30th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest Winners – 2020

Commercial Bottlers Judged by Celebrity Judges

Red Sauce
1st Place: Texas Texas - Taco Truck Style
2nd Place: TIE: Ghost Scream - Original; Haitan Heat - That is the One
Honorable Mention: Game Day - Bernard's Firecracker Salsa; Kester's - Aunt May's Red; Mom's Family Kitchen - Spicy Salsa
Green Sauce
1st Place: Mikey V's Foods - Sam Sauce
2nd Place: Ghost Scream - Green Reaper
3rd Place: Jaime's Spanish Village - Hot Green
Honorable Mention: Crenshaw's C6 Salsa - Tequila Lime; Kester's - Aunt May's Green No Pepper Seasoning; Yellowbird - Serrano Condiment
Special Variety
1st Place: Texas Texas - Picklelicious
2nd Place: Mikey V's Foods - Garlic Scorpion
3rd Place: TIE: Bravado Spice - Black Garlic & Carolina Reaper Hot Sauce; TIE: Casa Verde - Serrano Salsa Cremosa; Evil Cowboy - Smokin' Ghost
Honorable Mention: Salsa Maya - Habanero Aioli
Pepper Sauce
1st Place: Ghost Scream - Chili Garlic Paste
2nd Place: Phaya Naga - Vatsana's Seafood Hot Sauce
3rd Place: Crenshaw's C6 Salsa - Ghost Chili
Honorable Mention: Kester's - Aunt May's Yellow Pepper Baja Sauce; Mikey V's Foods - Crack of Don; Yellowbird - Habanero Condiment