I can assure you I have not flipped my lid. I have not been abducted by alien cows (well, at least not yet) and replaced by a clone. The spider bite has not affected my brain or taste buds. Mark it on your calendars folks, Passow has found a product that is primarily vinegar and he likes it!

Csigi Gourmet Habanero Balsamic Vinaigrette Ingredients: Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Balsamic Vinegar, Garlic, Extra Coarse Sea Salt, Habanero Chilies, Oregano, Spices.

Yes, once again Lars over at Csigi has come out with an amazing, amazing product. A product so overwhelming in it’s taste that I like the use of vinegar! I generally don’t use vinaigrettes because the main ingredient is vinegar but I am completely throwing that rule out the window for this sauce.

The sweet taste of the Balsamic Vinegar hit the taste buds first and then the E.V.O.O. follows it, coating the tongue and spreading the flavor. Next come the fruity flavor of the Habaneros but not the heat of it. After consuming enough of the dressing, you will get a tingle on your lips, but nowhere near most Habanero sauces. This is another reason to like this sauce; almost everyone can enjoy it without having their tongue blown out the back of their head.

The garlic is also very prevalent as a flavor which not only makes this good for regular green salads, but spot on for pasta salads. And we all enjoy pasta don’t we? I do not detect the sea salt, always a bonus in my book, and I also can’t tell what spices he’s used. What ever they were, it’s great. The taste on this sauce is subtle but bold at the same time (mainly due to the balsamic vinegar and garlic).

The only thing that I found as an annoyance was the separation. Because of the use of E.V.O.O. and vinegar, all the ingredients separate extremely fast. I found myself shaking the bottle, pouring out some, mixing the salad a little bit, and coming back to the bottle to find that I have to shake it again because it separated already. But that’s a minor inconvenience. One that I gladly accept to get such a great taste.

Taste: 9.8, Heat: 2.5

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