Ladies and Gentlemen--Distinguished Patrons...

       Thank you for allowing us to share our passion with you.  How I came to become a "hot sauce guru" must have been purely by accident--though I could not be happier.  I believe that everyone has a little story, anecdote or reason as to how they became so attracted to a food that has caused so much biological discomfort.  I began using hot sauce while in the military.  Many years eating in the woods, on ships and in trucks has left me with little opportunity for tasty gourmet cuisine.  Thankfully, pepper sauce came in every ration container and was prominently displayed in every naval galley.  Pepper sauce masked the taste and made our dining debauchery at least somewhat palatable.  Then my tastes began to rarefy.  I started gardening and learning about food and cooking. I started reading labels.  Trips to the grocery store began turning into trips to the specialty store.  The more eclectic the store, the better chance I would be able to find a hot sauce that others haven't discovered yet.  See, I got tired of seeing condiment companies that lacked imagination.  "Water, vinegar, peppers and salt" wasn't cutting it anymore.  I fell in love with smaller outfits that were mastercrafting sauces that you could be proud of.  These sauces made me want to learn how grow the components and really savor the experience of using a fantastic hot sauce.  I asked myself "how could I make it even better?  Why doesn't EVERYONE love this stuff?"  So I set out to make my first batch of hot sauce.  I took account of everything i had growing in my garden. Then bought few things from the grocery store, took a deep breath and went for it.  It was absolutely divine.  I passed it out among friends with advanced culinary experience for a second opinion. They loved it even more than I did!  In that moment, I did something amazing.  I shared a passion and opened people up to an experience.  Now, you may be asking, maybe even demanding to know what gives me the right to presume that my hot sauces and are of a higher echelon than others.  My answer is relatively simple.  Close attention is paid to every batch and every bottle.  Every pepper is individually dissected by my own hands.  I personally remove the seeds, stems, membranes and imperfections that other hot sauce "giants" leave in there.  I don't delegate, pass off or outsource any of the responsibility.  Every batch is made by real, whole foods.  Every bottle was filled by my careful hands in my own kitchen.  This website was designed by myself and my family.  The graphics on your bottle were drawn by yours truly.  This is a labor of love--to share what I have with you.  Enjoy our products--and use them copiously.  Perhaps our passion will inspire you to follow your passions...

and that my friends--is the spice of life.