Reaper Hot Sauce

Features

Reaper Hot Sauce is a craft Carolina Reaper sauce that leads with sweet heat, not just fire.

Reaper Hot Sauce blends Kentucky bourbon, black cherries, and cranberries with real Carolina Reaper for a sweet-heat carolina reaper hot sauce unlike anything else. This 15x award-winning reaper hot sauce delivers fruit-forward, bourbon-rich flavor before the Reaper kick arrives.

Flavor & Heat Profile
Heat / Scoville: an estimated 350,000 SHU* — bold Carolina Reaper heat, balanced by sweetness
Peppers: Carolina Reaper
Taste: Sweet and fruity — Kentucky bourbon, black cherries, and cranberries up front, Reaper heat on the finish
Size: 5 fl oz bottle
How to Use It

Reaper Hot Sauce shines as a glaze or finisher. Brush it on ribs, wings, pork, or burgers, stir it into a barbecue glaze, or spoon it over cream cheese for a sweet-heat appetizer. The bourbon-and-cherry base makes this carolina reaper sauce as much about flavor as it is about heat.

Why You'll Love It
Craft Carolina Reaper hot sauce with real sweet-heat balance
Made with Kentucky bourbon, black cherries, and cranberries
15x award winner
Fruit-forward flavor before the Reaper kick — not one-note heat
Non-GMO, gluten-free, and vegan
Nut-free, soy-free, and dairy-free
From a 63x award-winning brand

Frequently Asked Questions
What does Reaper Hot Sauce taste like?

Reaper Hot Sauce leads with sweet, fruity flavor — Kentucky bourbon, black cherries, and cranberries — before the Carolina Reaper heat builds on the finish. That makes this carolina reaper sauce a sweet-heat experience rather than pure fire, ideal for people who want flavor and a serious kick together.

Is Reaper Hot Sauce a real Carolina Reaper hot sauce?

Yes. Reaper Hot Sauce is made with real Carolina Reaper peppers, but it is built as a craft sweet-heat sauce. The bourbon, black cherry, and cranberry base balances the Reaper, so this carolina reaper hot sauce brings bold heat wrapped in rich, fruity flavor rather than a flat burn.

How should I use Reaper Hot Sauce?

Use it as a glaze or finishing sauce. This reaper hot sauce is excellent brushed on ribs, wings, pork, and burgers, stirred into barbecue glazes, or spooned over cream cheese. The sweet, bourbon-rich profile makes it a flexible Carolina Reaper sauce for cooking, not just a heat challenge.

*SHU is estimated based on the percentage of peppers used.

MD Recommends

This is a magnificent, chef-caliber hot sauce that shatters the stereotype of Carolina Reaper products being purely about painful fire. The natural tartness and sugars from the cherries and cranberries interact flawlessly with grilled meats.

Tasty Note

Heat Level / Scoville: Extremely Bold Heat — Estimated at 350,000 SHU (Balanced masterfully by rich fruit sweetness).

Flavor Journey: The palate is welcomed by a spectacular, fruit-forward wave of deep black cherries, tart cranberries, and the warm, oaky embrace of Kentucky bourbon. Just as the rich sweetness peaks, the genuine Carolina Reaper kick arrives on the finish, delivering a clean, roaring, and slow-building burn that lingers beautifully.