My husband is a hot sauce connoisseur, and I bought 3 ghost pepper sauces for him to try and compare, one of which was this one.  He opened it first and admitted that it was VERY hot.  (This coming from a man who eats whole fresh jalapenos raw as a snack.)  But I could tell he wasn't wild about the flavor.  So he opened another of the 3 bottles and was WOWED by the flavor.  Dave's is hotter, but the flavor just isn't there.  So if you just want HOT, go for this one.  If you want both, look further.  I would recommend his favorite, Melinda's.