The Secret South

Secret Hot Sauces

Alabama Sunshine
Fayette, AL
The makers of Alabama Sunshine still pick and wash their homegrown peppers by hand before pairing them with a top-secret blend of spices. (alabamasunshine.com)

Ed’s Red
Port St. Joe, FL
Ed’s Red doesn’t bring the heat of a classic Louisiana-style sauce, but with its bold flavor and an unexpected touch of horseradish and lemon it makes the perfect Gulf Coast oyster even more
perfect. (edsred.com)

Pete’s HydroHot Original
West Palm Beach, FL
Pete Ware, self-proclaimed renegade of the hot sauce world, uses state-of-the-art hydroponic technology to grow the habanero and Scotch bonnet peppers that go into his line of hot sauces. The HydroHot Original is nicknamed “the duct tape of condiments.” (peteshydrohot.com)

Susie’s Original Hot Sauce 
Antigua, West Indies
Dubbed “the Caribbean Taste,” this habanero hot sauce packs as much heat as the tropical sun of
its home island, Antigua. (susieshotsauce.com)

Tabasco Spicy Salt
Avery Island, LA
Okay, so it’s not actually hot sauce. But this spiced salt is infused with classic Tabasco sauce and carries the perfect one-two punch to elevate any dish. (tabasco.com)
 

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