Courtesy of Sir McMillen, publisher of Chile Pepper Magazine, the following is the full list of winners from the First Annual Chile Pepper Awards that were announced last weekend at the Houston Hot Sauce Festival.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Barbecue Sauce – Alcohol-Infused
1st Deep River Black Bart’s Spiced Rum Grill Sauce
2nd CaJohn Amberfyre Manhattan Black Cherry Bourbon Chipotle
3rd Ole Ray’s Sauces Ole Ray’s Kentucky Red Bourbon BBQ
Barbecue Sauce – Cayenne
1st Ole Ray’s Sauces Ole Ray’s Pok-O-Licious BBQ
2nd Stagecoach Salsa Co. Ms. Cynthia’s Not So Spicy Stagestop BBQ
3rd Grumpy’s Foods Bold XX
Barbecue Sauce – Chipotle
1st CaJohn Amberfyre Manhattan Black Cherry Bourbon Chipotle
2nd Sucklebusters Sucklebusters Chipotle
3rd Stagecoach Salsa Co. Bubba’s Spicy Stagestop BBQ
Barbecue Sauce – Finishing Sauce
1st Suckle Busters Sucklebusters Honey
2nd Fischer & Wieser Roasted Raspberry Chipotle Sauce
3rd Sky Vally Korean Barbecue Sauce
Barbecue Sauce – Fruit Based
1st Salvy Sousa OMG BBQ Sauce
2nd Cin Chili Cindy’s Cin-Namon Apple BBQ
3rd Ole Ray’s Sauces Ole Ray’s Apple/Cinnamon BBQ
Barbecue Sauce – Habanero
1st Grumpy’s Food Black Label
2nd Fischer & Wieser Mango, Ginger & Habanero BBQ
3rd Honey Badger Triple Hot BBQ Sauce
Barbecue Sauce – Molasses Based
1st Volcanic Peppers Lava Spicy BBQ
2nd Sky Valley Korean Barbecue Sauce
3rd Trader Joe’s Carolina Gold
Barbecue Sauce – Mustard Based
1st KW’S BBQ Sauce Sweet & Spicy
2nd Ole Ray’s Sauces Ole Ray’s Kentucky Gold Bourbon BBQ
3rd Suckle Busters Sucklebusters Mustard
Barbecue Sauce – Pepper Blend
1st Suckle Busters Sucklebusters Hot & Spicy
2nd Chile Spot Competition BBQ Mop Sauce
3rd Sky Valley Sweet Chili Sauce
Barbecue Sauce – Specialty
1st High Octane Sauce Tailgater Saint Arnold Rootbeer BBQ
2nd Organic Villes Tangy BBQ Sauce with Agave Nectar
3rd Organic Villes Original BBQ Sauce with Agave Nectar
Barbecue Sauce – Tomato Based
1st FireFly’s FireFly’s Memphis Sauce
2nd High Octane Sauce 750 R.P.M. Texas Style
3rd Arizona Spice Sweet 16
Barbecue Sauce – Vinegar Based
1st Frog Bone Bayou BBQ Sauce
2nd Woody’s Bar-B-Q Sauce Woody’s Original Hot Bar-B-Q Sauce
3rd CRC BBQ Riley’s Triple R Sauce
Best New Product
1st Stagecoach Salsa Company Sheriff Mike’s Spicy Salsa Ranch
2nd The Wine Group Jalapino White Table Wine
3rd Feisty Parrot Ouch
Beverages-Bloody Mary Mix
1st The Murph’s Famous Bloody Mary The Murph’s Hot & Spicy Bloody Mary Mix
2nd Salvy Sousa Bloody Bull Blood Mary Mix
3rd The Murph’s Famous Bloody Mary The Murph’s Famous Bloody Mary Mix
Beverages-Specialty
1st The Wine Group Cabanero Red Table Wine
2nd 2Gringos Chupacabra Don Robertos Michelada
3rd The Wine Group Jalapino White Table Wine
Condiments-Horseradish
1st Frog Bone Cocktail Sauce
2nd Woeber’s Smoky Horseradish
3rd Woeber’s Horseradish
Condiments-Jam/Jelly (Hot/X-Hot)
1st Johnson Berry Farm Strawberry Habanero XXX
2nd Deep River Huckleberry Heat Jam
3rd Hacienda Maize Hacienda Maize Fire-Roasted Diablo Jammin Jelly
Condiments-Jam/Jelly (Mild/Medium)
1st Brazos River Provisions Holy Smoke, Maria! Pepper Jelly
2nd Suzanne’s Kitchen Pepper Jelly Medium-Purgatory
3rd Texas Select Seasonings Apple Strawberry Habanero
Condiments-Ketchup
1st KA-Ranch Jalapeno Ketchup
2nd Salvy Sousa Rev-It Up Ketchup
3rd Captain Thom’s Slappin’ Fat Bacon Ketchup
Condiments-Mustard
1st CaJohn Dogongood Mustard
2nd Lucky’s Popcorn Dressing Lucky’s Jalapeno & Garlic Honey Mustard
3rd Silverleaf International Ghost Pepper Mustard
Condiments-Relish Hot
1st Cottage Lane Kitchen Get Me A Switch
2nd Cottage Lane Kitchen Cape Fear
3rd Rick’s Picky Rick’s Picky w/Relish
Condiments-Salad Dressing
1st Stagecoach Salsa Co. Sheriff Mike’s Spicy Salsa Ranch
2nd Frog Bone Remoulade Sauce
3rd Organic Ville Sun Dried Tomato & Garlic
Condiments-Specialty
1st Boulevard 647 Buggalo Bleu Cheese Dip
2nd Salvy Sousa Shakem Up Meat Marinade
3rd Chile Spot Chile Pepper Rainbow-Jolokia Blend
Cook-Off-Chili, Competition
1st Cin Chili Cin Chili
2nd Texas Select Seasonings Ghost Dust Chili Mix
3rd Briggs True Texas Sauces Texas Chili Mix
Cook-Off-Chili, Homestyle
1st Suckle Busters Sucklebusters Original Texas Style Chili Kit
2nd Texas Chili Texas Chili Spicy Chili
3rd Texas Chili Texas Chili Beef Chili
Cook-Off-Dip/Salsa
1st The Spice Boys Ragin Cajun
2nd Zilk’s Zilk’s Red Pepper
3rd Zilk’s Zilk’s Jalapeno & Cilantro
Cook-Off-Marinade (Wet)
1st Flaming Joe’s Flamin Joe’s Caribean Style Jerk Sauce Hot
2nd Woody’s Bar-B-Q Sauce Woody’s Marinade & Baste
3rd 2 Gringos Chupacabra 2 Gringos Chupacabra “Marigate”
Cook-Off-Seasoning Rub (Dry)
1st Back Yard Grill Texas Sauce & Seasonings Burger Dirt
2nd 2 Gringos Chupacabra 2 Gringos Chupacabra No MSG Rub
3rd Briggs True Texas Sauces Texas Seasoning & Rub
Cook-Off-Table Seasoning
1st Briggs True Texas Sauces Cowboy Cajun
2nd CaJohn Sassy Steak
3rd Texas Select Seasonings Rattlesnake Dust
Cook-Off-Wing Sauce (Hot/X-Hot)
1st Sean’s Booyah Sorta Hot
2nd Buffalo Gill’s Thai Chile
3rd Sean’s Booyah Stinky Bee
Cook-Off-Wing Sauce (Mild/Medium)
1st Sean’s Booyah Not So Hot
2nd Sean’s Booyah Bali
3rd Wingit Honey BBQ
Fresh Salsa-Bean & Corn
1st Garden Fresh Salsa Fire Roasted Black Bean and Corn
2nd Garden Fresh Salsa Black Bean and Corn Salsa
3rd Whole Foods Tex Mex Salsa
Fresh Salsa-Chipotle
1st Garden Fresh Salsa Chipotle Garlic Salsa
2nd Trader Joe’s Salsa Especial
3rd Trader Joe’s Salsa Fresco
Fresh Salsa-Exotic Blend
1st Garden Fresh Salsa Artichoke Kale Salsa
2nd Whole Foods Salsa Mango
3rd Trader Joe’s Pico/Pineapple
Fresh Salsa-Fruit (Mild/Medium)
1st Garden Fresh Salsa All Fruit Salsa
2nd Garden Fresh Salsa Mango Peach Salsa
3rd Garden Fresh Salsa Peach Pineapple
Fresh Salsa-Hot/X-Hot
1st Salinas Salsa Works Nuclear
2nd Garden Fresh Salsa Jamaican Scotch Bonnet Salsa
3rd Garden Fresh Salsa Fire Roasted De Arbol Salsa-Hot
Fresh Salsa-Mild/Medium
1st Garden Fresh Salsa Sweet Onion Salsa
2nd Ana’s Foods Ana’s Salsa-Restaurant Style
3rd Salinas Salsa Works Original
Fresh Salsa-Pepper Blend
1st Garden Fresh Salsa Carolina Reaper Salsa
2nd Garden Fresh Salsa Five Pepper Salsa
3rd Whole Foods Famous Thick Salsa
Fresh Salsa-Verde/Tomatillo
1st Salinas Salsa Works Guac ‘N Roll
2nd Whole Foods Heirloom Medley
3rd Garden Fresh Salsa Tomatillo Salsa
Hot Sauce-Asian Style
1st High River Sauces FOO FOO Mama Choo
2nd CaJohn Al Buddah Hot
3rd CaJohn Al Buddah Mild
Hot Sauce-Bhut Jolokia
1st Born To Hula Ghost Of Ancho
2nd Chile Spot Jolokia Haze Sauce
3rd Scotty O’Hotty The Ghost Sauce
Hot Sauce-Caribbean Style
1st High River Sauces Tears of the Sun
2nd Feisty Parrot Ouch
3rd Hellfire Hot Sauce Inc. Devil’s Gold
Hot Sauce-Cayenne
1st Woody’s Bar-B-Que Sauce Co. Woody’s Hickory Hot Bar-B-Q Sauce
2nd Volcanic Peppers Lava Cajun
3rd Salvy Sousa Boom Boom Hot Sauce
Hot Sauce-Chipotle
1st CaJohn CaJohns Happy Beaver
2nd Scotty O’Hotty Beer-Bacon Chipotle Sauce
3rd High River Sauces Hellacious Hot Sauce
Hot Sauce-Fruit Based (Hot/X-Hot)
1st Volcanic Peppers Lava Raspberry Scorpion
2nd Gemini Crow Sauce Blackberry Belle
3rd Hellfire Hot Sauce Inc. Blueberry Hell
Hot Sauce-Fruit Based (Mild/Medium)
1st High Octane Sauce Peachbowl Speedway
2nd Volcanic Peppers Lava-Death by AJF
3rd Bravado Spice Co Ghost Pepper & Blueberry
Hot Sauce-Habanero
1st Frankie V’s Spooky White
2nd Scotty O’Hotty Premium Habanero Sauce
3rd Back Yark Grill Texas Sauce & Seasonings Gnarly Knucklebuster
Hot Sauce-Jalapeno
1st Feisty Parrot El Jefe
2nd Briggs True Texas Sauces Texas Jalapeno Sauce
3rd Melinda’s Jalapeno Pepper Sauce
Hot Sauce-Latin Style
1st CaJohn Quetzalcoatl
2nd CaJohn Caracara
3rd CaJohn Oaxacan Chipotle
Hot Sauce-Louisiana Style
1st CaJohn Amberfyre Livingston Parish
2nd Frankie V’s Orange Label
3rd CaJohn CaJohns Firehouse
Hot Sauce-Pepper Blend (Hot/X-Hot)
1st Seafire Gourmet Hot Spicy Girl
2nd CaJohn El Chupacabra
3rd Back Yard Grill Texas Sauce & Seasonings Triple Dog Dare Ya
Hot Sauce-Pepper Blend (Mild/Medium)
1st Briggs True Texas Sauces Houston Hot Sauce
2nd Frog Bone Cajun Pepper Sauce
3rd Slavy Sousa Boom Boom Hot Sauce
Hot Sauce-Specialty
1st Scotty O’Hotty Beer-Bacon Chipotle Sauce
2nd Sadistic Mistress Sauces Painslut
3rd High River Sauces Grapes of Wrath
Marketing-Label
1st Frankie V’s Wasabi Green Thai Chili
2nd Frankie V’s Infused Habanero Vinegar
3rd CaJohn Amberfyre Manhattan BBQ
Marketing-Logo
1st CaJohn Amberfyre Foods
2nd 2Gringos Chupacabra 2Gringos Chupacabra “Cajun Blend”
3rd Feisty Parrot Feisty Parrot
Marketing-Packaging
1st Frankie V’s Green Mary Cocktail Mix
Salsa-Bean & Corn
1st Deception Salsa Entice
2nd Brazos River Provisions Corn Pepper Salsa
3rd Trailrider Salsa Chipotle Black Bean & Corn
Salsa-Chipotle
1st Trailrider Salsa Chipotle Heat
2nd Stagecoach Salsa Company Smoke & Fire
3rd Melinda’s Mexican Chipotle Salsa
Salsa-Exotic Blend
1st Texas Select Seasonings Wild Bill’s Ghost Pepper
2nd Trader Joe’s Spicy, Smoky Peach
3rd Melinda’s California Black Olive Salsa
Salsa-Fruit (Hot/X-Hot)
1st La Famila Salsa Co. Roasted Green Pineapple Scorpion
2nd CaJohn CaJohn’s Select Mangonero
3rd Trader Joe’s Spicy, Smoky Peach
Salsa-Fruit (Mild/Medium)
1st Arizona Spice Company Peach Perfect
2nd CaJohn CaJohns Select Jalapiña
3rd Frankie V’s Original Habanero
Salsa-Hot/X-Hot
1st Silverleaf International Scorpion Salsa
2nd la Famila Salsa Co XX Red Scorpion
3rd Deception Salsa Insanity
Salsa-Mild/Medium
1st Texas Select Seasonings Southwest Poblano
2nd Brazos River Provisions Chili Pequin Salsa
3rd Deception Salsa Tease
Salsa-Pepper Blend
1st CaJohn CaJohns Ghost Chile Black Bean & Corn
2nd Texas Select Seasonings Tomatillo Avocado Ghost
3rd Trader Joe’s Salsa Authentica
Salsa-Specialty
1st KA-Ranch Bacon Salsa
2nd Trader Joe’s Cowboy Caviar
3rd Whole Foods Green Mountain Gringo
Salsa-Verde/Tomatillo
1st Silverleaf International Ghost Pepper Salsa Verde
2nd 2 Gringos Chupacabra 2 Gringos Chupacabra Tomatillo Salsa
3rd Texas Select Seasonings Tomatillo Avocado Ghost
Snacks-Jerky
1st Katie’s Beef Jerky Half Heat Beef Jerky
2nd Chopin’ Block Hot Mesquite Smoked Beef Jerky
3rd Katie’s Beef Jerky KT’S Original Beef Jerky
Snacks-Pickled Items
1st Cin Chili Passion Pickles
2nd KA-Ranch Smokey Hot Pickles
3rd Silverleaf International Marinated Garlic w/Ghost Pepper
Snacks-Prepared Dip
1st Boulevard 647 Buffalo Bleu Cheese Dip
2nd Garden Fresh Salsa Artichoke Spinach Four Cheese Dip
3rd Kale-A-Mole Kale-A-Mole Dip
Snacks-Specialty
1st 2Gringos Chupacabra 2 Gringos Chupacabra Dry Sausage
2nd Frenchie’s Frenchies Fabulous Gourmet Nuts
3rd Garden Fresh Salsa Spicy Cilantro Hummus
Snacks-Tortilla Chips
1st 2Gringos Chupacabra 2Gringos Chupacabra Seasoned Chips
2nd Garden Fresh Salsa Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
3rd CaJohn Caboom Tortilla Strips
Sweets-Candy or Chocolate
1st Texas Toffee Queen Peach Ginger Habanero Toffee
2nd Texas Toffee Queen Mango Chili Toffee
3rd Texas Toffee Queen Pineapple Bacon Scotchbonnet Toffee
Category Champions!
All winners get 2,500 flyers in a Chile Pepper upcoming regular renewal mailing.
Barbecue Sauce – Pepper Blend Suckle Busters Sucklebusters Hot & Spicy
Best New Product Stagecoach Salsa Co. Sheriff Mike’s Spicy Salsa Ranch
Beverages-Specialty The Wine Group Cabanero Red Table Wine
Condiments-Jam/Jelly (Mild/Med.) Brazos River Provisions Holy Smoke, Maria! Pepper Jelly
Cook-Off-Chili, Competition Cin Chili Cin Chili
Fresh Salsa-Pepper Blend Garden Fresh Salsa Carolina Reaper Salsa
Hot Sauce-Pepper Blend (Mild/Med.)Briggs True Texas Sauces Houston Hot Sauce
Salsa-Bean & Corn* Deception Salsa Entice
Salsa-Pepper Blend* CaJohn CaJohn’s Ghost Chile Black Bean & Corn
Snacks-Specialty 2Gringos Chupacabra 2 Gringos Chupacabra Dry Sausage
Sweets-Candy or Chocolate Texas Toffee Queen Peach Ginger Habanero Toffee
* Tie
Grand Champion!
Winner gets a full page feature in Chile Pepper magazine.
Cook-Off-Chili, Competition Cin Chili Cin Chili