Hot sauce, hot sauce, barbecue, and rubs
Sauces & Seasonings
One jar at a time, which is what small batch meant before it meant anything else. No two come out alike, so each one carries a card of what it was.
Chiles under a salt brine until they sour, then blended.
Pineapple, Late Heat
Sweet and faintly burnt on the front of the tongue, smoke behind it, and heat that waits until you have swallowed.
See the batches No batch bottled yetGreen Chile, Straight Away
Salt and vinegar arriving together, garlic filling in underneath, heat on the first bite.
See the batchesChiles under hot brine, sharp from the start rather than soured.
Vinegar and spice cooked down, whether it clings to the meat or runs off it.
Plum, Late Summer
Sweet first, tart behind it, then the smoke, with a savory hum underneath.
See the batches Batch 2026-09Black Pepper Twice
Thin enough to run off a spoon, sour with vinegar and Worcestershire, and carrying more black pepper than seems reasonable.
See the batchesWhole spice toasted and ground, then mixed and jarred.
The first one, underlined, is what the bottle was built for. The rest are where else it has gone.
None of this is a rule, and it is the only thing on this site that is an opinion rather than a measurement.