Pineapple Orange Hot Sauce by Gunthers Gourmet
Our first hot sauce review of the year is also a first for the company that makes it. Gunther’s Gourmet has long been known for their incredible salsas, vinaigrettes and gourmet marinades. Pineapple Orange Hot Sauce with Mango is their first hot sauce release. And we think they nailed this one – right out of the gate.
Gunther’s Gourmet Pineapple Orange Hot Sauce with Mango
We are big fans of pineapple based sauces; hot sauces, salsas, BBQ sauces and glazes. So when Gunther’s finally came out with their first ever hot sauce, we were pretty excited that it was a pineapple sauce.
Ingredients: crushed pineapple, orange juice, mango puree, distilled vinegar, apple sauce, lemon juice, tamari (water, organic whole soybeans, salt), pure honey, habanero peppers, roasted garlic, spices and salt. Contains: Soy.
Texture & Appearance: The crushed pineapple provides a nice pulpy texture to this sauce, with plenty of chewy bits. The mango puree helps fortify the texture while helping the orange juice give this sauce a great color. The texture makes this a bit of a challenge to coax out of the bottle, but I would not want to change the texture. Maybe a wider mouth bottle?
Taste Straight Up: The initial taste is of sweet pineapple, blended perfectly with light citrus and garlic tones. Then comes a gradual buildup of heat from the habanero peppers that warms the entire mouth without overwhelming the flavors of the other ingredients.
Heat Level: 
– Right in the middle of the scale – the classic habanero heat is strong, but short-lived. It is not overpowering, and the sweet pineapple comes through as the main flavor. A great balancing act!
Label/Graphics: Staying with Gunther’s classic label style, the pic showing the fruits is perfect for any gourmet store shelf or roadside stand.
Final Thoughts:
On pizza this sauce rocks. Imagine it on a Hawaiian style pizza…
Final rating: 
– Five stars – our highest rating. A perfect complement to pizza, omelettes, poured on cream cheese, as a dip or glaze for meatballs or pork chops, and much more. A perfect first hot sauce from an outstanding salsa maker.
Social Media: Follow Gunther’s Gourmet on Facebook.
Visit GunthersGourmet.com for this hot sauce and all of their great salsas and marinades.
Are you a fan of the sweet-then-heat sauces? Do you love pineapple sauces? Leave a Comment below…
Disclaimer: We received this product courtesy of the manufacturer for review.
i am all over this sauce i really cant wait to try this one
Steve, you are going to LOVE this sauce! We’ve already gone through over half of the bottle.
How can you go wrong with pineapple.
Happy Birthday!!!
Thank you Hot Sauce Daily for taking the time to review Gunther’s first hot sauce.
While we will always concentrate on salsas & dressings – we wanted to dip our toes in the hot sauce waters and join the new “craze” sweeping the country. Apparently, we have done a decent job with this product.
While we love sweet heat – we do not like “sticky sweet” – so we added a pinch of turmeric for earthiness and depth of flavor (it also happens to help give it a vibrant color) and we also added a splash of tamari to help balance the sweet with a savory back note (a yin/yang thing). I hope this hot sauce pleases the masses as much as it has pleased the host of this blog.
Thanks again to Brian and Marilyn for your time and for the support you give all of us little companies trying to make it in this very competitive business.
Mike
Gunther’s Gourmet