Mike:  I had tried the Nuclear Wings at Alliger’s House of Wings once when I was in college and remembered seeming a little hotter then.  The wings were quite spicy and would be a VERY tough challenge for someone who does not eat much spicy food, but I didn’t think the hot wings were too spicy.  The flavor of the sauce is similar to a typical Buffalo style wing sauce with extra heat.  I am rating the heat of these Buffalo wings a 5 out of 10.  These wings were slightly less spicy than the hottest wings at Buffalo Wild Wings, although the wings were close enough to fit in the same heat rating.

Josh: When thinking about my trip back home, I was dreading this wing challenge a little bit.  The wings were definitely hot, but not unbearable.  I was able to finish all of my wings fairly easily.  I would definitely put these wings in the same heat category with Buffalo Wild Wings’ hottest wings, although the taste of the sauce was very different.  I am rating the heat of these wings a 7 out of 10 on the heat scale.

Josh’s friends handled these wings fairly well.  That is why we decided to have them try a Habanero Pepper.  If you have not seen that video yet, it is a little further down the page and its a good video.   The post is titled, “Fun at the Cabin”.

Mike:  Gunther’s Gourmet Tomatillo Salsa Verde is a thin green salsa.  I know that they were going for flavor with this salsa and not heat so I was not surprised when I didn’t notice any heat at all.  The challenge is that they seemed to forget the flavor also.  This sauce tastes like nothing more than pureed tomatillos.  We tried the sauce a few different ways to find something good about it, but we were unsuccessful.  I threw out the rest of this jar because no one wanted to eat it.  Plain Ketchup definitely has more spice than this sauce, so I am rating this sauce a 0 out of 10 on the heat scale.

Josh:  This salsa has a greenish color that makes it appear to have flavor, but the salsa is anything but flavorful.   The salsa is really quite bland.  I thought that bread would enhance the flavor of this salsa, but I was proven wrong.  I don’t hate this sauce, nor do I like it.  I am rating this sauce a 1 out of 10 on the heat scale.  I know that this was a salsa aimed more for flavor, but on the flavor scale, it may be as low as a pitiful 2.

Mike – Gunther’s Gourmet Jalapeno Salsa Fresca was a bit of a let down.  The salsa sounds and looks good, but is more like a spaghetti sauce.  The sauce is quite chunky and lacking on the flavor side.  The flavor is good, but very lite, actually pushing bland.  I can not recommend this salsa and believe that even Pace Picante Sauce has a  better flavor.  As for the heat of this salsa, it is almost non-existent.  You notice a very slight hint of spiciness in this salsa so I am rating the salsa a 1 out of 10 on the heat scale. 

Josh – This salsa tasted similar to a spaghetti sauce and on a chip this tasted just like spaghetti-o’s to me.  I thought the flavor of the sauce was decent and there was very little heat.  I am rating this salsa a 1 out of 10 on the heat scale.

Mike:  Moonshiner’s Rum Whisky Barrel Pepper Sauce is produced by Race City Sauce Works.  This hot sauce has a great flavor similar to a spicy barbecue sauce.  This hot sauce has a thinner texture and is quite a bit spicier than your typical barbecue sauce.  I’ve has this sauce on chicken and pork and the sauce was great on both.  I would highly recommend coating some chicken with this hot sauce.  I am rating this hot sauce a 4 out of 10 on the heat scale.

Josh:  This is a great tasting hot sauce with some kick.   When I tried this hot sauce on chicken, it actually tasted hotter on chicken than on the spoon.  I think this sauce would work great as a marinade.  I am rating this sauce a 5 out of 10 on the heat scale.

A few of Josh’s friends wanted to try a habanero pepper with us after watching the videos.  They all thought the habanero pepper would be a piece of cake to eat, boy were they wrong!  One of the guys lost control of his salivary glands and they ran like an open spigot for about two minutes!   Josh totally woosed out!  He took one small bite of the habanero pepper and then hid the rest of his and refused to eat it. 

 The habanero pepper I had was quite spicy, it caused me to tear up some and sweat.   About a half hour after eating the habanero pepper, my stomach was not happy for a while.  This was some good clean fun back in our home town area! I am always up for eating spicy foods with new victims!

When Carrie and I were traveling last week we visited Pic-a-Lilli Pub in Atlantic City, NJ.  This was the place advertised as having the hottest wings in the city.  When we asked the bartender if the wings were very hot, he told us that most people who order the wings are lucky if they can finish two!  He told me that he would be very impressed if I was able to eat six, so Carrie and I ordered a dozen to share. 

When the wings came out you could see piles (literally) of cayenne pepper powder on top.  The first bite tasted very similar to your typical buffalo wing sauce.  As we ate the wings, they seemed quite dry due to all of the cayenne powder on top.   Carrie and I each ate our six wings with ease.  The bartender could not believe that Carrie ate all six. 

I told the bartender that the wings tasted as if they had a spicy buffalo wing sauce and then piles of cayenne pepper powder were dumped on top.  He said that is basically all they do.  The wings were spicy, but nothing scary.  I would not go out of my way to eat these wings if you are looking for really spicy.  You can recreate the wings for yourself by ordering hot buffalo wings and dumping approximately half a container of cayenne pepper powder on top of the wings.  I am rating these wings a 5 out of 10 on the heat scale.

Mike:  The hottest wings at Buffalo Wild Wings are the Blazzin’ wings.  The Blazzin wing hot sauce tastes similar to your traditional wing sauce with some additional heat and some extra touches of black pepper and habanero pepper flavor.  I thought the flavor of the hot wing sauce was pretty good.   Although these wings had more heat than your average buffalo wings, the heat was no where near unbearable, I actually had more of the sauce on some celery after filming.  On the other hand, the sauce did not agree with our digestive systems!  Carrie and I both felt uncomfortable when going to bed due to the activity in our systems.  I have definitely had hotter wings than this that did not disturb my system as much as these.  I am rating these wings a 5 out of 10 on the heat scale.

Josh:  Coming into the wing challenge at Buffalo Wild Wings I didn’t expect them to be too hot, until the waitress questioned our order twice.  I soon became nervous about the wings and was concerned because the waitress said that the wings were hot and most people did not like the flavor.  The first two wings were far less challenging then many of the hot sauces I have tried.  Then, once I ate my third wing, the heat began to set in.  It became much more of a challenge as I worked through the remainder of the six wings.  I thought the flavor was excellent, but I was a little disappointed in the heat after the way the waitress hyped it up.  I am rating these wings a 7 out of 10 on the heat scale.

Mike:  Chai Chipotle Chup’ produced by the Intensity Academy is a tea infused spicy ketchup.  This sauce has the same consistency as ketchup and tastes like ketchup with a hint of spice and barbecue flavor.  I really enjoyed this sauce and have tried the sauce on french fries and fish since the review and it tasted great!  I am rating this sauce a 2 out of 10 on the heat scale.

Josh:  Chai Chipotle Chup’ was very good and had a little bit of spice to it.  I think that this sauce would go great with chicken nuggets or any other food that you use ketchup on.  I am rating this sauce a 2 out of 10 on the heat scale.

Josh and I reviewed four salsas for Gunther’s Gourmet.  We were part of a mulitple person review, so if you would like to see some other perspectives on these salsas visit:

 http://iloveitspicy.com/2010/06/19/review-gunthers-gourmet-peri-peri-dark-cherry-cranberry-habanero-salsas/

We will also be posting reviews for the other two salsas in about a week once www.ILoveItSpicy.com  has all of the videos compiled for the review.

Mike:  Gunther’s Gourmet Fiery Cranberry Habanero Salsa has a pretty good flavor with a typical salsa consistency.  The sauce has a tomato flavor with a hint of cranberry which is unique.  You would never guess there is Habanero peppers in this sauce by the taste or the heat.  I am rating this salsa a 2 out of 10 on the heat scale.

Josh:  I liked the flavor of Gunther’s Gourmet Fiery Cranberry Habanero Salsa, although I did not taste any cranberry.   I did not think the salsa had very much heat so I am surprised that they put a warning label on the jar.  I am rating this salsa a 2 out of 10 on the heat scale.