For the 35th year, folks came out to taste some spicy sauces from Austin and beyond. Our judges had already chosen their favorites, and attendees at the Far Out Lounge had a chance to have their voices heard. Find the full list of winners below.
Commercial Bottlers
Red Sauce
1st Place: SAVIR Foods – Sugo di Pepa
2nd Place: Mikey V’s Foods – Mikey V’s OG Red Salsa
3rd Place: Cowboy Spice Company – I Rectum That’s Hot! Sauce
Honorable Mention: Summer Camp Sauces – Bulgogi Heat
Green Sauce
1st Place: Fxcking Hot Sauces – Everde I’m Hustlin’
2nd Place: Summer Camp Sauces – Jalapeño
3rd Place [TIE]: Jaime’s Spanish Village – Hot Green Salsa; SAVIR Foods – Jala Pepa
Special Variety
1st Place: Summer Camp Sauces – Summer Creole
2nd Place: SAVIR Foods – Crema Macha
3rd Place: Stanky Sauce – Garlic Datil Hot Sauce
Pepper Sauce
1st Place: Bindu Bites – Nepali Flaming Nectar Extra Hot Mango Sauce
2nd Place: Bárbaro Mojo – Matanza
3rd Place: Summer Camp Sauces – Spicy Shawarma
Restaurant Category
Red Sauce
1st Place [TIE]: Tacodeli – Salsa Roja; Veracruz – Chile de Arbol
2nd Place: Guppys – Mango Achari
Green Sauce
1st Place: Veracruz – Verde Cruda
2nd Place: Tacodeli – Doña Fresca
3rd Place: St. Elmo Brewing Company – Tambourine Hot Sauce
Special Variety
1st Place: Fairways Cantina – Pineapple Roja Salsa
2nd Place: Eldorado Cafe – Salsa Reyna
3rd Place: Tacodeli – Salsa Doña
Pepper Sauce
1st Place: Industry – Smoked Mushroom Hot Sauce
2nd Place: Tacodeli – Salsa Habanero
3rd Place: Taco Baby – Red Hotness
Individual Category
Red Sauce
1st Place: Sal Solano – Chava’s Roja
2nd Place: Anders Dowd – Red Against the Machine: Scovilling in the Name
3rd Place [TIE]: Maggie Livingston – Dos Margaritas Original Mild Salsa; Amy Patel – Tasty Amy’s Extra Hot Sauce
Green Sauce
1st Place: Mark Kobdish – Green Valley
2nd Place: Tina McMillin – Backhand Fever
3rd Place: Bud Spaar – Gringo Billy’s Got to Be First Place Gruene
Honorable Mention: Jeff Cox – JC Bullfrog’s Tomatillo Sauce
People’s Choice
Red Sauce
1st Place: Old Bones Chilli Co – Longhorn
2nd Place: Fantastic Fuego – Raging Bull
3rd Place: Bindu Bites – Nepali Himalayan Sunrise Sesame
Green Sauce
1st Place: Bindu Bites – Nepali Emerald Cilantro
2nd Place: Freaky Ferments – Verde
3rd Place: Fxcking Hot Sauces – Everde I’m Hustlin’
Special Variety
1st Place: Bindu Bites – Nepali Mystic Aura Mint
2nd Place: Boerne Brand – Garlic Stampede
3rd Place: Stanky Sauce – Garlic Datil Hot Sauce
Pepper Sauce
1st Place: Bindu Bites – Nepali Flaming Nectar Extra Hot Mango
2nd Place: Yellowbird – Garlic Shitake
3rd Place: Old Bones Chilli Co – Jawbreaker