Yellowbird® Classic Habanero Hot Sauce - Medium Hot (9.8 oz) Pantry Size

Edited 12/2/18: My obsession continues unabated. I still think this is the best hot sauce ever. I mix it with a little mayo and use it as a sandwich spread. I add it to chilli, spaghetti sauce, soups, and stews. I love it with scrambled eggs and biscuits and gravy. I've been known to put it on pizza and pasta. I've even taken it with me to restaurants because I hate the standard hot sauce, like Tabasco, available there. It's great with pho or Mexican food! I'm addicted! Original review: I am obsessed with this hot sauce. I put it on everything. I used the Secret Aardvark hot sauce for years, but the Yellowbird Habanero has surpassed it as my favorite hot sauce. Aardvark is tomato based, so it has a stronger flavor profile than this sauce, which isn't always a good thing. I don't mean to imply that Yellowbird is all heat, no taste, but the taste is really clean and light; you get just a tiny hint of sweetness, followed by a burst of heat, and then a citrus finish. Citrus (especially lime) is my favorite flavor; I eat it with everything. Yellowbird Habanero has just that hint of lime (it also includes tangerine juice) to make me happy. As for the heat level, that is so subjective I'm not sure how to rate it. I love spicy stuff and put hot sauce on everything, but I still like to taste my food. Yellowbird Habanero is a perfect heat level for me; it definitely has a good kick, but it's not overwhelming to the point that your mouth is burning and you can't taste anything. It has about the same heat level as the Aardvark; it's hotter than Sriracha (and much better). I have also tried Yellowbird's Jalapeno sauce, which I really like (it's not as spicy as the Habanero), although the Habanero remains in top place. I wish I could buy the Habanero in a multi pack, because I go through it like candy.

This is an unbelievable hot sauce. With most things that come down to personal preference, such as chocolate, wine, hot sauce, beer, cheese, whatever, there is usually something agreed upon that makes something as "good" or not good. When you browse Amazon's very large collection of hot sauces, you'll see some that have 4 stars, or some that have 5 stars, and the only difference, from the outside, seems to be the number of 1 star reviews. On occasion, a hot sauce will really only merit a 4 star response even from its most fevered fans. It's clear that if you purchase 20 hot sauces at random, you will love a few, hate a few, and some will be okay. What I'm telling you here is that this hot sauce will be eaten quickly. You will not dislike this sauce. There's no way. And, you might even fall in love with it, as I did. This hot sauce has a perfect mix of sweetness, bitterness (almost none, but enough to balance the palate), heat, flavor, and consistency. It's very fairly priced as well. The heat is probably not as hot as most sauces. If I had to guess, I'd put it in the 60,000ish range, if that. If you can't stand the idea of chomping down on a fresh jalepeno, this sauce is probably too hot for you. But as long as the heat doesn't overwhelm you, (and it shouldn't; if I have one complaint it's that it's just a little less hot than most hab sauces) you will LOVE this sauce. This is a 0 risk sauce. You will love it, like it, or somewhere in between. You will finish this sauce quickly. There's not a single sauce except for maybe heartbreaking dawns 1498 that has had the universal acclaim this sauce has when I bring it out among guests and friends. At first I was curious why they offered it in 6 packs. But now I know.

This stuff is amazing. Its a medium hot but the flavor is beyond anything else you'll find in a bottle for a hot sauce. Its dangerous because it makes you think of things to cook that would go well with the sauce. lol

As someone who has tried a ton of hot sauces, this is a great standard for someone who has a medium to high heat tolerance. It has good flavor without being too specific—meaning you can add heat to more dishes without corrupting other flavors; you can add this to almost anything (counter example: you generally wouldn’t put Sriracha on a taco).

I was convinced not to order the sample pack from yellowbird with several reviews stating that the habenero was by far the best of the bunch. That said, I would say this is a decent sauce, but I haven't found the best application for it yet. It has a nice heat that really builds as you eat more of it, but it doesn't kill your taste buds. I also find it to have a sweet and somewhat more sour taste than most hot sauces, that does not seem to jive so well with pizza or burgers (the only 2 things I've tried so far). I am betting it would be pretty amazing on chicken as it very much reminds me of the mango habanero sauce from b-dubs, without the actual mango flavor of course. While I was writing this review the girlfriend said she would rate it 5 stars and she is a hot sauce fanatic. Can't really go wrong for $7 for this giant bottle, so I'd say take the plunge.

My favorite hot sauce! Tasty and perfect burn

Great gift! They literally said "I put that stuff on EVERYTHING" so it must be good! I personally am not a hot sauce person because if it burns going in it'll burn coming out and I don't like spicy poop so I guess this is great for you strong stomached people!

This is different and has a kick. It’s as spicy as I can go. I can definitely see adding a dash to chicken dishes as a secret ingredient. 🤫 It’s got a really good tang to it, not just vinegary. Very smoky. Very yummy. I’m glad I tried it while on a good sale. Large bottle.

love it. perfect balance of flavour and a good kick.. highly reccomend

The best chilli sauce there is - it’s spicy but still really flavourful and makes a brilliant addition to almost everything (sandwiches, pasta dishes etc). I buy one of these every three months and still haven’t found one better. Buy the sauce!

Nie do wszystkiego, ale uczciwie mówiąc to jeden z lepszych sosów, jakie jadłem. Położony na jedzeniu dodaje zauważalną ostrość i pokazuje swoją owocową, słodką stronę. Być może mógłby być odrobinę mniej kwaśny, ale nie jest to problem na tyle, by obniżyć ocenę.

Amazing sauce

This is my new favorite hot sauce! Not killer hot, but sooo much flavor!