Filmed at our tasting table
Taste Reactions
These videos were filmed at our tasting table at Long Island markets and festivals, most of them on camera glasses: real people, a first bite, and their honest reaction, shared with their permission. The farm videos come from our garden on Long Island.
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First taste, on camera
People at our tasting table try a fruit hot sauce for the first time. Sweet first, then the heat.
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“Wait, that was really good.”
Strangers try a fruit hot sauce
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“You have the flavor right there immediately.”
His honest review
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“That's really good.”
He did not trust a fruit hot sauce
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“Cheers everyone to Long Island!”
A group taste test
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“Way more flavor profile.”
Supermarket hot sauce vs ours
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“It's really sweet.”
Sweet first, then the heat
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“A real big hit of mango at first.”
Flavor first, heat second
Pineapple Mango Habanero reactions
Pineapple and mango up front, a gentle habanero warmth behind it. A mild sauce that goes on almost anything.
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“I would put that on everything.”
Did her dad pick right?
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“I need a bottle of that one.”
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“That's really sweet.”
First bite of Pineapple Mango Habanero
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“That was really good.”
She wants flavor, not heat
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“That's good. That's really good.”
All fresh fruit
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“It does taste like duck sauce.”
Like a spicy duck sauce
Blueberry Carolina Reaper reactions
Fresh blueberry first, a small Carolina Reaper finish at the end. Even people who say they don't like blueberry come around.
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“I love that.”
For people who don't like blueberry
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“I can't even pick a favorite.”
Blueberry or pineapple?
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“That's excellent.”
Blueberry and Carolina Reaper
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“That blueberry surprised me.”
Peach Basil Bourbon reactions
Peach, bourbon and fresh basil. Mild and herby, and great on pizza, pasta and grilled chicken.
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“That basil is great.”
That basil? We grew it
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“Yeah, I taste it.”
Not a basil fan, then she tried it
Mango Ghost Pepper reactions
Sweet mango first, then a ghost pepper warmth that builds. For people who want a little more bite.
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“I like the fruity.”
Fresh mango, homegrown ghost peppers
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“A little sweet heat action.”
A little more bite
Dragon's Blood reactions
Papaya with Carolina Reapers and ghost peppers. Our hottest sauce, still built on fruit flavor.
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“This is the winner.”
She tried every flavor. Her pick
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“The dragon one is really good.”
Papaya or Dragon's Blood?
What people put it on
Pancakes, ice cream, pizza, the grill, a warm bowl of sauce with chips. Ideas straight from the tasting table.
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“It's so good when it's warm.”
Warm it up, then dip a chip
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“It caramelizes very nicely.”
It caramelizes on the grill
Gift packs and build your own
Can't pick one flavor? Most people at the table can't either. Build your own 3 or 5 pack.
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“I think we'll like this one.”
"I hate hot sauce." Then a gift pick
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“If you don't buy that for yourself, I'm buying it for me.”
The sample that sold itself
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“Where can we get these?”
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“I would put that on everything.”
Put it on everything
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“I want to order more for Christmas.”
Hot sauce makes a good gift
From the garden
Ghost peppers and Carolina Reapers, picked by hand on Long Island.
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A ghost pepper for a magazine cover
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“It was a good summer.”
Ghost pepper plants almost six feet tall
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“They look gorgeous.”
Carolina Reapers grown on Long Island
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“Not every Reaper's the same.”
Not every Reaper looks the same
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“Tons and tons of Reapers.”
POV: pepper picking day
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Picking in the rain before the cold snap
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“I smelled that before I ate it.”
From the garden to the table