Cedar Smoked Garlic

Cedar-smoked garlic and fermented habanero give this sauce a woodsy, savory finish.

Smoked garlicFermented habaneroSumac

S17 #2

Hot Ones - Season 17 Sauce #2Featured on the show

Maker heat scale5/10

Medium

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PEPPERHabanero

FLAVORSmoked garlic

BOTTLE155 mL

HOT ONESSeason 17 · #2

WHAT’S IN THE BURN?

A smoky start to Season 17.

Dawson’s pairs smoked garlic with habanero mash, white wine vinegar, onion and sumac. The maker describes a rich woodsy finish and gives the heat a 5/10 rating on its own meter.

01Smoked garlic

02Fermented habanero

03Sumac

Flavor notes summarize the cited maker or lineup description.

FEATURED ON THE SHOW.

Hot Ones - Season 17 Sauce #2

In this season’s lineup, Dawson's Cedar Smoked Garlic appeared at position 2 of 10.

Lineup order is a show placement, not a universal heat scale. This is one featured appearance, not an exhaustive appearance history.

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READ THE LABEL.

Ingredients.

White wine vinegar, habanero mash (habanero, vinegar), garlic, onion, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, sumac.

Ingredients reflect the linked source as checked on October 6, 2026. Formulas can change; your bottle label is the final reference.

ANOTHER TAKE.

What tasters say.

“Goes with wings, bbq, pork belly tacos or sandwiches.”

Robert Tenpenny, customer review on Dawson's

Flavor and heat can vary by palate and bottle.

A LITTLE MORE SAUCE KNOW-HOW.

Good questions.

Is Cedar Smoked Garlic made with ghost pepper?

No ghost pepper appears on the maker’s current ingredient list. Its pepper base is habanero mash.

Which Hot Ones lineup featured Cedar Smoked Garlic?

Dawson's Cedar Smoked Garlic was featured on Hot Ones - Season 17 Sauce #2. This profile highlights that placement rather than listing every appearance.