mad anthony's xxxtra hot private reserve hot sauce

I'm going to confess that I've never listened to Van Halen. But if their former bassist Michael Anthony Sobolewski's hot sauce is indicative of the band's talent, then maybe I'll check them out one day. (or not) 

Normally commercial ventures by celebrities are a joke, but Michael Anthony was smart enough to team up with the people who make the Ring of Fire hot sauces: Mike and Diane's Gourmet Kitchen  

Packed with pimiento peppers, sweet red bell peppers, habanero chillies, ancho chile powder, crushed chillies, black pepper and roasted garlic, this complex hot sauce packs a punch so hard you feel the heat rise to your cheeks and sweat glands. And you will love every second of it. 

Why should you try Mad Anthony's XXXTRA HOT sauce?

• Cause you can't eat food without a spicy condiment, and even if sweat beads are running down your tongue from the heat, you finish your meal before gulping down that glass of water. 
• Cause when you go to Thai Restaurants you ask for your dish spicy, never mild. 
• Cause this sauce livens up any dish, especially things like chilli, buffalo wings, soups, mac & cheese, hot-pockets, etc. 
• Cause it's what a real hot sauce should taste like. Mad Anthony's is not blindingly hot or offensive, like Dave's Gourmet Insanity sauce, nor does it have too much vinegar like Tabasco. The consistency is thick and rich, while real flavors such as the red bell pepper and habenero really compliment each other, providing a steady heat that slowly numbs your senses instead of slapping you in the face with fire. 
• And although one bottle will run you $10 at most speciality hot sauce stores and perhaps more online, if you want to keep your heart alive and beating, you'll use this bottle sparingly. 

I have also tried Mad Anthony's Mustard Hot Sauce and regret to inform you that it was a let down. It doesn't sizzle and dance around the sensors of your tongue, and doesn't have nearly as much heat as the XXXtra Hot one. Personally I think the best ingredient in a good mustard is Horseradish, like Hoboken' Eddies. But that's a whole 'nother entry.