Find your heat

Which Bad Decision is yours?

Five questions about heat, flavor and what you actually cook. We point you at one bottle and tell you why we picked it.

About thirty seconds. No email needed to see your result.

The scale

Mild to extreme.

Move along the scale and see exactly which bottle sits where, and what it tastes like when it gets there.

First Mistake garlic hot sauce bottle with garlic bulbs and ingredients on a dark background

Garlic

First Mistake — Garlic Hot Sauce

Where it starts.

Heat: Mild

View sauce $12.00

The scale is our own ordering of the five sauces, mildest to hottest. It is a flavor guide, not a measurement.

Or decide for yourself

All five, side by side

Same bottle size, same price on four of the five. What changes is the pepper.

The five Bad Decision sauces compared by flavour, heat, tasting notes, suggested pairings, size and price.
Sauce Heat Tastes like Good on Size Price Buy
First Mistake — Garlic Hot SauceGarlic Mildapprox. 10,000 SHU Garlic first, then a short, clean cayenne warmth. Savory rather than fruity or smoky. Eggs, Rice bowls, Roast chicken, Grilled meats, Sandwiches, Roasted vegetables 5 FL OZ (148 ML) $12.00 View First Mistake — Garlic Hot Sauce
Took The Bet — Jalapeño Hot SauceJalapeño Mediumapprox. 15,000 SHU Bright and green, slightly vegetal. Aged jalapeño, sharp enough to cut through fat. Tacos, Eggs, Rice bowls, Fish, Carnitas 5 FL OZ (148 ML) $12.00 View Took The Bet — Jalapeño Hot Sauce
No Turning Back — Habanero Hot SauceHabanero Hotapprox. 20,000 SHU Fruity and almost floral, with carrot and lime behind it. The heat builds rather than hits. Wings, Rice bowls, Grilled meats, Tacos, Shrimp, Pork 5 FL OZ (148 ML) $12.00 View No Turning Back — Habanero Hot Sauce
Crossed The Line — Smoked Chipotle Hot SauceSmoked Chipotle Very Hotapprox. 20,000 SHU Deep and woody. The smoke reads slightly sweet, with an aged-tabasco sharpness on the finish. Burgers, Grilled meats, Wings, Beans, Brisket, Chili 5 FL OZ (148 ML) $12.00 View Crossed The Line — Smoked Chipotle Hot Sauce
Ignored The Warning — Ghost Pepper Hot SauceGhost Jolokia Extremeapprox. 120,000 SHU Earthy and slightly sweet under the burn, on a base of mustard, cumin, garlic and turmeric. Wings, Chili, Ramen and pho, Tacos, Marinades 5 FL OZ (148 ML) $14.00 View Ignored The Warning — Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce

The heat scale is our own ordering of our own five sauces, mildest to hottest. It is a flavor guide, not a measurement, and we have not had the finished sauces laboratory tested. Scoville figures are approximate label specs.