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Wing Sauce Like a Boss

How To Choose the Best Wing Sauce for Every Occasion

Earn the title of Wing Sauce Master by choosing the perfect finger-licking flavors for every party, barbecue, and get-together. As a flavor craver, few things are better than getting in the kitchen and wingin’ it with experimental spice combos. But, there’s a time and place for everything. When the crew is coming over to watch the first game of the season, you can’t fumble the sauce. To save you from being grilled, our chefs huddled together to create a variety of high-quality small-batch chicken wing sauces to please any crowd. We took the flavor risks so you can reap the rewards. All you have to do is pick the right bottle of wing sauce.

Choose a Flavor to Savor

So how do you choose the best wing sauce for your event? Start by exploring the flavor profiles in your menu. That may sound complicated, but you don’t have to be a master chef to do this. Pepper Palace sauces feature sweet, sour, salty, and umami flavors to pair with any cuisine. A tropical dish makes a perfect canvas for sweet or sour wing sauces. On the other end of the flavor spectrum, salty and umami wing sauces highlight the smoky undertones of a classic barbecue spread. Let your taste buds take flight as your chicken wings soar above expectations using these pro tips:

  • Sweet Wing Sauces: Satisfy your sweet tooth and excite the spice lover in your life with a sweet wing sauce. These sauces create an exciting contrast between a leading flavor of brown sugar or fruit and a wave of heat that tickles the tongue.
  • Sour Wing Sauces: A sour wing sauce complements most Asian-inspired dishes. These sauces feature an interesting zing of flavor that’ll raise the eyebrows of your guests and the heat index of your wings.
  • Salty Wing Sauces: The salty flavor profile pairs with everything except for sweet dishes. It’s near-impossible to go wrong with a versatile and salty vinegar wing sauce.
  • Umami Wing Sauces: These savory sauces feature tried-and-true flavors, including garlic, smokey chipotle, and parmesan. This flavor profile will keep wing eaters licking their fingers and coming back for more.

Our Kickass Combos and Even More Kickass Combos blog posts break down the different flavor profiles and offer creative ways to take your meals up a notch.

Don’t Burn Bridges

Before raiding your Pepper Palace hot sauce collection for flavor inspiration, take a peek at the guest list. While some people relish the sting of a Carolina Reaper, others tap out at a sizzling sensation on the tongue. The ideal wing sauce should have just the right amount of kick to keep everyone happy. Choose from medium, hot, x-hot, and extreme heat levels for a wing sauce that won’t scare guests away from the table.

Medium

There’s nothing wrong with playing it safe. Medium is by far the most popular heat level for wing sauces. A medium sauce won’t burn a flavor craver, but it’ll tingle taste buds in all the right ways. Rest assured, there’s a medium Pepper Palace Wing Master sauce for even the pickiest dinner guest:

  • Garlic Parmesan. This dynamic flavor duo never disappoints. Umami and salty Garlic Parmesan wing sauce makes a winning choice for potlucks, game days, or even just a casual dinner at home.
  • Medium. Time-honored and loved by all, a medium buffalo wing sauce can’t be beat. Dunk, drizzle, and dash this sauce on wings made for any occasion..
  • Vinegar. This salty wing flavor has been a staple at sports bars since its inception. Paired with an ice-cold beer, our Wingmaster - Vinegar sauce is a gameday success.
  • Smokehouse. No need to spend hours by the smoker with this Wing Master option on hand. In this chipotle wing sauce, we bottled that smokey, hickory flavor you crave.
  • Sweet Chili. Enjoy the sugar, spice, and everything nice found in this sweet wing sauce. With hints of molasses and pepper, our Sweet Chili wing sauce will take your taste buds for a ride.
  • Mango Habanero. Enjoy the sweeter side of life with the fruity fusion in this Mango Habanero wing sauce. The juicy mango flavor makes an unlikely yet delectable partner for the stinging taste of habanero peppers.
  • Mega Garlic. We shook up our classic buffalo recipe with a whole lot of garlic and never looked back. Don’t let the fear of garlic breath hold you back from experiencing this umami garlic wing sauce.

Hot

Bring the heat on game day with a platter of hot wings. This heat level kicks things up a notch in both spice and flavor. Hot wing sauces pack a punch while remaining palatable to the average spice lover. Check out these hot picks for Pepper Palace Wing Master sauces:

  • Honey Garlic. That’s right: We bottled everyone’s two favorite flavors. Explore the twisting tastes of this sweet and savory Honey Garlic wing sauce.
  • Hot. Bite into a buffalo wing that bites back. This award-winning hot wing sauce is a classic choice for sports events, summer parties, and holidays.

X-Hot

The x-hot heat level is not for the faint of heart. Have a glass of water or milk on standby for your first bite of an x-hot wing. Avoid the heat from friends and family by giving them fair warning before their first bite. If your guests can handle fiery flavors, check out the Pepper Palace Wing Master x-hot sauces:

  • Ghost. Spook your taste buds with our ghost pepper wing sauce. Legend has it that the brave souls who try our ghost pepper wing sauce are still haunted by its hellish heat.
  • Reaper. You definitely should fear the Reaper. This wing sauce sears the tongues of flavor cravers without remorse. Not even a hardcore chilihead can escape the Reaper’s burn.

Extreme

The extreme heat level is reserved for true chiliheads and gluttons for punishment. You’ll only need a drop of extreme heat wing sauce to light your mouth on fire. Check out the Pepper Palace Wing Master extreme wing sauce if you dare:

  • Death by Wings. Death by Wings is the ultimate temptation and eventual undoing of all chiliheads. User discretion is advised.
Now that you know the basics, you never have to sweat the sauce again. Expand your culinary horizons with the Pepper Palace Wing Master sauce collection. These wing sauces feature classic flavors and tongue-teasing fusions.
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