"Time to separate the men from the boys! Turn your favorite meal into a five-alarm Inferno with Mad Anthony's XXXTra Hot Private Reserve. is just what you need to turn your favorite meal into a five-alarm inferno. And don't forget to have the Fire Dept. on speed dial!" —Michael Anthony
AWARD WINNING FLAVOR! Mad Anthony's Hot Sauce burned up the competition at the 2005 Chile Pepper Magazine Fiery Food Challenge when it took 2nd Place in the "Hot Sauce - General" category, which has the most entries in the entire challenge!
Big, 8 oz. bottle.
Ingredients: Pimientos, Distilled Vinegar, Sweet Red Bell Peppers, Habanero Chili Peppers, Roasted Garlic, Tomato Puree, Water, Sea Salt, Crushed Red Chili Pepper, Ancho Chili Pepper, Black Pepper, Cane Sugar, Spices, Onion Powder.
About Michael's Mad Anthony's Sauces:
It's common knowledge that Michael Anthony is a hardcore hot sauce connoisseur and after years of sampling the world's finest hot sauces, the mighty bassist has decided to come out with his own brand of liquid fire!
"When I was playing bass in Van Halen I picked up the nickname 'Mad Anthony' because I put massive doses of hot sauce on everything. Nothing was too hot and everyone knew to steer clear of my food! Eventually, I decided to make my own sauces so I could share my passion for flavor and fire with you!
"When we sat down to develop this sauce, we decided to use only the finest ingredients that this little blue orb called Earth could offer. We chose the delightful Pimiento Pepper to act as the backdrop for my incendiary elixir. Then we sweetened it up a bit with some Sweet Red Bell Peppers. We also thought it would be fun to kick everyone's asses with overly generous helpings of fresh roasted garlic and Habanero Chilies which were flown in fresh from the Caribbean.
"I had a full sweat goin', but we weren't done yet, so next we heaped in some Ancho Chile Powder, Crushed Chilies and Black Pepper to give it the depth and complexity that a truly great sauce requires.
"This sauce is a celebration of life's simple pleasures including great taste and a lot of heat both North and South of the border. I think it is perfect for any occasion and any food.
"I invite you to try my sauce, and make sweatin' it out on the can the next morning part of your everyday ritual.
"For maximum heat, get out the asbestos underwear and DOUBLE YOUR DOSE!!
"Bon Appetit!"
—Michael Anthony
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VERY Hot, but with Flavor.
Bo
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Date: June 27, 2020
This is the sauce I will always have in stock. Mad Anthony’s XXXTRA HOT Private Reserve is thick—thicker than Sriracha, even. It’s only a little thinner than ketchup. Actually, I like this characteristic because it makes it easier to manage. For example, it’s thick enough to use as a dipping sauce without a dedicated container. Just squirt yourself a little pile on your plate, and you’re set. Or, spread it on meat loaf or pork tenderloin without it going everywhere.
Its initial taste is much in the vein of marinara. It’s right at home on pizza, or with a spoonful stirred into spaghetti sauce. I could see downing a lot of it on garlic bread.
The burn is delayed just a few seconds, but when it comes online, you definitely feel it. Thing is, it’s never uninteresting. Accomplishing “just hot” is trivially easy and very boring (and indeed, more than one person has asked me “can you taste anything? or is it just hot?” when it comes to boutique sauces like this). The answer is yes, complex tastes are possible and appreciated, and they’re definitely here in Mad Anthony’s XXXTRA HOT Private Reserve. There’s a big shot of garlic, which is always going to turn me on. There’s also a nice sweetness that pulls up well short of cloying.
This sauce is very, VERY hot. If Tabasco roasts your tongue, and/or you think the Taco Bell Fire Sauce is on the bleeding edge, then be careful.
I have been guilty, more than once, of planning a meal to make it especially amenable to using this sauce. It’s that tasty. It’ll always be in stock ’round these parts.
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heat in my hot sauce
GARRY ANTHONY WRAY
Location: HAMILTON ONTAIRO CANADA
Date: August 22, 2019
awesome hot sauce great on wings
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heat in my hot sauce
I AM 5150
Location: HAMILTON ONTARIO CANADA
Date: August 22, 2019
not bad add some fuel to the fire thanks
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