It was hard to put my nose up to something called “sphincter” but once I got past the name I was glad to inhale the sauce’s fruity smell of apples and raisons, with just a hint of heat. Not so in the taste—in taste the heat made a much stronger appearance.

Despite chile extract being the 5th ingredient, Sphincter Shrinker Hot Sauce still packs a strong punch. It provides decent heat, and is clearly designed for chile enthusiasts. However, it does not live up to the XXX on the label, it’s very hot, but not completely incapacitating.

The heat does burn the mouth, but not at the expense of taste, one still tastes the apples and raisons with the heat. Balsamic vinegar also adds a nice touch. Sphincter Shrinker Hot Sauce contains both balsamic and white vinegars that carry the fruit and chile flavors without dominating the sauce. The flavor makes me think of English curry, but don’t worry, this is hotter than any English food.

Sphincter Shrinker can be used as a hot sauce and added to dishes such as meat. But it’s also great as an unusual barbecue sauce. Try it with beef, it’s flavors are strong enough not to be overpowered. You’ll taste the fruits, the balsamic vinegar, and, of course, the chile extract, which translates to a sweet, a lot of heat, and a flavor that you won’t forget. I will be serving it to friends this summer, while also keeping a bottle for myself.

The texture of Sphincter Shrinker is thinner than most barbeque sauces. It a burnt red color. The label shows Professor Payne Indeass (nice play on words). He stand in the middle of the bottle, an overweight man wearing a top hat, bow tie and suit, holding out his arms as if he is addressing a crowd. He appears to be one of those medicine men who used to travel to towns a century ago, which explains why the bottle is shaped like an old medicine bottle, or an old fashioned flask. Surrounding the edge of the label are photos of frontiersmen and ladies from the turn of the 20th century. This seems to be the crowd that has gathered for the tonic, and we are now part of this crowd. These type of old pictures are the type that my grandparents enjoy seeing, though I don’t think that they’d appreciate the name Sphincter Shrinker, and I know that they could not handle the sauce.

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