The Sauce Laboratory

Island Fire

A bright opening, fruit-led body, rising heat and a long, earthy finish.

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Interactive Flavor Journey

Heat is a movement—not the whole story.

Select a point on the curve to isolate the opening, center, rise and finish. The line is the experience over time; the meters below are its structure.

Intensity Time on the palate →
01 / Opening Bright before it burns.

Acidity and fresh aromatics open the palate before the pepper reveals its weight.

02 / Body Fruit carries the center.

Natural pepper fruit, garden herbs and rounded texture hold the flavor together.

03 / Heat A rise, not an attack.

Heat climbs deliberately and remains part of the composition instead of overwhelming it.

04 / Finish Earth, smoke, memory.

The final note lingers lower and deeper, leaving room to taste the food beneath it.

Brightness72
Fruit / sweetness58
Body66
Heat rise90
Earth / smoke54
Finish82
Scoville Heat Instrument 1,200–8,000 SHU
010K100K1M+

An estimated range for orientation—not a substitute for laboratory testing.

01SourceLiving plantEnter the pantry → 02MomentSelective harvestWatch the harvest → 03TransformationBlend & bottleEnter the laboratory →

A bright opening, fruit-led body, rising heat and a long, earthy finish.

This living entry is ready for original photographs, film, observations and updates as the NÈG MARRON journey develops.

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