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Some like it hot.
Some like it somewhat hot.
It was with this latter group in mind that Harry Robertson began chopping peppers six years ago in pursuit of the perfectly balanced hot sauce.
“One of the big things that I saw in hot sauces is that there was a lot of hype out there for a really hot, hot sauce, a practical joke category of hot sauce that was inedible,” he says. “You would ruin your friend’s life or at least their night by feeding it to them.”
Robertson, 34, had a different vision: a sauce that artfully combined heat, sweetness and smoke. A sauce that would show the proper respect for the flavor of peppers, as well as their heat. It was a sauce that took several months of experimenting to perfect.
After leaving a job as a salesman at Soundtrack, Robertson started his search for the holy grail of hot, armed only with a lifelong love of hot peppers, $400 and a friend willing to taste-test whatever sauce he came up with. Read more here…
You can check out the Boulder Hot Sauce Company’s website to order yourself a bottle of these handmade hot sauces. I love supporting the little guys in the hot sauce world, some of the best sauces start from the home kitchens in America.
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Your hot sauce f&*king rocks! I love it, I lived in Fort Collins Colorado for almost 2 years and was introduced to it then by my best friends, friend named Ben who lives in Colorado Springs and he claims he knows the owner, Ben owns a steam cleaning business. Anyway I live back in San Diego California, and I need to know where to buy your major kick ass hot sauce, I am JONESING out here for it!! is there anywhere in San Diego were I can buy it?!? Smokey Serrano rocks!! the Habanero is pretty damn good also! but the Serrano is king!! Please let me know!! THANKS!
Jason – You can buy it online here: http://www.boulderhotsauce.com/
I just got back from Portugal and had this amazing hot sauce there called piri-piri (pronounced pedi-pedi). I was wondering if you ever tried this amazing chili or if you even tried making a piri-piri sauce yourself.
Thanks!
Steve
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“Heat is easy. Ask anyone who’s torn into a fresh Habanero. This pepper is not only the world’s hottest, but some argue the most flavorful.”
My father-in-law was reading the back of this hot sauce and as soon as he read that out loud, he laughed and said, “Flavorful? How can you taste a habanero through all that heat?!” At those words, I just had to try it, and broke out a spoonful. It was delicious and I said so. I tried to share some, but got no takers.
Personally, I like the Habanero one better than the smoky Serrano one (Heat probably being the main factor). I have also always wished that Boulder made more than 2 different kinds. And wished the bottles were bigger!