Pepper Palace – Ghostly Garlic – OBITUARY REVIEW

Here lies Pepper Palace Ghostly Garlic –

7.1/10

I first met this sauce at a Pepper Palace in Sarasota Florida. The day we met was a beautiful one, and it was spent shopping for souvenirs in the sun. I remember going to this cute little restaurant where I got crab cakes and some amazing lemon risotto. A few of the items I purchased that day include towels, a tiny surfboard with my name on it, a turtle bracelet (which I am currently wearing), and some new sandals. On that list are a few sauces from Pepper Palace; introducing this bad boi. I spent a lot of time trying different sauces there, and truthfully a majority of them were disappointing. I imagined a shop as prolific as Pepper Palace would be my Heaven, but it seemed to me that the quality was a bit lacking, unfortunately. I still had a great time looking at all the different sauces, and I was able to pick out a few options to take home with me. This is one of the most well-known sauces from PP, so, let’s get into the review!

REVIEW: This one is surprisingly cayenne heavy, and personally, doesn’t go to bat for the Ghost name. Like its Palace Brethren, this sauce suffers from being a bit gimmicky, but this one is good! One of the ingredients listed is that ghost pepper powder, which gives this an extra kick in the heat without having that iconic pepper taste alongside it. In fact, I didn’t really taste much of the habanero either, which sticks out more often for me since it’s my favorite pepper and I actively search it out. This being said, it has more heat than your average cayenne staples. It has both garlic powder and chucks, so I noticed that even when you don’t chomp down on one of the hunks, you can still taste the garlic throughout. I think the brown sugar plays really well with the cayenne, meaning I actually caught the molasses taste rather than just pure sugar sweetness, although I wouldn’t call this a sweet heat sauce. This one gets the stamp of approval for a daily driver. Rest in Peace, Spicy Prince.

Feel free to recommend your favorite cayenne sauce masquerading as a ghost sauce, suggest your choice of Pepper Palace varieties, or tell us your experience with this sauce!

Ingredients: Cayenne Pepper Sauce (Cayenne Peppers, Vinegar, Water, Salt, Garlic), Water, All Natural Lemon Juice, Garlic, Habanero Mash (Habaneros, Salt), Brown Sugar, Ghost Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Xanthan Gum.