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THE BOTTLE
Dawson's Hot Sauce Coffee Date bottle
Dawson's Hot Sauce · 5 fl oz

Dawson's Hot Sauce

Coffee Date

Coffee and dates give this mellow first wing a rich, aromatic center.

CoffeeDatesPomegranate
S28 #1
Hot Ones - Season 28 Sauce #1Featured on the show
Maker heat rating

Mild

View at HEATONIST
PEPPERHabanero
FLAVORCoffee
BOTTLE5 fl oz
HOT ONESSeason 28 · #1

WHAT’S IN THE BURN?

Coffee, date and smoked lime.

Brewed coffee and coffee beans sit alongside dates, pomegranate molasses and smoked lime juice. Habanero mash provides a light pepper edge to the Turkish-coffee-inspired profile.

01Coffee
02Dates
03Pomegranate

Flavor notes summarize the cited maker or lineup description.

FEATURED ON THE SHOW.

Hot Ones - Season 28 Sauce #1

In this season’s lineup, Dawson's Hot Sauce Coffee Date appeared at position 1 of 10.

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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.

Peppers, Vinegar, Dates, Brewed Coffee (Coffee, water), Pomegranate molasses, Sugar (cane sugar), Habanero mash (habanero, vinegar), Sea salt, smoked lime juice, Coffee beans.

The archived HEATONIST ingredient list spells “coffee” as “coffe”; that typo was corrected in this transcription.

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.

In its lineup tasting note, HEATONIST calls attention to the pairing of coffee and dates, with habanero shaping the heat.

HEATONIST Season 28 lineup tasting note

Retailer tasting description; it is not a customer review.

Flavor and heat can vary by palate and bottle.

A LITTLE MORE SAUCE KNOW-HOW.

Good questions.

Is coffee an actual ingredient in Coffee Date?

Yes. The official lineup lists brewed coffee and coffee beans along with dates and pomegranate molasses.

Which Hot Ones lineup featured Coffee Date?

Dawson's Hot Sauce Coffee Date was featured on Hot Ones - Season 28 Sauce #1.

How hot is Coffee Date?

HEATONIST places it at wing #1 of Season 28, but its archived lineup does not publish a tested SHU for the finished sauce.

Sources & product details

Product details checked October 6, 2026. Bottle photos belong to their respective brands.

KEEP THE CURIOSITY GOING.

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