> Is Tabasco hotter than Frank's Red Hot? About 15 years ago, sauces like those were all I knew. In those days I remember thinking that Red Hot was mild and Tabasco was hot. In those days I was lucky if I could find a store with more than 3 or 4 kinds of hot sauce. Occasionally (while out with friends) I would find a small bottle of Tabasco on a bar, pour myself a shot-glass of the stuff, and drink it just to see how people would react. I haven't done that in a long time, but now, I bet a shot whiskey would go down warmer than a shot of Tabasco.