2023 Spicy Flave Award Winners!
Mustard BBQs
1st PLACE: Motley Que – Motley Mustard
2nd PLACE: DAGGZ Authentic Sauces –
3 Mustard Tier
3rd PLACE: Mack’s Barbecue Paint –
Mustard Bold Gold
Asian BBQs
1st PLACE: Okie Bo’s Sauce LLC –
Gochujang Bar-B-Q Sauce
2nd PLACE: TOM'S HOT STUFF – BRENNSTOFF
Currylicious - Spicy Curry Sauce
3rd PLACE: Defiant Sauce Co. – Hadouken Spicy
Asian BBQ
Mild BBQs
1st PLACE: Warehouse Barbecue Co. & Brewhouse
– Huck’s Heat
2nd PLACE: Abundant Acres Farm LLC –
Poppi's KC Supreme BBQ Sauce
3rd PLACE: Punk Rock Peppers – The Butch
TR-HENCHMAN
Gluten Free BBQs
1st PLACE: Padronero Hot Sauces –
Chinatown BBQ
2nd PLACE: Papa Chuck’s BBQ
3rd PLACE: Pepper by Pinard – Hickory Smoked
BBQ Hot Sauce
Chili Oils
1st PLACE: For J’s Hawaii Inc. – Hot Hawaiian
Chili Oil
2nd PLACE: Old Bones Chilli Co LLC –
Spiced Chili Oil
3rd PLACE: TonzKitchen – Minnesota 9 Hot
Chili Oil
Rubs Hot/X-Hot
1st PLACE: Black-Eyed Susan Spice Company –
Death by Chocolate Rub
2nd PLACE: Full Boar BBQ – The Black Label
Steak and Chop Rub
3rd PLACE: Iowa BBQ Store – Poultrygeist
Returns
Salts
1st PLACE: Decadence Gourmet – H.O.G.
Fermented Pepper Finishing Salt
2nd PLACE: Texas Salt Co. – Chile Lime
Smoked Salt
3rd PLACE: Smokey Joe’s Rubs – Jalapeño
Loaded Salt
Wing Sauces Mild/Med
1st PLACE: Oma & Popie’s – Hawt Mess
(Sweet Kickin’ Burn)
2nd PLACE: Kielty’s Irish Sauces – Smoked
Charred Buffalo
3rd PLACE: Bow Valley BBQ Inc. – Winged Buffalo
Verde Salsas
1st PLACE: Deep Fork Foods – Jumpin’ Jack’s Hot
Pepper Butter
2nd PLACE: Petreaux’s Gourmet Hot Sauce –
Petreaux's Salsa Verde
3rd PLACE: Hellfire Hot Sauce Inc – Infierno De
Ajo Verde
Medium Salsas
1st PLACE: Christine’s Salsa, LLC – Spicy
Taco Salsa
2nd PLACE: Itnom, S.A. – Pokon Lava Salsa
3rd PLACE: Duxovo Chilli – Sla-Sla-Kys Moruga
Hot Sauces - Mild
1st PLACE: Keating & Co. Condiments – The
X-Turminator
2nd PLACE: Ohio Hot Sauce Co. – Patriot’s Sauce
3rd PLACE: Mat’s Hot Shop – Spiceland
Hot Sauces - X-Hot
1st PLACE: Plot34Achillis – Wings of Fire
2nd PLACE: Punk Rock Peppers – The Casualties
3rd PLACE: Hellfire Hot Sauce Inc – Hellfire
Black Label Red
Fruit Hot Sauces
1st PLACE: Villain Sauce Co. – Witch Doctor
2nd PLACE: Zach’s Pesto & Chilli sro – Mandarine
3rd PLACE: Splintered Sauce – JazzBerry
Chipotle Hot Sauces
1st PLACE: MAS – MAS Chipotle Sauce
2nd PLACE: Caulfield Provision Company –
Smokey Red Pepper Chipotle
3rd PLACE: Decadence Gourmet – Chipotle/
Habanero Fermented Pepper Sauce
Green Hot Sauces
1st PLACE: Fxcking Hot Sauces – Everde I’m
Hustlin’
2nd PLACE: J’s Small Batch Hot Sauce – CHSS:
Subtle Tease
3rd PLACE: J’s Small Batch Hot Sauce – Bean
Misc. Treats
1st PLACE: Jerky Rob – A Punch of Peppers Jerky
2nd PLACE: Zero Tolerance Coffee and Chocolate
– Spicy Chipotle Cocoa Nuts
3rd PLACE: Burning Angel – Garlic & Chocolate
Habanero Larves
Jams/Jellies Hot
1st PLACE: Akaka Falls Farms – Passion Fruit
Bhut Jolokia Pepper
2nd PLACE: Rockin JR Ranch – Apricot
Habanero Jam
3rd PLACE: Lonestar Pepper Co. –
Sizzlin’ Strawberry Jelly
Chipotle BBQs
1st PLACE: Chile Slinger, LLC – Chile Slinger
Spicy Chipotle BBQ Sauce
2nd PLACE: Kielty’s Irish Sauces –
Hand Smoked Chipotle BBQ
3rd PLACE: My-Chilli, s.r.o. – Chipotle Sriracha
Alcohol-Infused BBQs
1st PLACE: Freelance Foods – Freelance
Bourbon BBQ Sauce
2nd PLACE: Papa Valachy – Brandy Amaretto
3rd PLACE: Chillipikanterie s.r.o –
Canadian BarberQ
Medium BBQs
1st PLACE: DirtyJerzBBQ LLC – Savory Style
2nd PLACE: Jordan's General Store Ltd. – Jordan
Ridge Sweet Jalapeño BBQ
3rd PLACE: Danielle’s Sauces –
Smoke & Spice BBQ
Mustards
1st PLACE: Linden’s Gourmet – Original
Hot Mustard
2nd PLACE: ChillER Manufaktura –
KP Burger Sauce
3rd PLACE: Chile Slinger, LLC – Chile Slinger
Fatalii Mustard
Table Seasonings
1st PLACE: Dan-O’s Seasoning – Cheesoning
Seasoning
2nd PLACE: Red Beard Seasonings –
Cajun Black
3rd PLACE: Andy’s World Famous HeatYourMeat™️
Spice Blends Mild/Med
1st PLACE: BBs Season All – Pure Hell
All-Purpose Spicy Meat Seasoning
2nd PLACE: Paw Paw’s Creole Seasoning LLC –
Original Blend
3rd PLACE: Oma & Popie’s – VooDoo MoJo
(Smoky Hot Cajun)
Pickled Veggies
1st PLACE: Point Blank Pepper Company –
Smoke Rings
2nd PLACE: Duxovo Chilli – Jalapeño
3rd PLACE: Julz’s Creations – Julz’s Scorpion
Dill Pickle Slices
Wing Sauces Hot/Extra
1st PLACE: Old Bones Chilli Co LLC – Smoked
Garlic Chilli Sauce - Extra Hot
2nd PLACE: MST Sauce Company – Kitchen Sink
3rd PLACE: Torchbearer Sauces – Son of Zombie
Specialty Salsas
1st PLACE: My-Chilli, s.r.o. – Onion Chutney with
Cinnamon and Cardamom
2nd PLACE: Bow Valley BBQ Inc. - Sweet Chili
Corn Salsa
3rd PLACE: Powerful Pepper Company LLC –
Jalapeño Candy
Hot Salsas
1st PLACE: P A Belle LLC – Leaning R Original
Hot Salsa
2nd PLACE: Old Bones Chilli Co. – Chilli-Churri
3rd PLACE: Alicia’s Tamales Los Mayas –
Spicy Hot Salsa
Hot Sauces - Medium
1st PLACE: Dirty Bird Sauce LLC – Swett Sauce
2nd PLACE: Small Batch Kitchen – Garlic
Jalapeño Hot Sauce
3rd PLACE: Maletta's Craft Hot Sauce –
Jalapeño Honey Agave
Hot Sauces - Ultra-Hot
1st PLACE: Hellfire Hot Sauce Inc – Hellfire
Infeirno De Ajo Rojo
2nd PLACE: Halogi Hot Sauce, LLC – Valkyriesson
3rd PLACE: Chile Lengua de Fuego
(Lenguadefuegohn) – Anillo de Fuego
Caribbean Hot Sauces
1st PLACE: Sakari Farms LLC – Curry Squash
2nd PLACE: Rising Smoke Sauceworks, LLC –
Cur-ibbean
3rd PLACE: Black-Eyed Susan Spice Company –
Trinidad Thyme Bomb
Latin Hot Sauces
1st PLACE: Chile Lengua de Fuego
(Lenguadefuegohn) – Chicho Ghost
2nd PLACE: Karma Sauce/Best Shopping Day –
It's Tuesday Somewhere
3rd PLACE: Pup and the Pepper – Cilantro Verde
Bacon Hot Sauces
1st PLACE: Wicked Provisions Hot Sauce –
Bacon Garlic Reaper
2nd PLACE: Chef Heatley's Hot Pepper Farm –
Bacon Chipotle
3rd PLACE: Delaware Sauce Company –
Bacon Me Crazy
Salty/Crunchy Treats
1st PLACE: WisConian Delectables – Wasabi
Blended
2nd PLACE: Spices Smokehouse – Smokehouse
Crackers “Spicy”
3rd PLACE: Pop’s Kettle Corn - Dragons Breath
Jams/Jellies X-Hot
1st PLACE: Rose City Pepperheads –
Sneaky Ghost
2nd PLACE: Pegleg Preserves LLC –
Blackbeard's Wrath
3rd PLACE: Chili Dawg’s Foods of Fire –
Chili Dawgs Habacherry
Fruit BBQs
1st PLACE: European Flavour Factory – Wild Ride
Spicy Strawberry BBQ
2nd PLACE: Flavor Made Simple – Boccafina's
Habanero Prickly Pear BBQ Sauce
3rd PLACE: Hellfire Hot Sauce Inc – Hellfire
Apricot Reaper Hot Sauce
Vinegar BBQs
1st PLACE: Torchbearer Sauces – Carolina BBQ
2nd PLACE: Loyal Dogs LLC/Baby Out Sauce –
Baby Out Sauce
3rd PLACE: Iowa BBQ Store – Dairy Drizzle
Hot BBQs
1st PLACE: Deep Fork Foods – Bentley's Batch 5
Sweet 'N Heat BBQ Sauce
2nd PLACE: Full Boar BBQ – Bonfire Sweet Heat
Spicy BBQ Sauce
3rd PLACE: My Dad’s BBQ, LLC – My Dad's
BBQ Spicy
Hot Honeys/Spreads
1st PLACE: Bee Wild Raw Honey –
Jalapeño Tupelo
2nd PLACE: Pickle My Chili – Eddy & Ryan
3rd PLACE: Plot34AChillis – Hot & Smoky
Peanut Butter
Rubs Mild/Med
1st PLACE: Rising Smoke Sauceworks, LLC –
Bruno’s BBQ Rub
2nd PLACE: Christina Maser Co –
Mediterranean Spice Rub
3rd PLACE: The Spice Trade Outpost –
Owlbear Sweet Hickory
Spice Blends Hot/X-Hot
1st PLACE: Wing-A-Ling’s Dry Rubs & Seasonings
– Bonnie’s Blazin’ Dry Heat
2nd PLACE: Cowboy Spice Company – Angry
Scorpion Inferno
3rd PLACE: Powerful Pepper Company LLC –
Ghost Pepper BBQ Rub
Steak Sauce
1st PLACE: For J’s Hawaii Inc – Poke Steak Sauce
2nd PLACE: Padronero Hot Sauces – Wise Onion
3rd PLACE: Egri Chiliagok – Fustolgo
Agyu/Smoking Cannon
Fruit Salsas
1st PLACE: Peppy Pete’s Gourmet Salsa – Mango
Habanero
2nd PLACE: Akaka Falls Farms – Pineapple
Rainbow Jalapeño
3rd PLACE: Deep Fork Foods – Jumpin’ Jack's
Cranberry Salsa
Mild Salsas
1st PLACE: Dos Margaritas Salsa –
Dos Margaritas Original Mild
2nd PLACE: Christine’s Salsa, LLC –
Red Bell Salsa
3rd PLACE: Harmacy Hot Sauce Co. –
Totec’s Tears
Extra Hot Salsas
1st PLACE: Sweet Kickin Salsa LLC – Salsa Ghost
Pepper
2nd PLACE: Powerful Pepper Company LLC –
4 Alarm Salsa
3rd PLACE: Burning Angel – B+
Hot Sauces - Hot
1st PLACE: Humboldt Hot Sauce – Cannibal Island
2nd PLACE: Derek’s Hot Sauce – HAWT Sauce
3rd PLACE: The Love Sauce LLC – Tough Love
Pepper Blend Hot Sauces
1st PLACE: Christina Maser Co – Green Reserve
2nd PLACE: Julz’s Creations – Scorpion Stinger
3rd PLACE: The Spice Trade Outpost – Wizard
Louisiana Hot Sauces
1st PLACE: Hook & Arrow – Cayenne, Garlic
2nd PLACE: Burning Angel – Cayenne Extra
3rd PLACE: Prescribed Burn Sauces LLC –
High Pulp
Asian Hot Sauces
1st PLACE: Karma Sauce/Best Shopping Day –
Splash Down
2nd PLACE: Carrie’s Merries – Carrie’s Merries
3rd PLACE: Pickle My Chili – Julia Lemon and Bay
Alcohol-Infused Hot Sauces
1st PLACE: Flaming Koala Hot Sauce –
Whiskey Reaper Original
2nd PLACE: Delaware Sauce Company –
Apple Bourbon
3rd PLACE: The Sealey Sauce Company LLC –
Bourbon Barrel Hot Sauce
Jams/Jellies Mild/Med
1st PLACE: Georgia Jams, LLC – Ramblin’ Red
Pepper Spread
2nd PLACE: Small Batch Kitchen – Hot Pepper
Spread
3rd PLACE: Fired Up Jellies and Jams –
Strawberry Vanilla Rhubarb Jam
Bloody Mary Mixes
1st PLACE: Big Bayou Cocktail Sauce – Big Bayou
Bloody Mary Habanero
2nd PLACE: Geeze Louise LLC – Sangrita
3rd PLACE: Diablo Dev’s LLC – Bloody Mary Mix
– Spicy