Da Bomb - Ground Zero - Original Hot Sauce - 321,900 Scovilles - 4oz Bottle - Made in USA with Habanero Peppers- Non-GMO, Gluten Free, Sugar Free, Keto - Pack of 1

DISCLAIMERS: 1. If Tabasco is your limit, DO NOT - I repeat, DO NOT - TRY GROUND ZERO. Some people are naturally heat-intolerant, and there are cases where such people have been hospitalized - or in rare cases, DIED - for taking on challenges they shouldn't have. 2. If you put it on a plate for dabbing/dipping, rinse that plate in a gentle stream of cold water immediately after eating. I made the mistake of letting a blob dry out, then using the faucet spray setting with hot water. I don't care how heat tolerant you are. A lungful of Ground Zero vapor will make you suffer, and not in a good way. On to the review. Medium hot sauces were enough for me for years, but during 2024 I've developed a serious tolerance (no idea why). I even tried Last Dab Xperience a few weeks ago. It's rated at 2,693,000 Scoville units, but it was disappointing. Tasty, good heat, a hint of endorphin buzz. But it takes at least 1/2 teaspoon to get there. So I ordered Ground Zero based on some Web reviews. The package arrived. I unboxed it, made a burrito, cut one bite, added 2 drops, and ate it. A few seconds of silence while the nuclear missile descended. It detonated. The heat wave came. Instant pain, thoughts of possible regret. The burn grew moment by moment, quickly surpassing any hot sauce or raw pepper burn I'd ever felt. And it wasn't *close* to finishing. Wave after wave. Coughing, snotty, weepy, sweaty, red-faced, yelling "F***!". I wasn't counting, but it must have been 2-3 minutes. Then the blast wave came. Endorphins kicked in. The intolerable heat went down a notch. It was still searing, but I was now observing myself suffering, like some kind of Zen meditation moment. (I swear I am not exaggerating. It was really strange.) If you're a bored chili-head, try it! You'll like it.

It IS hot, but it's not just heat. It has a nice blend of flavors. I dipped a toothpick in it and used it to kind of inject it into a chicken strip and it was perfect.

For people who like very spicy hot sauce this is great. I was a bit worried after reading all of the reviews that this sauce would be much too hot and would serve mainly as a novelty. This is not at all the case . . . A drop or two on the tongue is very spicy, it leaves a lingering burn which lasts for about 10 minutes. This burn in not the run and chug milk kind of burn that some of the other reviews make it out to be though, it is manageable for those who like heat. I would recommend trying this first by putting a touch on the end of a toothpick to gauge the heat. The flavor of the sauce is delicious initially and you definitely get a sweet tang from the pineapple and a hearty smokiness from the peppers. This taste subsides quickly (within seconds) as the burn begins to take over. I give it an A+ in the taste department. Practically speaking, hot sauces are generally not eaten by themselves. Those of us who like very spicy food use them to spice up dishes to an extent that is too hot for others that are eating the same food. This is where this sauce really shines. I love the burn of spice and the sensation that comes with it, but have often felt that I had to sacrifice flavor to achieve the level of spice that I wanted. You can only add so much hot sauce to a dish before the dish just tastes like hot sauce. With Ground Zero, you can add a few drops (which is plenty sufficient) to whatever you are eating and have a very spicy version of your food that still tastes like your food should.

This review is for the Ground Zero flavor. At almost 322,000 Scovilles this brings a good amount of heat to the palette. The spice is tolerable in the mouth but, the flavor by itself is not good at all. In fact, it tastes what I would imagine poison might taste like. However, the biggest issue came in a bit after once the sauce entered the stomach. Once it did, it began to burn and felt like a tight cramp for several minutes afterwards. The sauce is great to add some wanted heat, just be cautious of the aftermath of consumption.

I like the flavor of the sauce, some folks think it is overly bitter but to my pallet it reminds me of freshly ground pepper corns. It is a fast acting heat without much of a build. I use very sparingly and a little bit goes a long way, I plan to add this into other hot sauces where I like their flavor but lacking on the heat side. Just to get a reference of how much it takes to turn up the heat on a dish,Last night I made a batch of cheese dip for chips. All that was needed to get a punchy heat but without killing anyone was I took a chop stick and dipped it in the bottle about an inch or two. Just the residue on the chip stick stirred into the cheese sauce was enough to make it sing. **Pro-Tip wear gloves when handling as sauce this hot if accidentally rubbed into eyes or contacted while using the restroom can be life changing pain. Edit 9/11/2018 after sampling many high scoville scale sauces this sauce UNDERRATED way under rated. More than one person I know who have tasted this rated at 321,900 against MadDog 357 Gold edition at 1+ Million scollviles and pound for pound this is HOTTER. Half a teaspoon of this will hit like a truck, where the MadDog is kind of pleasant. Hot, but pleasant. Love the sauce.

A little background: I like hot sauce. I'm no superhero that can take a swig of rat poison and brush it off. I eat something hot and the sweat beads on the nose and forehead start almost immediately. I love to try hot foods from all different cultures and homemade 'hot sauce' concoctions. I stumbled across Da' Bomb - Ground Zero for the first time about 20 years ago at a hot sauce kiosk in my local mall. The guy working the kiosk was regularly looking for the young, dumb guy who thinks he's all that, to try something that's "too hot". That's not me, but he did peak my interest, so I tried it. It was HOT. So hot, that I immediately bought a bottle, not after signing a waiver and providing ID confirming I was over 18 and would not use Da' Bomb maliciously as "misuse could induce serious medical problems, including cardiac arrest". Where do I sign? This stuff is HOT. ...HOT is actually the wrong word for it, but the right word hasn't hit the dictionary yet. There are a lot of reviews saying it's taste is terrible, but I've found Ground Zero in particular to be very flavorful and although somewhat acidic (is that a surprise?), it has herbal and sweet notes and a 'thick' texture and flavor, much unlike others in this realm of heat like the other trash on the market. There's my honest review. ...nothing over the top, just good hot sauce that's a perfect 'gotcha' gag to bring a grown man to his knees begging for mercy, or a great punch in the face of flavor when you add a drop or two in a pot of chili or taco meat to give it that heat and distinct Da' Bomb flavor and nice "sit-back-and-go-for-the-roller-coaster-ride-of-heat" experience, that's tolerable for pretty much anyone when used VERY sparingly.

Well, it does its job. I have survived the initial onslaught. Last night I, in my infinite wisdom, decided to have some 'ground zero' sauce on my boneless 'hot' wings. My troubled mind told me, 'you can handle this' as I doused just one wing of my dozen or so in about a full tablespoons worth of this liquid from the pools of hell. My wife watched me do this, and of course called me stupid, while I devoured the whole wing in one bite. She paused her tv show as I began writhing in pain, as tears flowed freely from my eyes as they haven't done in years. She even laughed and commented 'you're gonna throw up, aren't you' as I charged to grab myself as much water as I could. Of course the water only steps back the pain for about a second, so after waay too much water, I begin to wonder if her comment was jest, or prophecy. After about 10 minutes of this agony, the initial suffering had subsided, and I was victorious. Vomit free. Little did I know, this was only the first trial. 30 minutes later a wholly new sensation begins. Pain and heat, this time from my stomach. This is new to me. I didn't think the stomach could feel heat from its contents. This fresh hell brings back memories of the wife's comment of earlier in the struggle. I go forth and greet my procelain throne, and bow down in front of him several times, but alas the contents of my package remained inside their container. This brings me some happiness, as I don't have to admit 'you were right, honey' on this particular occasion. I decided to roll with the pain and dismissed myself to bed after that. As I zoned in and out of what was only resting, not sleeping, I rose after far too few hours to 'use the facilities.' This is when a new sensation smacks me in the face yet again. My classic number, number 1, had brought along a friend. Burning. I have never had an STD, and being aware of the current circumstances I knew this was not that. This was a third wave of trouble from my 'brave' undertaking of last night. I completed my process, laid back down in bed and wondered if this is what promiscuous people went through. The sensation was still of a 'hot' nature in my man zone. I fell asleep, and here I am now. I awoke to the knowledge that this would happen. I sit on my porcelain chair now, and write this review as a warning to those who don't need this agony. For the fourth wave has begun, and I fear it shall be a long and difficult day ahead. At least it is NYE. I will hopefully be able to leave this nonsense here in 2017....

Burned the hell out of one of our female guest that thought she could handle this. We warned her and told her it was super hot and not to be taken lightly. She said she was a white girl that could handle hot stuff. So she put a dab on her finger and spread it across her tongue. Big mistake for her, because within 3 minutes. She was bent over the sink washing her mouth out and getting very hot. She had to take her jacket off. She had been drinking hours earlier, so that might be why she was so stupid to try it. But eventually she must of drank too much because she started vomiting. I don't think the hot sauce made her sick. She vomited a couple hours later after drinking more wine. Thankfully her boyfriend was very caring of her and made sure she was ok. Sadly the person this sauce was meant for, was able to tolerate it. He said that this sauce is at the highest point he can tolerate. It made his belly hot as he ate it after putting 5 drops on a hamburger! Don't use 5 drops, this guy is just crazy! Update: 3 weeks after ordering this chili. My roommates have been eating this chili ( photo ) and I won't even eat this! However I picked up the bottle to hand it to my roommate to eat some. And my fingers must of contacted some of the chili. Within a few minutes after washing my hands. I rubbed my eyes a few minutes later and all of a sudden my eyes were burning! Oh my God my eyes felt like I had a baby Godzilla heat ring around my around them! I was burning for at least 10 minutes. So I grabbed a wet paper towel and soaked my eyes for at least 5 minutes! This sauce is super hot but my roommates add like 5 drops to their foods! I still don't know how they can survive the intense heat this stuff puts out!!!!

Look everyone has different opinions with hot sauce. I find a good flavour hot sauce then add some of the bomb hot sauce to the other hot sauce. This way I get nice flavour with hotness to it. I have had it buy it self on wings. Not much flavour to this one as it’s more for heat. The one below this one I find is the best overall for heat and flavour.

Very good and spicy sauce as expected but just like the many reviews the product was delivered leaking.

Brought this to a family function where I know people can handle their spice. Let's just say, everyone struggled with this hot sauce even with a tiny drop. This sauce is very hot. Flavor-wise it is not good. However, if you want to spice up something like a soup or other foods, this would be good to add for the heat. Overall, it's insanely hot and worth picking up.

Le goût est mauvais, mais va mettre n’importe qui à genoux🥵

Ok, I used to buy the regular one but this one will make your toes curl