1TRUFF Original hot sauce
TRUFF is the hot sauce that feels like a treat. It blends ripe red chillies with black truffle and a touch of agave, so it's rich and savoury with a gentle kick. It comes in a smart faceted bottle that looks good on the table and suits eggs, pizza and chips.
Pros
- Rich, savoury truffle flavour.
- Gentle, medium heat.
- Smart gift bottle.
Cons
- Too mild for serious chilli heads.
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2Mike's Hot Honey
Hot honey has gone from pizzeria secret to cupboard staple, and Mike's is the original. It's pure honey infused with chillies, sweet first with heat that builds. It's brilliant on pizza, fried chicken, cheese boards and roast veg.
Pros
- Sweet heat that builds.
- Goes on almost anything.
- The original hot honey.
Cons
- Easy to get through quickly.
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3Yellowbird Classic Habanero sauce
Yellowbird makes hot sauce from real vegetables, and the Classic Habanero is their best seller. Carrots, onion, tangerine and lime balance the habanero, so it's fruity and bright with proper heat. It comes in a squeezy bottle that's easy to use.
Pros
- Fruity and bright.
- Proper habanero heat.
- Made with real veg.
Cons
- Needs refrigerating after opening.
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4Tabasco Scorpion sauce
Tabasco is the name everyone knows, and Scorpion is its hottest sauce. Made with scorpion peppers, guava and pineapple, it's fruity up front with a heat that lingers. It's made in small batches on Avery Island, Louisiana.
Pros
- Tabasco's hottest sauce.
- Fruity, lingering heat.
- Small batch.
Cons
- Very hot, so not for the faint-hearted.
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5The Hot Sauce Cookbook by Robb Walsh
Anyone who loves hot sauce eventually wants to make their own. Robb Walsh's book has more than 60 recipes for pepper sauces, salsas and sambals, step-by-step guidance on fermenting a pepper mash, and dishes like buffalo wings to cook with them.
Pros
- 60+ sauce recipes.
- Shows how to ferment chillies.
- Dishes to use them in.
Cons
- Measurements are in US cups and ounces.
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What to buy someone who loves hot sauce
Hot sauce lovers love trying new bottles, so a sauce they haven't had is always a good gift. The best gifts for hot sauce lovers mix flavour, heat and a way to make their own. Ask how hot they like it before going for the extreme stuff. Hot honey suits almost anyone.
How we picked these gifts for hot sauce lovers
We picked each product for what hot sauce lovers enjoy and because it makes sense as a present. The order is our own choice. The pros and cons come from published product details, not customer reviews.
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