We have already announced that our good friend, Mark, over at The Chile Man.org has brought out his second batch of Naga Snake Bite. I just recently received a bottle of his Private Reserve with 10 whole naga pods contained in the sauce. I’ve already reviewed his first batch with 5 pods and this tastes almost exactly the same. So this won’t be a full review, just a little mention of what I feel is the difference between the two and also to plug a great sauce.

Naga Snake Bite: Private Reserve Ingredients: Onions, carrots, tomatoes, vinegar, Naga Morich, red chillies, ginger, sugar, Red Bell Peppers, garlic, olive oil, salt.

One thing I noticed is that he has taken my advice about the label not being centered on the bottle and has now centered it which definitely improves the look . That along with the gold banded shrink wrap makes this stand out on your “Self of Doom”. I also noticed that Mark’s added one new ingredient, sugar. The sauce does taste much sweeter but not in the way where it negatively effects the taste. The sugar actually pairs with the fruity taste of the Naga quite well.

Speaking of Naga, this 10 pod version really packs it in! The taste is so much more exquisite and really shows off the fruity taste if the Nagas. Here’s the real question, “Is there a heat improvement?”. I described the first batch’s heat as being akin to a snake bite, fast and hard. This sauce is no different.

The heat is much more harder biting and when used in the large quantities that I use it in, boy does it stick with you. Once again, the Naga’s trademark of numbing the section of tongue where it touches is quite prevalent here. This is what a sauce should be, mind blowing heat mixed with a fantastic taste. Perfection has be improved upon.

Taste: 9.7, Heat: 10

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