Extra Hot & Extreme is our top-heat shelf: hot sauces, BBQ sauces, chilli oils and rubs built on Carolina Reaper, ghost pepper (bhut jolokia), scorpion and 7 Pot chillies, with most rated 9 to 11 on our Hub Heat scale. Makers include Uncle Mungos, Heavenly Hell, Cobra Chilli, Nomad Chilli Co and Taipan BBQ, and every order ships Australia-wide for a flat $10.
Which extreme hot sauce should I buy?
| Product | Maker | Style / heat | Best on |
| Punk Rock Peppers Casualties | Heavenly Hell | Pure Carolina Reaper sauce / extreme (10/11) | Wings, chilli, tacos |
| Reapers Roulette | Heavenly Hell | Reaper hot sauce / extreme (9/11) | Wings, beef, burgers |
| Covid-19 | Uncle Mungos | Four-pepper superhot / extreme (11/11) | Curries, wings, tacos |
| Scorpion Wing | Uncle Mungos | Scorpion and bhut jolokia wing sauce / extreme (10/11) | Wings, grilled chicken |
| Mango Carolina Reaper | Uncle Mungos | Fruity reaper sauce / extreme (10/11) | Wings, chicken, tacos |
| Pineapple Reaper | Fancy Hanks | Pineapple and miso reaper / extreme (9/11) | Wings, tacos, noodles |
| Reaper Roja | Nomad Chilli Co | Fermented reaper sauce / extreme (9/11) | Beef, tacos, chilli |
| Carolina BBQ Sauce | Taipan BBQ | Reaper BBQ sauce / extreme (9/11) | Ribs, wings, burgers |
| Reaper's Harvest | Cobra Chilli | Reaper chilli sauce / extreme (9/11) | Steak, burgers, wings |
| Carolina Reaper Chilli Mash | Cobra Chilli | 85% reaper mash / extreme (9/11) | Curries, rubs, chilli butter |
| The Original 1983 Crispy Chilli Oil Extra Hot | DC Cartel | Reaper chilli oil / extreme (9/11) | Wings, noodles, dumplings |
| Sizzlin' Heat BBQ Sauce | Blues Hog | Cayenne BBQ sauce / hot (7/11) | Ribs, brisket, wings |
How to use extreme hot sauce
- Start with a drop, not a dash. Superhot heat builds, so wait a minute before you add more.
- Stir a few drops into a big pot of curry, chilli or bolognese rather than splashing it straight on a plate.
- For wings, cut an extreme sauce with melted butter or a milder sauce until the heat suits the crowd.
- Wash your hands after handling mash or extract, and keep it away from your eyes. Uncle Mungos OC Drops is a capsaicin extract for pinhead doses in big cooks, not a table sauce.
- Every product page shows its Hub Heat rating out of 11.
Carolina Reaper vs ghost pepper vs scorpion
All three are superhot chillies, far hotter than a jalapeño or habanero. Carolina Reaper was bred in South Carolina and is the most common chilli on this shelf. Ghost pepper, also called bhut jolokia, comes from north-east India. Trinidad Moruga Scorpion is a Caribbean superhot. 7 Pot chillies, like the Bubblegum 7 Pot in Taipan BBQ's and Cobra Chilli's Bubblegum sauces, sit in the same league.
Is anything here hot but not extreme?
A few products sit lower on the scale. Blues Hog's Sizzlin' Heat BBQ Sauce and Emus Rub's Jerk Rub are hot (7/11), Smokes Seasoning's Jalapeno Salt is hot (8/11) and Old Bones Chilli Co's Extra Hot Smoked Garlic sauce is medium (6/11).
For a gentler step up, browse Hot and Spicy & Hot, or see every hot sauce, chilli oil and wing pick we stock. Reaper specialists: Uncle Mungos, Cobra Chilli and Heavenly Hell.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I buy extra hot sauce in Australia?
The Rub Hub stocks Carolina Reaper, ghost pepper and scorpion hot sauces, BBQ sauces and chilli oils from Uncle Mungos, Heavenly Hell, Cobra Chilli and more, and ships Australia-wide for a flat $10.
What is the hottest sauce at The Rub Hub?
Uncle Mungos Covid-19, Covid-19 Delta Variant, Top Shelf and OC Drops all rate extreme (11/11) on The Rub Hub's Hub Heat scale. OC Drops is a capsaicin extract listed at 12 million SHU on the pack, made for pinhead doses in big cooks.
How do you use Carolina Reaper hot sauce?
Use it a drop at a time. Stir a few drops into curries, chilli or a pot of wing sauce, or dot it on tacos, and wait a minute before adding more because the heat builds.
What does a Hub Heat rating of 9/11 mean?
Hub Heat is The Rub Hub's 0 to 11 heat rating. Scores of 9 to 11 are extreme, 7 to 8 hot, 4 to 6 medium, 1 to 3 mild, and 0 means no chilli heat.
What helps if a hot sauce is too hot?
Dairy such as milk, yoghurt or sour cream helps, and so does something starchy like bread or rice. Water tends to spread the chilli oils around rather than wash them away.