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    Vinegar based hot sauces are basically immortal; I’ve had Tabasco that was like 10 years old before

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        I have no idea if it’s an aged sauce. Regardless, I meant it was opened many many years prior

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          It is, but with a caveat. The pepper and salt mash is aged 3 years in barrels and the vinegar is blended in 28 days before shipping.

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        It separated out to half clear vinegar and half… Red

        You had to shake it back together but if anything it was even hotter than usual. It was wild

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        I think heat typically intensifies over time: anecdotally, leftover hot food is always hotter a couple of days after it was freshly made