
2025 Spicy Flave Award Winners!

Mustard BBQs
1st PLACE: Mister Dister BBQ - Honey Mustard Habanero
2nd PLACE: Blackbeard Canning Company, LLC - Carolina Fire BBQ Sauce
3rd PLACE: California Hot Sauce Solutions - Mustard Glen
Asian BBQs
1st PLACE: Chamcham Sauce - Smoky Gochujang (Sweet Chilli)
2nd PLACE: Okie Bo's Sauce - Gochujang Bar-B-Q Sauce
3rd PLACE: Da Fu Sauces LLC - Kung Pao Sauce
Mild BBQs
1st PLACE: BBQ’N Fools Catering LLC - Signature BBQ Sauce
2nd PLACE: Linneweber's Sauce Company - BBQ Sauce
3rd PLACE: Willingham's World - Willingham's W'ham Sauce - Original Mild
Gluten Free BBQs
1st PLACE: Rising Smoke Sauceworks - Smoky's Barkin' BBQ
2nd PLACE: My Dad's BBQ - My Dad's BBQ Spicy
3rd PLACE: Torchbearer Sauces - Oh My Garlic
Hot Honey
1st PLACE: SweetNes Honey Apiaries & Beetique - Hot Honey
2nd PLACE: Asali Gold - Smokin' Hot Infused Honey
3rd PLACE: Knox Your Socks Off - Honey Hot
Rubs
1st PLACE: Wing-A-Lings Dry Rubs & Seasonings - Bonnie's Blazin' Dry Heat Seasoning
2nd PLACE: Dutch Oven Smokehouse - Santa Fe
3rd PLACE: Hellfire Farm - Taco Seasoning
Marinade/Steak Sauce
1st PLACE: Oma & Popie's Specialty Foods, LLC - Ying-Yang Sesame Ginger
2nd PLACE: Willingham's World Champion BBQ - Willingham's W'ham Sauce - Marinade
3rd PLACE: My Spice Buds- Tangy Mirchi Sweet & Hot Sauce
Verde Salsa
1st PLACE: Jimmy's Hatch Pepper Salsa - Jimmy's Hatch Pepper Salsa Verde
2nd PLACE: Texan Heartland - Texan Candy Candied Jalapenos
3rd PLACE: Hellfire Hot Sauce Inc. - Devil's Blend Roasted Reaper
Hot Sauces - Mild
1st PLACE: Black Market Saucier - Honey Bourbon Guero
2nd PLACE: Crum's LLC - Molly
3rd PLACE: Bootsie’s Sauce Co - Hot Dog Party
Hot Sauces - X-Hot
1st PLACE: Crum's LLC - Grit
2nd PLACE: Gaston Chilli - Rozpálená Hruška
3rd PLACE: Dirty Bird Sauce LLC - Dirty Bird's Swett Sauce Ghost
Fruit Hot Sauces
1st PLACE: OmniPotent Horticulture LLC - PomPeii
2nd PLACE: BMKC Canada Inc. - Baba Yaga Blueberry Hot Sauce
3rd PLACE: Knox Your Socks Off - Kilt Lifter - Pineapple Mango Hot Sauce
Louisiana Hot Sauces
1st PLACE: SimGro’s Chili - Manufaktur e.U. – SimGro’s Smoked Habanero Sauce
2nd PLACE: Vrabas Co - Smoked Chilli Sauce
3rd PLACE: ONIMA Pantry - Cajun Sumac
Asian Hot Sauces
1st PLACE: Chamcham Sauce - Hot Bae – Korean Pear Hot Sauce
2nd PLACE: Tschida Tschili GmbH - ReapRacha
3rd PLACE: Danielle’s Sauces - Danielle’s Sweet Scorpion Hot Sauce
Chile Oil
1st PLACE: Da Fu Sauces LLC - Garlic Chili Crunch
2nd PLACE: Tio Pelon's Salsita, Inc - Tio Pelon's Salsa Macha
3rd PLACE: Cili Pipp d.o.o. - Pekoče oljčno olje
Jams/Jellies Hot/Xtra Hot
1st PLACE: SmokehouseJellies, LLC - Smoked Peach & Habanero Pepper Jelly
2nd PLACE: Rockin JR Ranch - Mango Habanero Jam
3rd PLACE: Pineapple Habanero Texas Heartland
Chipotle BBQs
1st PLACE: Soothsayer Hot Sauce - Who Dat Voodoo
2nd PLACE: Cili Pipp d.o.o. - Chipotle BBQ
3rd PLACE: Torchbearer Sauces LLC - Shinedown’s Symptom
Alcohol-Infused BBQs
1st PLACE: Papa Valachy - Brandy Amaetto
2nd PLACE: OLCHILI - Marhára Erősss BBQ
3rd PLACE: Gaston Chilli Barbecue - BBQ Se Švestkou a Brusinkami
Medium BBQs
1st PLACE: Oaksteak BBQ Sauce - Chile de Arbol
2nd PLACE: Big Mama's - Garlic BBQ Sauce
3rd PLACE: Mantis BBQ - The Devil’s in the Datil (pepper)
Mustards
1st PLACE: Butterfly Bakery of Vermont - Gustard Mustard
2nd PLACE: European Flavour Factory Ltd. - Lazy Bear - Root Fire
3rd PLACE: Sweet Diamond Foods - Brown Sugar Mustard
Table Seasonings
1st PLACE: Texas Salt Co. - White Peach Smoked Peppercorn
2nd PLACE: Vespa's 7 Spice Mix - Spicy
3rd PLACE: Good Grub with Grace LLC. - Redeemer - Jalapeno Pickle Seasoning
Spice Blends
1st PLACE: BB’s Season All, LLC – BB’s Sweet Hell (Sweet N Spicy) All Purpose Seasoning Blend
2nd PLACE: Blue Wren Spice & Condiment, LLC - Red Head Rub & All-Purpose Seasoning
3rd PLACE: Mississippi Spice Company, LLC - Veggie Blend
Wing Sauces Mild/Med
1st PLACE: Apicklelypse LLC - Drop Zone
2nd PLACE: Oh-Tex Food Sauce, LLC. - Oh-Tex Original
3rd PLACE: Chilliphoria - Tropical Kick
Mild/Medium Salsa
1st PLACE: Texuela Salsa LLC - Texuela Salsa Medium
2nd PLACE: Tio Pelon's Salsita, Inc - Tio Pelon's Salsita Emma
3rd PLACE: OLCHILI - Chilis Ketchup N0.1
Hot Sauces - Medium
1st PLACE: Pandemonic Gastro - BLACK
2nd PLACE: Soothsayer Hot Sauce - LEMON (Callous Daoboys)
3rd PLACE: GWB Hot Sauce LLC - Raspion
Hot Sauces - Ultra-Hot
1st PLACE: Always Flavored - Wrath of Rita
2nd PLACE: Čili Pipp d.o.o. - Gift 15/50
3rd PLACE: California Hot Sauce Solutions - 5th Henchmen
Xtra-Hot Fruit Hot Sauces
1st PLACE: Bootsie’s Sauce Co - Aloha From Hell
2nd PLACE: Splintered Sauce - JazzBerry
3rd PLACE: The Botanist Alchemy - Blazing Passion
Chipotle Hot Sauces
1st PLACE: Old City Fire, LLC - Smokin' Datilpeño
2nd PLACE: Knox Your Socks Off - Fire Hawk - Habanero Chipotle Hot Sauce
3rd PLACE: California Hot Sauce Solutions - Grilled Nopales
Green/Verde Hot Sauces
1st PLACE: Butterfly Bakery of Vermont - Tomatillo Corn Hot Sauce
2nd PLACE: MAS Peppers - MAS Taco Tango
3rd PLACE: Texan Heartland - Hill Country Verde Hot Sauce
Xtra Hot Chile Oil
1st PLACE: DC Cartel - The Original 1983 Extra Hot Crispy Chilli Oil
2nd PLACE: Durtyburn - Scorpion Reaper Garlic Chili Oil
3rd PLACE: Tschida Tschili GmbH - Chilicrack
Treats/Snacks
1st PLACE: Pilgrim’s Roasted Nut’Z - Spicy Espresso Chip Poppin’ Cookie’Z
2nd PLACE: TorchBearer Sauces LLC - Garlic Reaper Meat Sticks
3rd PLACE: Oma & Popie's Specialty Foods, LLC - 5 Alarm Tango Beef Jerky
Fruit BBQs
1st PLACE: Still There Shine Sauce/Shine On Inc - Cherry Bomb
2nd PLACE: GWB Hot Sauce LLC - RasP-Bque
3rd PLACE: Papa Valachy - Pineapple
Vinegar BBQs
1st PLACE: Chef Rays LLC - Memphis Mop BBQ Sauce
2nd PLACE: Dutch Oven Smokehouse - Prairie Lightning
3rd PLACE: California Hot Sauce Solutions - Hip Bone South Carolina BBQ Sauce
Hot BBQs
1st PLACE: Torcatha - Torcatha BBQ Sauce - Spìosrach (Spicy)
2nd PLACE: Abundant Acres Farm - Papa D's Spicy KC Supreme
3rd PLACE: Willingham's World - Top Rail
Spicy Mustard
1st PLACE: Gravelbourg Mustard - Spicy Dill Pickle Mustard
2nd PLACE: Gaston Chilli - Hořčice s Habanero
3rd PLACE: TorchBearer Sauces LLC - Honey Badger
Xtra Hot Seasonings
1st PLACE: Revolution Barbecue, LLC - Fuego Vida XXX Hot Seasoning
2nd PLACE: PT Originals, LLC - PT Deadly's Fire Dust
3rd PLACE: Black Eyed Susan Spice Company - Death by Chocolate Dry Rub
Pickled Veggies
1st PLACE: Point Blank Pepper Company - Cukelear Weapons
2nd PLACE: Apicklelypse LLC - Ooga Booga
3rd PLACE: Tschida Tschili GmbH - Gurkerlfee
Wing Sauces Hot/Extra
1st PLACE: Hellfire Hot Sauce Inc. - Buffalo Hell
2nd PLACE: Torchbearer Sauces - Son of Zombie
3rd PLACE: Texan Heartland - Reaper
Hot/Xtra Hot Salsa
1st PLACE: Whoa Doggie - Good Boy Salsa
2nd PLACE: Jimmy's Hatch Pepper Salsa - Jimmy's Hot Hatch Pepper Salsa
3rd PLACE: OLCHILI - Hot Fox Hot Pepper Sauce
Hot Sauces - Hot
1st PLACE: ONIMA Pantry - Scorpion Koji
2nd PLACE: Apickleypse LLC - Werewolf Piss
3rd PLACE: Paulman Acre - Roasted Garlic Hot Sauce
Pepper Blend Hot Sauces
1st PLACE: Mantis BBQ - A Sizzle of Scorpion
2nd PLACE: Gindo's Spice of Life - Vampire Slayer
3rd PLACE: Hellfire Hot Sauce Inc. - 5 Pepper Sriracha
Caribbean Hot Sauces
1st PLACE: West Indies Peppa Sauce - WIPS Red Scotch Bonnet Pepper Sauce
2nd PLACE: Whoa Doggie - Ankle Biter
3rd PLACE: Hurricane Mikes, LLC - Wah Gwaan
Latin Hot Sauces
1st PLACE: Black Eyed Susan Spice Company - McClintock's Revenge
2nd PLACE: Chilliphoria - Truffle Attack
3rd PLACE: El Perro Picante - Ay! Chihuahua
Unique Hot Sauces
1st PLACE: Gindo's Spice of Life - Gindo's Peanut Butter Jelly Time
2nd PLACE: My Spice Buds - Super Mirchi Hot Sauce
3rd PLACE: Australian Buffalo Sauce - Banana Batata
Jams/Jellies Mild/Med
1st PLACE: Rollicking Buckaroo Pepper Jam and Seasoning Blends - Pepper Jam Medium
2nd PLACE: Spotted Horse Provisions LLC - Devilishly Jersey Cranberry Jam
3rd PLACE: Tio Pelon’s Salsita - Chipotle Especial
Specialty Drinks
1st PLACE: Fresh Fizz Sodas - Sparkling Jalapeno Limeade
2nd PLACE: Still There Shine Sauce and Rubs - Moo Mary Bacon
3rd PLACE: Linneweber's Sauce Company - Spicy Bloody Mix