Restaurant Category
Red Sauce
1st Place: Sazón – Salsa Colorada de Mesa
2nd Place: Eldorado Cafe – Salsa X
3rd Place: Tacodeli – Salsa Roja
Green Sauce
1st Place: Cisco’s – Toxica Green Salsa
2nd Place: Tacodeli – Salsa Verde
3rd Place: Eldorado Cafe – Mocajete Verde
Special Variety
1st Place: Tacodeli – Salsa Doña™
2nd Place: Eldorado Cafe – El Scorpio
3rd Place: Sazón – La Macha
Pepper Sauce
1st Place: Tacodeli – Salsa Habanero
2nd Place: Eldorado Cafe – El Scorpio
3rd Place: Vamonos Habanero Sauce
Commercial Bottlers
Red Sauce
1st Place: Yellowbird – Red Jalapeño
2nd Place: Hill Country Hot Peppers – Cry’n Cowboy Hot Sauce
3rd Place: Boerne Brand – The Smokin’ Red
Green Sauce
1st Place: Fantastic Fuego – The Green Inferno Salsa
2nd Place: Yellowbird Serrano Tomatillo Salsa
3rd Place: 3Sons – Diablo Verde Creamy Cilantro
Special Variety
1st Place: Fantastic Fuego – Machete Salsa
2nd Place: ATX Hot Sauce – The Juice
3rd Place: Ghost Scream Chili Garlic Jam
Pepper Sauce
1st Place: Texas Texas Salsa – Ghost Pepper Fury Salsa
2nd Place: Yellowbird – Plum Reaper Hot Sauce
3rd Place: Wicked Provisions – Flaming Cock
People’s Choice
Red Sauce
1st Place: ATX Hot Sauce – Big Red
2nd Place: Ghost Scream – Ghost Truffle
3rd Place: TIE: Boerne Brand – Smokin’ Red; Yellowbird – Super Serronic
Green Sauce
1st Place: Teardrop – Supreme Cilantro
2nd Place: TIE: ATX Hot Sauce – Big Green; 3Sons – Diablo Verde Creamy Cilantro
Special Variety
1st Place: Salsa Maya – Habanero Aioli
2nd Place: TIE: Castaway – Mango Chipotle; Texas Texas – Mango Madness
Pepper Sauce
1st Place: ATX Hot Sauce – Honey Bee Hot
2nd Place: Kesters – Aunt May’s Bajan
3rd Place: Yellowbird – Garlic Reaper
This article appears in September 17 • 2021.