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The 9th Annual Hot Pepper Awards Winners!
Categories:
HOT SAUCE
THE HOT PEPPER AWARD (BEST OVERALL) - Pi Rho Peppers - Dat's My'en
BEST MILD - Taco Jesus - Salsa Verde
BEST MEDIUM - Red Canyon Spice - Raptor Original Hot Sauce
BEST HOT - Pi Rho Peppers - Dat's My'en
BEST EXTRA HOT - Lucky Dog Hot Sauce - Black Label
PEPPER-SPECIFIC
1st - Pi Rho Peppers - Dat's My'en
2nd - Taco Jesus - Chipotle Sauce
3rd - Smoke Canyon - Smoke Roasted Jalapeño Sauce
SUPERHOTS PEPPER-SPECIFIC
1st - Pepper North - Blueberry Plague
2nd - Scotty O'Hotty - Reaper de Muerte
3rd - Benito's - Poto Rojo
PEPPER BLEND
1st - Red Canyon Spice - Raptor Original Hot Sauce
2nd - Madison's - Original Hot Sauce
3rd - Hellfire Bay Hot Sauce - Chilli Honey
SUPERHOTS PEPPER BLEND
1st - Lucky Dog Hot Sauce - Black Label
2nd - Rescue Me Hot Sauce - Three Dog Bite
3rd - Scotty O'Hotty - Reaper de Muerte
PEPPER-BASED
1st - New Southern Kitchen - Flavor 107
2nd - Tatanka - X
3rd - Dashelito's - Green Fire
SUPERHOTS PEPPER-BASED
1st - Benito's - Poto Rojo
2nd - NRJ Spice - The Borg-9 Pepper Sauce
3rd - Pepper North - Momento de Muerte
FRUIT-BASED
1st - Pi Rho Peppers - Dat's My'en
2nd - Cobra Chilli - Tropical Zing Chilli Sauce
3rd - Gemini Crow Sauce Company - Blackberry Belle
SUPERHOTS FRUIT-BASED
1st - Lucky Dog Hot Sauce - Black Label
2nd - Gemini Crow Sauce Company - Jack the Reaper
3rd - Pepper North - Blueberry Plague
EXTREME
1st - Sam & Oliver - Mind Flay
2nd - Angry Goat Pepper Co. - Purple Hippo Hot Sauce
3rd - Cobra Chilli - Scorpion Tail Chilli Sauce
SWEET
1st - Pi Rho Peppers - Dat's My'en
2nd - Dashelito's - Sweet Heat
3rd - Hellfire Bay Hot Sauce - Chilli Honey
SAVORY
1st - Taco Jesus - Salsa Verde
2nd - Scoville Unlimited - Foolish Crow Habanero
3rd - Dashelito's - Bourboñaro
SWEET & SAVORY
1st - Cobra Chilli - Tropical Zing Chilli Sauce
2nd - Dashelito's - Sweet Heat
3rd - Madison's - Original Hot Sauce
SMOKY
1st - Scotty O'Hotty - Beer Bacon Chipotle
2nd - Scoville Unlimited - Foolish Crow Habanero
3rd - Lucky Dog Hot Sauce - Pink Label
ETHNIC
1st - Lucky Dog Hot Sauce - Dia Del Perro
2nd - Burns & McCoy - Especia Rojo
3rd - Quisqueyaspice - Hot Sauce
UNIQUE
1st - Lucky Dog Hot Sauce - Black Label
2nd - Gemini Crow Sauce Company - Blackberry Belle
3rd - Scotty O'Hotty - Beer Bacon Chipotle
SPECIALTY (HOT SAUCE)
THE HOT PEPPER AWARD (BEST OVERALL) - Fireland Foods - Mahatma Curry
WING
1st - Fireland Foods - Mahatma Curry
2nd - Mama Vega's - Wings & Things
3rd - Caribbean Food Shack - Trini Jerk Sauce
ETHNIC
1st - Fireland Foods - Mahatma Curry
2nd - Caribbean Food Shack - Trini Jerk Sauce
3rd - Secret Aardvark Trading Co. - Drunken Jerk Jamaican Marinade
SPECIAL PREPARATION
1st - Secret Aardvark Trading Co. - Drunken Jerk Jamaican Marinade
2nd - Paco's - Pincho Sauce
3rd - Chile Comapeño - Salsa Comacha
UNIQUE
1st - Fireland Foods - Mahatma Curry
2nd - Caribbean Food Shack - Trini Jerk Sauce
3rd - Madison's - Original Hot Sauce
SALSA
THE HOT PEPPER AWARD (BEST OVERALL) - CajunTex - Hickory-Smoked Salsa Picante
BEST MILD - Salsa Del Diablo - Minnesota Mild
BEST MEDIUM - CajunTex - Hickory-Smoked Salsa Picante
BEST HOT - Kyvan - Hot Honey Apple Salsa
BEST EXTRA HOT - CajunTex - Hickory-Smoked Five-Pepper Extreme Salsa
TOMATO
1st - CajunTex - Hickory-Smoked Salsa Picante
2nd - CajunTex - Hickory-Smoked Five-Pepper Extreme Salsa
3rd - Salsa Del Diablo - Minnesota Mild
PEPPER-SPECIFIC
1st - Salsa Del Diablo - Devil's Delight
2nd - Born to Hula - Smokehaus Salsa
3rd - Salsa Del Diablo - Satan's Tears
FRUIT/SWEET
1st- Salsa Del Diablo - Devil's Delight
2nd - Old Florida Style - Datil Pepper Salsa & Condiment
3rd - Todd's Original - Maple Salsa
UNIQUE
1st - Kyvan - Hot Honey Apple Salsa
2nd - Salsa Del Diablo - Devil's Delight
3rd - Olympus Fare Salsa - Athena
BBQ SAUCE
THE HOT PEPPER AWARD (BEST OVERALL) - Black Swamp Gourmet - Sweet & Fiery Barbeque Sauce
BEST MILD - Sam & Oliver - Molten Gold
BEST MEDIUM - Firefly's - Dixie Kiss
BEST HOT - Black Swamp Gourmet - Sweet & Fiery Barbeque Sauce
BEST EXTRA HOT - Ghost Foods - BBQ Sauce
TOMATO-BASED
1st - Black Swamp Gourmet - Sweet & Fiery Barbeque Sauce
2nd - Firefly's - Dixie Kiss
3rd - Southern Belle - BBQ Sauce
PEPPER-SPECIFIC
1st - Old Florida Style - Datil Pepper Honey Barbeque Glaze
2nd - Sensational Sauces - Sweet Fire BBQ Sauce
3rd - Ghost Foods - BBQ Sauce
FRUIT/SWEET
1st - Black Swamp Gourmet - Sweet & Fiery Barbeque Sauce
2nd - Kyvan - Sweet BBQ Sauce
3rd - Full Boar BBQ - Sweet & Spicy BBQ Sauce
SPECIALTY
1st - Black Swamp Gourmet - Sweet & Fiery Barbeque Sauce
2nd - Sam & Oliver - Molten Gold
3rd - Full Boar BBQ - Sweet & Spicy BBQ Sauce
UNIQUE
1st - Sam & Oliver - Molten Gold
2nd - Firefly's - BeelzeBar
3rd - Pampaw's - Pineapple Chipotle BBQ Sauce
DRY SPICE
THE HOT PEPPER AWARD (BEST OVERALL) - Heat - Habanero White Cheddar Popcorn Seasoning
RUB
1st - Black Swamp Gourmet - X-Hot Rub
2nd - The Spice Lab - Ancho Chile & Coffee Rub
3rd - Fireland Foods - Rub Classic
SEASONING
1st - Heat - Habanero White Cheddar Popcorn Seasoning
2nd - Black Swamp Gourmet - X-Hot Rub
3rd - The Spice Lab - Chipotle Citrus Seasoning
UNIQUE
1st - Heat - Habanero White Cheddar Popcorn Seasoning
2nd - 9 Circles of Hell - Small Batch Chile Powder
3rd - Heat - Ghost Pepper Salt & Vinegar Popcorn Seasoning
CONDIMENT
THE HOT PEPPER AWARD (BEST OVERALL) - Empire Mayonnaise Co. - Ghost Pepper
TABLE CONDIMENT
1st - Empire Mayonnaise Co. - Ghost Pepper
2nd - Jake's Famous - Sriracha Ketchup
3rd - Robert Rothschild Farm - Roasted Pineapple & Habanero Dip
COOKING CONDIMENT
1st - Rose City Pepperheads - Tipsy Tomato
2nd - Rose City Pepperheads - Ginger Garlic
3rd - Robert Rothschild Farm - Hot Cherry Merlot Organic Dip
SANDWICH CONDIMENT
1st - Empire Mayonnaise Co. - Ghost Pepper
2nd - B-Dubb's - Chow-Chow Extreme Vegetable Relish
3rd - Stevie Mac's - Hotcha
MUSTARD
1st - Pepper North - Hive Mind Honey Mustard
2nd - Robert Rothschild Farm - Raspberry Wasabi Dipping Mustard
3rd - Grandpa Spencer's - Hot & Spicy Mustard
PICKLED
1st - B-Dubb's - Chow-Chow Extreme Vegetable Relish
2nd - Old Florida Style - Datil Pepper Garlic Pickle Chips
3rd - Rose City Pepperheads - Naughty Niblets Spicy
JELLY/JAM
1st - Angel's Fire Habanero Jam - Inferno
2nd - Chile Comapeño - Dia de Muertos Jam
3rd - Rose City Pepperheads - Raspberry Habanero
UNIQUE
1st - Rose City Pepperheads - Tipsy Tomato
2nd - Rose City Pepperheads - Ginger Garlic
3rd - Stevie Mac's - Hotcha
OPEN CLASS
THE HOT PEPPER AWARD (BEST OVERALL) - Cactus Pete's Beef Jerky - Ghost Biltong
SNACK
1st - Cactus Pete's Beef Jerky - Ghost Biltong
2nd - Ghost Foods - Cheese Balls XXX
3rd - NRJ Spice - Randy's Hot Nuts
SWEET
1st - Fireland Foods - Chili-Schokolade Sauerkirsch & Habanero
2nd - Caribbean Food Shack - Angela's Tamarind Chutney
3rd - Chili Hungária - Hab'n'go
BLOODY MARY
1st - What The Chuck!?! - Hot For Bloody Mary
2nd - Zing Zang - Bloody Mary Mix
3rd - The Murph's Famous Bloody Mary Mix - Hot & Spicy
UNIQUE
1st - Caribbean Food Shack - Angela's Tamarind Chutney
2nd - What The Chuck!?! - Mix For Michelada
3rd - Captain Jake's Jerky - Hearty Chili Gourmet Beef Jerky
INDUSTRY AWARDS
PEPPER PATCH AWARD (Best Product Line) - Fireland Foods
SEEDLING AWARD (Best Industry Newcomer) - Pi Rho Peppers
PICASSO PEPPER AWARD (Best Artwork and Design) - Scoville Unlimited
HYBRID PEPPER AWARD (For Innovation) - Heat
FOODIE AWARDS
Best on Eggs - CajunTex - Hickory-Smoked Salsa Picante
Best on a Burger - Empire Mayonnaise Co. - Ghost Pepper
Best on Sausage - Pepper North - Hive Mind Honey Mustard
Best on Pulled Pork - Pi Rho Peppers - Dat's My'en
Best on Mexican Food - CajunTex - Hickory-Smoked Five-Pepper Extreme Salsa
Categories:
HOT SAUCE
THE HOT PEPPER AWARD (BEST OVERALL) - Pi Rho Peppers - Dat's My'en
BEST MILD - Taco Jesus - Salsa Verde
BEST MEDIUM - Red Canyon Spice - Raptor Original Hot Sauce
BEST HOT - Pi Rho Peppers - Dat's My'en
BEST EXTRA HOT - Lucky Dog Hot Sauce - Black Label
PEPPER-SPECIFIC
1st - Pi Rho Peppers - Dat's My'en
2nd - Taco Jesus - Chipotle Sauce
3rd - Smoke Canyon - Smoke Roasted Jalapeño Sauce
SUPERHOTS PEPPER-SPECIFIC
1st - Pepper North - Blueberry Plague
2nd - Scotty O'Hotty - Reaper de Muerte
3rd - Benito's - Poto Rojo
PEPPER BLEND
1st - Red Canyon Spice - Raptor Original Hot Sauce
2nd - Madison's - Original Hot Sauce
3rd - Hellfire Bay Hot Sauce - Chilli Honey
SUPERHOTS PEPPER BLEND
1st - Lucky Dog Hot Sauce - Black Label
2nd - Rescue Me Hot Sauce - Three Dog Bite
3rd - Scotty O'Hotty - Reaper de Muerte
PEPPER-BASED
1st - New Southern Kitchen - Flavor 107
2nd - Tatanka - X
3rd - Dashelito's - Green Fire
SUPERHOTS PEPPER-BASED
1st - Benito's - Poto Rojo
2nd - NRJ Spice - The Borg-9 Pepper Sauce
3rd - Pepper North - Momento de Muerte
FRUIT-BASED
1st - Pi Rho Peppers - Dat's My'en
2nd - Cobra Chilli - Tropical Zing Chilli Sauce
3rd - Gemini Crow Sauce Company - Blackberry Belle
SUPERHOTS FRUIT-BASED
1st - Lucky Dog Hot Sauce - Black Label
2nd - Gemini Crow Sauce Company - Jack the Reaper
3rd - Pepper North - Blueberry Plague
EXTREME
1st - Sam & Oliver - Mind Flay
2nd - Angry Goat Pepper Co. - Purple Hippo Hot Sauce
3rd - Cobra Chilli - Scorpion Tail Chilli Sauce
SWEET
1st - Pi Rho Peppers - Dat's My'en
2nd - Dashelito's - Sweet Heat
3rd - Hellfire Bay Hot Sauce - Chilli Honey
SAVORY
1st - Taco Jesus - Salsa Verde
2nd - Scoville Unlimited - Foolish Crow Habanero
3rd - Dashelito's - Bourboñaro
SWEET & SAVORY
1st - Cobra Chilli - Tropical Zing Chilli Sauce
2nd - Dashelito's - Sweet Heat
3rd - Madison's - Original Hot Sauce
SMOKY
1st - Scotty O'Hotty - Beer Bacon Chipotle
2nd - Scoville Unlimited - Foolish Crow Habanero
3rd - Lucky Dog Hot Sauce - Pink Label
ETHNIC
1st - Lucky Dog Hot Sauce - Dia Del Perro
2nd - Burns & McCoy - Especia Rojo
3rd - Quisqueyaspice - Hot Sauce
UNIQUE
1st - Lucky Dog Hot Sauce - Black Label
2nd - Gemini Crow Sauce Company - Blackberry Belle
3rd - Scotty O'Hotty - Beer Bacon Chipotle
SPECIALTY (HOT SAUCE)
THE HOT PEPPER AWARD (BEST OVERALL) - Fireland Foods - Mahatma Curry
WING
1st - Fireland Foods - Mahatma Curry
2nd - Mama Vega's - Wings & Things
3rd - Caribbean Food Shack - Trini Jerk Sauce
ETHNIC
1st - Fireland Foods - Mahatma Curry
2nd - Caribbean Food Shack - Trini Jerk Sauce
3rd - Secret Aardvark Trading Co. - Drunken Jerk Jamaican Marinade
SPECIAL PREPARATION
1st - Secret Aardvark Trading Co. - Drunken Jerk Jamaican Marinade
2nd - Paco's - Pincho Sauce
3rd - Chile Comapeño - Salsa Comacha
UNIQUE
1st - Fireland Foods - Mahatma Curry
2nd - Caribbean Food Shack - Trini Jerk Sauce
3rd - Madison's - Original Hot Sauce
SALSA
THE HOT PEPPER AWARD (BEST OVERALL) - CajunTex - Hickory-Smoked Salsa Picante
BEST MILD - Salsa Del Diablo - Minnesota Mild
BEST MEDIUM - CajunTex - Hickory-Smoked Salsa Picante
BEST HOT - Kyvan - Hot Honey Apple Salsa
BEST EXTRA HOT - CajunTex - Hickory-Smoked Five-Pepper Extreme Salsa
TOMATO
1st - CajunTex - Hickory-Smoked Salsa Picante
2nd - CajunTex - Hickory-Smoked Five-Pepper Extreme Salsa
3rd - Salsa Del Diablo - Minnesota Mild
PEPPER-SPECIFIC
1st - Salsa Del Diablo - Devil's Delight
2nd - Born to Hula - Smokehaus Salsa
3rd - Salsa Del Diablo - Satan's Tears
FRUIT/SWEET
1st- Salsa Del Diablo - Devil's Delight
2nd - Old Florida Style - Datil Pepper Salsa & Condiment
3rd - Todd's Original - Maple Salsa
UNIQUE
1st - Kyvan - Hot Honey Apple Salsa
2nd - Salsa Del Diablo - Devil's Delight
3rd - Olympus Fare Salsa - Athena
BBQ SAUCE
THE HOT PEPPER AWARD (BEST OVERALL) - Black Swamp Gourmet - Sweet & Fiery Barbeque Sauce
BEST MILD - Sam & Oliver - Molten Gold
BEST MEDIUM - Firefly's - Dixie Kiss
BEST HOT - Black Swamp Gourmet - Sweet & Fiery Barbeque Sauce
BEST EXTRA HOT - Ghost Foods - BBQ Sauce
TOMATO-BASED
1st - Black Swamp Gourmet - Sweet & Fiery Barbeque Sauce
2nd - Firefly's - Dixie Kiss
3rd - Southern Belle - BBQ Sauce
PEPPER-SPECIFIC
1st - Old Florida Style - Datil Pepper Honey Barbeque Glaze
2nd - Sensational Sauces - Sweet Fire BBQ Sauce
3rd - Ghost Foods - BBQ Sauce
FRUIT/SWEET
1st - Black Swamp Gourmet - Sweet & Fiery Barbeque Sauce
2nd - Kyvan - Sweet BBQ Sauce
3rd - Full Boar BBQ - Sweet & Spicy BBQ Sauce
SPECIALTY
1st - Black Swamp Gourmet - Sweet & Fiery Barbeque Sauce
2nd - Sam & Oliver - Molten Gold
3rd - Full Boar BBQ - Sweet & Spicy BBQ Sauce
UNIQUE
1st - Sam & Oliver - Molten Gold
2nd - Firefly's - BeelzeBar
3rd - Pampaw's - Pineapple Chipotle BBQ Sauce
DRY SPICE
THE HOT PEPPER AWARD (BEST OVERALL) - Heat - Habanero White Cheddar Popcorn Seasoning
RUB
1st - Black Swamp Gourmet - X-Hot Rub
2nd - The Spice Lab - Ancho Chile & Coffee Rub
3rd - Fireland Foods - Rub Classic
SEASONING
1st - Heat - Habanero White Cheddar Popcorn Seasoning
2nd - Black Swamp Gourmet - X-Hot Rub
3rd - The Spice Lab - Chipotle Citrus Seasoning
UNIQUE
1st - Heat - Habanero White Cheddar Popcorn Seasoning
2nd - 9 Circles of Hell - Small Batch Chile Powder
3rd - Heat - Ghost Pepper Salt & Vinegar Popcorn Seasoning
CONDIMENT
THE HOT PEPPER AWARD (BEST OVERALL) - Empire Mayonnaise Co. - Ghost Pepper
TABLE CONDIMENT
1st - Empire Mayonnaise Co. - Ghost Pepper
2nd - Jake's Famous - Sriracha Ketchup
3rd - Robert Rothschild Farm - Roasted Pineapple & Habanero Dip
COOKING CONDIMENT
1st - Rose City Pepperheads - Tipsy Tomato
2nd - Rose City Pepperheads - Ginger Garlic
3rd - Robert Rothschild Farm - Hot Cherry Merlot Organic Dip
SANDWICH CONDIMENT
1st - Empire Mayonnaise Co. - Ghost Pepper
2nd - B-Dubb's - Chow-Chow Extreme Vegetable Relish
3rd - Stevie Mac's - Hotcha
MUSTARD
1st - Pepper North - Hive Mind Honey Mustard
2nd - Robert Rothschild Farm - Raspberry Wasabi Dipping Mustard
3rd - Grandpa Spencer's - Hot & Spicy Mustard
PICKLED
1st - B-Dubb's - Chow-Chow Extreme Vegetable Relish
2nd - Old Florida Style - Datil Pepper Garlic Pickle Chips
3rd - Rose City Pepperheads - Naughty Niblets Spicy
JELLY/JAM
1st - Angel's Fire Habanero Jam - Inferno
2nd - Chile Comapeño - Dia de Muertos Jam
3rd - Rose City Pepperheads - Raspberry Habanero
UNIQUE
1st - Rose City Pepperheads - Tipsy Tomato
2nd - Rose City Pepperheads - Ginger Garlic
3rd - Stevie Mac's - Hotcha
OPEN CLASS
THE HOT PEPPER AWARD (BEST OVERALL) - Cactus Pete's Beef Jerky - Ghost Biltong
SNACK
1st - Cactus Pete's Beef Jerky - Ghost Biltong
2nd - Ghost Foods - Cheese Balls XXX
3rd - NRJ Spice - Randy's Hot Nuts
SWEET
1st - Fireland Foods - Chili-Schokolade Sauerkirsch & Habanero
2nd - Caribbean Food Shack - Angela's Tamarind Chutney
3rd - Chili Hungária - Hab'n'go
BLOODY MARY
1st - What The Chuck!?! - Hot For Bloody Mary
2nd - Zing Zang - Bloody Mary Mix
3rd - The Murph's Famous Bloody Mary Mix - Hot & Spicy
UNIQUE
1st - Caribbean Food Shack - Angela's Tamarind Chutney
2nd - What The Chuck!?! - Mix For Michelada
3rd - Captain Jake's Jerky - Hearty Chili Gourmet Beef Jerky
INDUSTRY AWARDS
PEPPER PATCH AWARD (Best Product Line) - Fireland Foods
SEEDLING AWARD (Best Industry Newcomer) - Pi Rho Peppers
PICASSO PEPPER AWARD (Best Artwork and Design) - Scoville Unlimited
HYBRID PEPPER AWARD (For Innovation) - Heat
FOODIE AWARDS
Best on Eggs - CajunTex - Hickory-Smoked Salsa Picante
Best on a Burger - Empire Mayonnaise Co. - Ghost Pepper
Best on Sausage - Pepper North - Hive Mind Honey Mustard
Best on Pulled Pork - Pi Rho Peppers - Dat's My'en
Best on Mexican Food - CajunTex - Hickory-Smoked Five-Pepper Extreme Salsa
