The First Ever Democratically Conceived Hot Sauce!

     Today is a very exciting review from the folks at Karma Sauce Company. Today we are reviewing their brand new creation, Hole Mole! Gene Olczak has been and Karma Sauce Company have been one of the most respected names in the craft hot sauce industry since going into business since 2010. You can check out the rest of their very impressive lineup at http://www.karmasauce.com.

     To quote the good people at Heat Hot Sauce Shop, the only place to buy this sauce, "The members of the "For The Love of Hot Sauce" Facebook group voted on Melissa Nieto's cocoa-centric flavor profile and chose the name suggested by Scott Michael. Then Gene Olczak of Karma Sauces worked the elected concept into a tribute to a traditional Mexican mole poblano, with a Finger Lakes twist." 

     The full list of ingredients is as follows: blackberry juice, habaneros, water, apple cider vinegar, panela sugar, plum concentrate, squash seed oil, 100% pure chocolate, fig concentrate, salt, roasted onion, mulberry molasses, guajillo chile, garlic, ancho chile, cumin, black pepper, cinnamon, and cardamom.

     This sauce is really complex and has a lot going on, and I mean that in the best way possible. Its not too thick but there is a lot of texture there. I immediately taste the chocolate and get the habanero heat on the tip of the tongue. Then I get the cinnamon and cumin giving it a real earthy flavor. I don't taste much of the specific sweet notes but I know they're there because there is no bitterness from that pure chocolate. After a few seconds the burn moves towards the back of my tongue and throat. The sauce has an extremely well balanced flavor and a great medium burn that lingers very pleasantly. For me the heat is a 3 or 4 out of 10. If you're not used to having hot sauce regularly then its probably closer to a 6 for you but its nothing crazy. As for flavor, I give this a very strong 8 out of 10.

     I feel like this sauce would be absolutely perfect for a chicken or pork dish but I think it would be just as good probably with beef. I cannot recommend this sauce enough and I highly recommend you go to http://www.heathotsauce.com to get your bottle before it runs out.

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