If you love some spice in your life, only the hottest hot sauces in the world will do. Hot sauces are the perfect way to add that spice whether it be in small or large doses and most of us love to use them to add a kick. But for those of you that like to take that kick to the extreme, this one is for you. We’ve found the hottest hot sauces in the world, ranging from hotter than the Australian summer to Death itself. Just like the chillies and peppers used in these sauces well start with a little spice and work our way up to a fiery aftertaste. So for those brave enough to try their luck, look no further than our list.
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1. Carolina Reaper Rectum Wrecker
The Carolina Reaper Rectum Wrecker Sauce is a mix of sweet and savoury flavours and a hot aftertaste. You’ll taste Carolina Reapers, one of the world’s hottest peppers in this hot sauce mixed with black cherries, cranberries and Kentucky bourbon complement the smooth heat.
Scoville Units: 350 thousand Scoville Heat Units
Peppers: Carolina Reapers
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2. Melinda’s Red Savina Pepper Hot Sauce
Melinda’s Red Savina Pepper Hot Sauce is made with the Red Savina pepper. It was the world’s hottest pepper until 2007. Although it is not the worlds hottest it is still hot enough to make you feel something, with its nuclear reactor style heat. The sauce is made extra flavorful using the recipe for Melinda’s famous Original Habanero Sauce.
Scoville Units: 577 thousand Scoville Heat Units
Peppers: Red Savina Reapers
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3. Mega Death Hot Sauce with Liquid Fury
If the whole “Mega Death” name wasn’t enough, this hot sauce comes in a coffin with a skull keychain. The Mega Death Hot Sauce with Liquid Fury is made with Cayenne Chillies, Habanero Chillies and Pepper Extract. Molasses, Ginger and Guava mask the heat for a while, offering your tastebuds some joy before it destroys them.
Scoville Units: 550 thousand Scoville Heat Units
Peppers: Cayenne chillies, Habanero chillies, Pepper extract
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4. CaJohns Lethal Ingestion Bhut Jolokia Hot Sauce
CaJohns Lethal Ingestion Bhut Jolokia Hot Sauce is made using the Jolokia chilli, Red Savina habanero chilli and Fatalii chilli, all making this one lethal concoction. This one of the hottest non-extract hot sauces, meaning it gets its heat from actual peppers and not just from extracting the peppers’ capsaicin.
Scoville Units: 1 million Scoville Heat Units
Peppers: Jolokia chilli, Red Savina habanero chilli and Fatalii chilli
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5. Heartbreaking Dawn’s Reapercussion 7-Pot Primo
Heartbreaking Dawn’s Reapercussion 7-Pot Primo is made using a heartbreaking mix of the Trinidad scorpion peppers and 7-Pot Primo. These fiery peppers are paired with apple cider vinegar, garlic and lime for added taste, but it still doesn’t mask the kick of these chillis.
Scoville Units: 1.5 million Scoville Heat Units
Peppers: Trinidad scorpion peppers and 7-Pot Primo
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6. Smack My Ass & Call Me Sally Hot Sauce
With a name like Smack My Ass & Call Me Sally you begin to imagine the heat of this hot sauce. The picture is painted further with the cartoon visuals of a crying man on the bottle. If all of that doesn’t scare you, then maybe the fact that it’s made with hot Habanero Peppers will.
Scoville Units: 1.5 million Scoville Heat Units
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7. CaJohns Hydra 7-Pot Primo
CaJohns Hydra 7-Pot Primo is a hot sauce that is made only from the 7 Pot Primo chilli. The 7 Pot Primo chilli is a cross between a Naga Morich and a Trinidad 7 Pot pepper. While is not “The World’s Hottest” this chilli still packs a punch and a kick for those who love some heat in their food.
Scoville Units: 1.5 million Scoville Heat Units
Peppers: 7-Pot Primo
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8. Stinger Scorpion Pepper Sauce
Stinger Scorpion Pepper Sauce is another hot sauce made by Pepper Palace. It’s named stinger scorpion because this hot sauce is made from the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Pepper. This pepper was rated as “the hottest pepper in the world” back in 2012. Another reason why this hot sauce is named stinger scorpion is that it’s so hot it stings.
Scoville Units: 2 million Scoville Heat Units
Peppers: Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Pepper
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9. The Last Dab XXX
The Last Dab XXX is the hottest hot sauce used on First We Feast’s web series “Hot Ones”. You’ve probably seen celebrities face it’s fiery wrath on the popular web series so why not give it a try and see how you go. This lethal condiment is made with three different strains of Smokin’ Ed Currie’s hybrid pepper X, those being Pepper X, Chocolate Pepper X, and Peach Pepper X.
Scoville Units: 2 million Scoville Heat Units
Peppers: Smokin’ Ed Currie’s hybrid pepper X, those being Pepper X, Chocolate Pepper X, and Peach Pepper X
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10. Wicked Reaper
The Wicked Reaper hot sauce is made from the Carolina Reaper pepper. The Carolina Reaper pepper is known as the world’s hottest pepper. Although this isn’t the hottest hot sauce on our list, the label states that its fiery burn lasts more than five minutes.
Scoville Units: 2.2 million Scoville Heat Units
Peppers: Carolina Reaper
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11. Reaper Squeezins
The PuckerButt Pepper Company is home to one of the world’s hottest peppers the Carolina reaper. This hot pepper was created by Smokin’ Ed Currie. The Reaper Squeezins hot sauce is the brand’s spiciest and most dangerous sauce that they offer as it is made with 92% Carolina reaper peppers plus vinegar. This hot sauce will give you a slightly fiery kick so use it carefully.
Scoville Units: 2.2 million Scoville Heat Units
Peppers: Carolina Reaper
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12. LD50 Hot Sauce
The LD50 Hot Sauce is created by Pepper Palace, it is named after the median lethal dose of poison required to kill half the test population. The name is fitting as this hot sauce is made using four of the hottest peppers in the world the habanero, scorpion, reaper and ghost, plus more chilli and pepper extracts. Making the LD50 Hot Sauce a lethal dose of heat that will kill your tastebuds.
Scoville Units: 3 million Scoville Heat Units
Peppers: Habanero, scorpion, reaper and ghost
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13. Hottest Sauce in the Universe, The 2nd Dimension
With 18.1 kgs of ghost pepper added to every batch, the Hottest Sauce in the Universe, The 2nd Dimension is not for the faint of hearted. So don’t let the blue wax seal or the cool 90s inspired logo fool you, this is a hot sauce. While it’s not quite the hottest sauce in the universe or on this list, it’s fairly close as it is 700 times spicier than regular Tabasco.
Scoville Units: 3.5 million Scoville Heat Units
Peppers: Ghost pepper
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14. Z Nothing Beyond Extremely Hot Sauce
Z Nothing Beyond Extremely Hot Sauce is a lovely concoction of papaya, guava, pineapple, banana and passion fruit. But that nice and lovely fruity flavour doesn’t last long as the habaneros chillies and pure capsaicin extract kick in, leaving you in a state of pain.
Scoville Units: 4 million Scoville Heat Units
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15. Meet Your Maker Death Sauce
Meet Your Maker Death Sauce is one of the many hottest hot sauces available. With a sweltering blend of fresh ghost (Jolokia) chillies as well as ghost chilli extract and some more dried ground ghost chillies. The hot sauce comes sealed with wax and is enclosed in a hand-crafted wooden coffin-shaped box.
Scoville Units: 6 million Scoville Heat Units
Peppers: Ghost pepper
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16. Bumblef**ked Hot Sauce
Bumblef**ked Hot Sauce was a collaboration between Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, a former guitarist for Guns and Roses and CaJohns. This nuclear-level hot sauce is made with a mix of habanero peppers and pure capsicum with a hit of Ginseng & caffeine for an added kick.
Scoville Units: 6 million Scoville Heat Units
Peppers: Habanero
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17. The End Hot Sauce
The End Hot Sauce is made with habanero peppers, Carolina reaper peppers. If the name “The End” doesn’t warn you then maybe the product description will, “The searing pain felt across your tongue brings tears to your eyes … R.I.P. My taste buds”. This hot sauce has a social media tag #WallOfFlame, so customers can post their reaction to trying it and they could end up on it. One winner is chosen every month and will get $250 to the shop.
Scoville Units: 6 million Scoville Heat Units
Peppers: Habanero, Carolina reaper
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18. Get Bitten Black Mamba 6 Hot Sauce
The Get Bitten Black Mamba 6 Hot Sauce is made with a select blend of chocolate habaneros and pure capsaicin extract. This deceiving mix looks like barbecue sauce, but this hot sauce will give you one hell of a burn. The Black Mamba 6 sauce is even hotter and evil than its predecessor, its mission is to bring pain, with a never-ending wave of venomous fire according to makers of the sauce.
Scoville Units: 6 million Scoville Heat Units
Peppers: Chocolate habaneros
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19. The Source Hot Sauce
The Source Hot Sauce is 1,000 times hotter than a jalapeño, as there are 100 pots of chilli in every one ounce of this stuff. The Source is to be used as a food additive only and should not be eaten straight under any circumstances. This super hot extract blend of pepper and pure capsaicin is only for the faint-hearted and should be used responsibly.
Scoville Units:7.1 million Scoville Heat Units
Peppers: Pure capsaicin
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20. Mad Dog 357 No. 9 Plutonium
Mad Dog 357 No. 9 Plutonium was (until recently) known as the hottest hot sauce available on the market. This pepper extract is one of the hottest and purest in the entire world as it contains 60% pure capsicum. There is a warning on the bottle that says not to consume this product directly and to use it as a food additive only. There’s also a disclaimer on the back that says you’re not to sue the company should you experience bodily harm.
Scoville Units: 9 million Scoville Heat Units
Peppers: Pure capsaicin
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21. Regret Hot Sauce
We can comfortably admit that we weren’t privy to this hot sauces existence, and we’re not sure if we’re happy or seriously concerned about the fact after finding out. Currently known as the hottest hot sauce available on the market, Regret is also the hottest hot sauce on the menu at Wiltshire Chilli Farm, you’ll be having instant Regrets after trying this one. Best enjoyed with a plate of Chilli Con Carne, Meatballs, or Fiery Curry, we might leave this one to the professionals.
Scoville Units: 12 million Scoville Heat Units
Ingredients: Tomato, Cider vinegar, Bourbon, Garlic, Lime, Ghost pepper, Habanero, 12 million Scoville oleoresin, Salt, Herbs.
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General FAQs
What is the hottest chilli in the world?
The hottest chilli in the world is currently the Carolina Reaper, this pepper can deliver up to 2.2 million Scoville Heat Units.
What is the hottest hot sauce in the world?
Wiltshire Chilli Farm ‘Regret’ is currently known as the hottest hot sauce available on the market, at 12-million Scoville, it packs a punch
What is the tastiest hot sauce in the world?
The tastiest hot sauces in the world would have to be a tie between The Carolina Reaper Hot Pepper Sauce and Melinda’s Red Savina Pepper Hot Sauce.
What is the Scoville scale?
The Scoville scale is a measurement that is used to test the pungency or hotness of chilli pepper. It is then recorded in Scoville Heat Units (SHU).
CONTRIBUTOR
Gabriel Jorge Gouveia
Gabriel Jorge Gouveia is a Sydney-based journalist who specialises in fashion, lifestyle and food reporting. He completed Bachelor of Communication Journalism Major at Western Sydney University and has had work published in the Fashion Industry Broadcast, Aussie Gossip and Beauty News Australia.