People’s Choice Awards from Houston Hot Sauce Festival 2012

This is an exhaustive list of the best of the best. All were voted on in the People’s Choice Awards at the Houston Hot Sauce Festival 2012, which means that not one of them is a sleeper.

You could not go wrong ordering any of these sauces! Bookmark this post for your shopping ease and pleasure. A * denotes a review here on HotSauceDaily.com.

Condiments:

1. Big Dawg Salsa – Slobber Sauce
2. * Smither Family Kitchen – Dillapeño – Our review
3. Texas Select Seasonings – Habanero Honey Mustard

Wing Sauce:

1. Intensity Academy – Chai Sweet Chili
2. Big Red’s Hot Sauce – Smokey Habanero Sauce
3. Zack & Zane’s – Culinary Pyros Ghost Chili Wing Sauce

Spices:

1. Backyard Grill – Rib Rub
2. Jac’s Tailgaters – Bayou Chili Seasoning
3. Cin Chili – Cin Chili Seasoning Mix

Jams & Jellies:

1. Texas Select Seasonings – Apple Strawberry Habanero Jelly
2. Joy Peppers – Strawberry Jalapeño Jelly
3. Silverleaf International – Drunken Pepper Jelly

Pickled Products:

1. Joy Peppers – Joy Peppers
2. Backyard Grill – Mee Maw’s Spicy Pickles
3. Silverleaf International – Bread & Butter Garlic with Ghost Pepper

Dips:

1. Austin Slow Burn – Green Chile con Queso
2. Big Dawg Salsa – Jalapeño Cilantro Dip Mix
3. Texas Sensations – Gourmet Batter Mix

Marinades:

1. Austin Slow Burn – Jamaica Jerk Marinade
2. * Flaming Joe’s – Caribbean Style Jerk Sauce – Our review
3. Big Dawg – Soaking Your Meat Sauce

BBQ Sauce:

1. Big Daddy’s Ass Burn – Orange Show Fire Blossom Special
2. Tat’s Sauces & Marinades – Black Dahlia Ghost BBQ
3. Cin Chili – Cindy’s Cin-namon Apple BBQ

Special Variety:

1. Big Daddy’s Ass Burn – Flaming Lips – Three Drops of Death
2. Silverleaf Intl – Ghost Pepper Salsa
3. Backyard Grill – Schloppin’ Sauce

Salsa:

1. Silverleaf Intl – Ghost Pepper Salsa
2. Texas Select Seasonings – Chili Pequin & Serrano Salsa
3. Austin Slow Burn – Green Chili Salsa Fresca

Habanero Sauce:

1. Backyard Grill – Gnarley Knucklebuster
2. Big Daddy’s Ass Burn – Big Daddy’s High on Fire
3. Texas Select Seasonings – Southwest Habanero

Green Sauce:

1. Texas Select Seasonings – Tomatillo Avocado Salsa
2. Big Daddy’s Ass Burn – Amplified Heat
3. Austin Slow Burn – Salsa Verde

Red Sauce:

1. Big Daddy’s Ass Burn – Ass Burn Hot Sauce
2. Backyard Grill – Triple Dog Dare Ya
3. Texas Select Seasonings – Tex Mex

Hottest Hot Sauce:

1. CaJohn’s – Black Mamba Get Bitten
2. Big Red’s – God’s Wrath Ghost Pepper Sauce
3. Howard’s Yummies – Thistle Kill Ye

Best in Show:

Big Daddy’s Ass Burn

Showmanship:

Backyard Grill

Salsa Contest Winners:

I was lucky to be a judge in the Salsa Contest, and out of almost 60 entries, the following winners were the best of the best in Salsa at the show.

All Purpose Salsa:

1. * Red’s – Hot Salsa – Our Review
2. High Octane Sauce Company – Tire Smokin’ Salsa Medium
3. SilverLeaf International – Ghost Pepper Salsa

Fruit Based Salsa:

1. Montezuma Brand – Smokey Chipotle® Raspberry Lime Salsa
2. Gunther’s Gourmet – Spicy Ginger Pineapple Salsa
3. Red’s – Mango Habanero Salsa

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