The Last Dab Xperience

The Last Dab Xperience is significantly hotter than the original, featuring a formula made with over 91 percent Pepper X. In 2023, Pepper X was officially certified at an astonishing 2.693 million Scoville Heat Units, making it much more intense than the earlier sauces in the Hot Ones lineup. It is designed to be the brutal finale of the season 10 gauntlet.

The primary ingredient is Pepper X mash, which constitutes over 91 percent of the sauce's recipe, backed up by distilled vinegar and spices. Because the goal is to highlight the unadulterated heat of the pepper, the sauce avoids heavy sweeteners or fruit purees found in earlier hot sauces. This minimalist formula ensures the intense 2.693 million SHU heat takes center stage.

While it was created as the tenth Hot Ones challenge sauce, you can cook with it if you are extremely careful to use it as a finishing additive rather than a base ingredient. With over 91 percent Pepper X content, adding tiny drops to large batches of chili or soups can provide intense heat without ruining the texture. It should never be used as a condiment straight out of the bottle.

Beyond the overwhelming 2.693 million Scoville heat units, The Last Dab Xperience has a surprisingly clean, earthy, and slightly floral flavor profile thanks to the Pepper X. Unlike super-hot sauces that taste bitter or heavily of artificial extracts, this sauce offers a genuine chili flavor before the heat completely overwhelms the palate. It finishes with a sharp, acidic bite from the vinegar base.