip. For instance, a habanero sauce can be used to make a fiery salsa. But there’s no right or wrong way to use a hot sauce, so be creative and push yourself to the limit!
Hot sauces have a good shelf life. Once opened, they can survive for around six months outside of the refrigerator. Inside, they have an extremely long lifespan, but it’s likely you’ll never find out, as you won’t be able to resist eating it all.
In any case, check individual products for their “use by” date.