Veronica Belmont

I love hot sauce. I’m not just talking Tabasco, Tapatio, sriracha, etc (though those are all great in a pinch). My two favorites lately have been August in Austin (which I get when I visit Austin for SXSW at the Tears of Joy brick and mortar store) and the Beelzebub sauce from Memphis Minnies here in SF. However, both containers are on their last legs. I tried to search out one of my old favorites, Fire in the Hole from Galena, but it’s really more a salsa than a sauce (and they’re not kidding about it being the hottest salsa I’ve ever had… it’s instant sweat on your brow / seeing spots in your eyes hot).

I decided to take to the Twitternets to help me make this very important choice. Here are the current suggestions:

Blair’s Sauces and Snacks
Tears of Joy Tropical Tears
Rufus Teague
Ghost Pepper Salsa
Aztexan
El Fenix
Ass Reaper Hot Sauce With Skull Cap and Cape
Mrs. Renfros (I’ve had a few of their salsas before, not bad at all!)
Dave’s Ultimate Insanity Hot Sauce Hottest Sauce in the Universe
Crazy Mother Puckers
Scorned Woman Hot Sauce
Holy Jolokia Hot Sauce
911 Special
Peppermaster’s Hurricane Mash
Possible Side Effects

And to top it all off, the infamous Billy Mitchell brand of sauces, Rickey’s World Famous Hot Sauces!

Do you have any favorites not listed here? Let me know in the comments!