I recently had the misfortune of trying the Death Wings Challenge at Lindy’s at Redline Sports Grill. The challenge requires that you eat one dozen of their Death Wings in under 20 minutes with no sauce, drinks, or anything besides the wings and then keep the wings down without eating or drinking anything else for another 10 minutes. If you manage to succeed, you are rewarded with free wings….

When I arrived, there had only been two people to succeed at this challenge so it sounded like a good idea to try it. Three of my friends decided to take on the challenge with me. You will have to check out the video to see the results!

I will tell you that this is a very tough wing challenge and newbys should not even attempt this challenge. I am rating the sauce a 9 out of 10 on the heat scale! I was told that the sauce is a combination of multiple sauces and peppers with some powder and two different extracts. One of the hardest parts about this challenge was the sheer volume of sauce, these wings had a thick layer of hot sauce caked on them!

The worst part about this attempt was the aftermath. You probably noticed that I was walking around a lot in the video, that was because my stomach was going crazy. As a matter of fact my stomach continued to rebel against me the whole night. It felt like the sauce was burning a whole through the wall of my digestive system if I laid in one spot for too long!

If you feel like you are extra rugged and have easily eaten the hottest wings at any restaurant that you have

visited, then come to Tucson and give this wing challenge a try! Actually, make sure you let me know that you are going and I may stop by to watch! If I don’t join you, make sure you record your attempt and send it to me, I would be happy to watch it and possibly post it!

McCoy’s THIS sauce, which stands for Thick Hot Irish Sauce fits the description pretty well. I am not very familiar with Irish sauces, but I will take their word for it, the sauce is quite thick and has a very small amount of heat. This is a great sauce for someone looking for some variation to their condiments if they can’t handle spicy. The sauce is very similar to a spicy ketchup. The flavor of THIS sauce is better than ketchup, hands down and THIS sauce is also more spicy than ketchup, but not by much. This sauce was great on Burgers and french fries. I am rating this hot sauce a 1 out of 10 on the heat scale.

This hot sauce had a mediocre taste with hints of habanero. I only noticed a small amount of heat from the habanero peppers. There was nothing that jumped out at me as unique about this sauce. I am rating this sauce a 3 out of 10 on the heat scale.

Mike: Habanero Peppers are one of my favorite peppers. I love the citrus flavor and the heat that these peppers can bring. These habanero peppers were quite spicy for Habanero Peppers. If you find Jalapeno or Serrano Peppers spicy you should only sample a small amount of a Habanero pepper with your food until you check the heat. I am rating this pepper a 7 out of 10 on the heat scale.

Josh: These peppers are hot and horrible. I am rating this pepper a 10 out of 10 on the heat scale.

This is a beautiful display of hot pepper bouquets in Venice.   Peperoncino piccante is how you say spicy pepper in Italian.  Most restaurants did not even have crushed red pepper flakes, but some restaurants had peppers to add.  Below are pictures of the peppers that I was given to spice up my pasta.

These peppers were good!

In Greece, a hot pepperis called kafto peperi

In Greece, we seemed to get the same red peppers, only roasted.  These were the only peppers we found in the Mediterranean until we bumped into a unique plant on someones porch on a Greek Island.  I will tell you more about that in my next post.

Rippin Red’ Hot Wing Sauce is not your ordinary buffalo wing sauce.  Sure, the sauce still has that buffalo wing sauce flavor in the background, but this sauce has a very rich buttery parmesan cheese flavor in the front.  The flavor of this hot wing sauce is quite good and the sauce is lacking in heat.  Even in the hot version of the sauce, it was not very spicy.  If you can’t handle spicy sauce, this is a great choice for your wings.  I am rating the heat of the hot version of this wing sauce a 3 out of 10 on the heat scale.

Mike: Heartbreaking Dawns Classic Gold Hot Sauce has a great flavor, that is if you like a sweet hot sauce. This hot sauce tastes very versatile as it would go well with most meats. This is not the type of hot sauce you would think of first for chips, but you may enjoy the sauce on chips too. The hot sauce has a little bit of heat, I am rating this sauce a 4 out of 10 on the heat scale.

Josh: I really liked the taste of this hot sauce and could definitely see eating this hot sauce on pork. I think pork is the perfect fit for this hot sauce. I thought this hot sauce had a decent amount of heat and I am rating this sauce a 5 out of 10 on the heat scale.

Mike:  Tom’s Hot Sauce, Kickflip Fire is a thin sauce with an orange color. The hot sauce has a great lime, habanero pepper flavor just like the “old man medium” version.     This hot sauce was supposed to be a little spicier than the “old man medium”.  I didn’t think this sauce was any spicier, what I did notice was that this sauce had a stronger lime taste.   This sauce was very good just like the previous sauce.  I am rating this hot sauce a 4 out of 10 on the heat scale.

Josh:  I felt that Tom’s Hot Sauce, Kickflip Fire was a good hot sauce.  The hot sauce packed some heat and I loved the flavor just as much as I like the “old man medium” sauce.   I am rating this sauce a 5 out of 10 on the heat scale.

We visited Thunder Canyon Brewery in Tucson, Arizona to try their hottest wings, Natural Disaster hot wings. This hot wing sauce has a pretty decent flavor, thick texture and a good amount of heat. The wings were almost as spicy as the XXX Atomic wings at Quaker Steak and Lube. If you like spicy wings, these are definately worth a sample. I am rating the heat of these wings a 7 out of 10 on the heat scale.