Fish Sauce Taste Test, 13 Brands Compared — Our Daily Brine The three highest scoring sauces were re-tasted plain for a final, closer comparison The Winner Red Boat 40°N Red Boat 40°N — Phu Quoc, Vietnam — $6.95 (500 mL) Summary: Red Boat 40°N just happened to be toward the end of all the different sauces we tasted (blind). We both immediately agreed that this was easily the best so far.