BAUCE BROTHERS PRESENTS
the craft hot sauce awards
The most prestigious hot sauce awards in the observable universe.
A celebration of small-batch, independent hot sauce makers from the UK 📦🚀🪐 .
For the last three years, we've shared our ‘top 100 essential hot sauces’ list with the world, our way to celebrate who we think are at the cutting edge of hot sauce innovation in the UK.
This year, we are continuing that tradition, providing a way to recognise and celebrate all of the hot sauce makers across the UK.
Now, fans of their friendly neighbourhood hot sauce alchemists can claim they’ve tasted the UK’s best sauce and show their support by placing a vote.
This year we are introducing five distinct categories which we feel accurately captures the state of the UK hot sauce scene.
In partnership with Grow, Two Tribes, Grey Poupon and Oya Kitchens.
We are pleased to announce the launch of the first awards in the UK dedicated to small-batch, craft hot sauce makers.
Introducing Smokin Sanchez; one of Singularity’s most successful collaborations and one of the earlier brewery collaborations. In 2019 Sinularity Sauce collaborated with Fierce Beer to...
Inspired by the Metroland ‘Bangkok’ beer release Two Tribes and Devil Dog Sauces came together and released a bunch of luxury hot sauces, one of...
Sauce Shop’s first venture into the chilli jam scene, and they did not fuck around. There are tons of chili jams out there, but not a...
Zombie is a ghoulish collaboration between South London Hot Sauce and Irish pop sensation Orla Gartland. Zombie was the first single from Orla's top 10 album 'Women on...
Jimbo is an independent sauce maker from Tarves, the sauce capital of Aberdeenshire, using the finest of ingredients to create a range of small batch,...
Fermented Habanero & smoked chillies riff off the caramel & chocolate notes in the perfectly roasted Colombian beans. This sauce remains a firm favourite at...
This limited edition hot sauce was made in collaboration with Catford natives Pat & Pinky’s and the House of Lewisham. It has a delicious sweet heat with a...
Creating a vegan buffalo sauce that can taste as good as it's buttery brother has been a holy grail for a lot of sauce makers....
A collaboration between the legendary Hopt Sauces and the good folk at Howling Hops. This Tomatillo-spiced Mexican relish style sauce is inspired by Howling Hops brand new single...
A super special collaboration with between Lengthy Lou and UK rockstars, ‘You Me At Six’. To celebrate the release of the Number 1 album, Suckapunch, Lous and You...
Bramble a.k.a Blackberrie DHS is dark, sweet and firey. The Naga provides plenty of bold heat which is slightly subdued by the fruit with a...
Back again at it again, goddam. Brighton Hot Sauce teamed up with Cloak & Dagger once again to bring us this lickery kiss.Sour cherry hot...
This is a limited edition Pineapple Rum hot sauce made in collaboration with Prairie Fire & Two Drifters using their overproof Pineapple Rum. It has a sweet fruity heat...
Bringing together three of the Kings and Queens of the Birmingham Independent scene in one collaboration was always going to bring something epic to the...
Brixton’ Lazy Scientist has worked directly with Catoctin’s Master Distiller to create two sauces all containing Catoctin Creek 80 Proof Rye in two different flavour profiles.
Chili of the Valley obliged, dusted off their aprons and under the new umbrella Children of the Valley whipped up the first batch of Santoku and the...
This award winning hot sauce has been produced true to its roots using Thornbridge’s flagship ‘India Pale Ale’ – Jaipur. With pineapple and mango for...
The Symphony hot sauce uses fresh, locally sourced ingredients and uses a scotch bonnet chilli pepper along with orange and pineapple to create a hot...
This sauce took over two years to develop and was originally using 'Pale Four' another city hops based sauce, and the brief was using mango,...
Lou’s Hot Sauce the original collaboration queen. Lou’s done it again and this time teamed up with Bring Me The Horizon to create the sauce of...
This is the burly sister of the original, but with double the scotch bonnets in the recipe. All the ingredients are fermented together and this...
The award winning, triple gold star fermented hot sauce heavyweight sending chills through the hot sauce game. Drew has built a real cult following and for...
We’ve been fortunate enough to taste a bunch of Lazy Scientists creations over the years and Dutch is a salute to all his hard work.The...
The first of many utility sauces that feature on our list. Laced with scotch bonnets, The Beatroot Collective, have smashed this one out the park....
Another heavy hitter added to the Eaten Alive roster. This house kimchi hot sauce is made with kimchi brined chillies, peppers and traditional gochgaru (dried Korean chilli)...
The second entry in our awards from the fermentation master Mark from Singularity Sauce. There aren't many hot sauces made with Scottish grown chillies. This one...
This sauce takes a recognisable every day hot sauce in sriracha and takes it two a whole new level! Made with red jalapeños and chipotle...
A Mango Habanero hot sauce in celebration of the Pijn & Conjurer collaboration project. A spicy sweet little number that works well on pizza, pasta,...
A homegrown recipe by the boys from Brighton. We picked up this beast from the hot sauce society in late August, it’s all vegan and then...
The sauce was made for one single customer, who developed an allergy to onion and garlic, so started from scratch to create a sauce they...
Made using fermented scotch bonnets, along with literally tonnes of preserved lemons and mango, so you best believe that this one is a fruity boy....
We’ve been huge fans of this sauce and its smokey notes since we first tasted it at the Hot Sauce Society in 2019. It’s even...
For this bright yellow Lemon Sriracha, PAMA ferments yellow aromatic peppers and garlic for about two months. A real depth of flavour and millions of living microorganisms...
Triple XXX is a seriously Hot Sauce for those who think that hotter equals better. There is a higher concentration of fermented Hot Habanero and...
Made with organic red chillies and sweet red peppers, fermented for 6 months with Loving Foods Hot 'N' Smoky Kimchi juice, with a little raw,...
The second sauce and within the same category, we very much enjoyed wrapping our lips around the tips of these.This versatile sauce can be found...
Deep Portuguese umami flavour from Massa de pimentão and fermented Chilli peppers. This sauce is strong, full of body and we already need a top...
Fermented sauces are renowned for the flavour where ingredients are more evident and vibrant, and the heat of the chilli is lessened. With two types...
A staple for any self-respecting kitchen cupboard. Fermented chillies give this sauce both a powerful kick and an added dimension of flavour. We were recommended this...
Aye Pickled handmade this smoky hot sauce and blended it with ze in-house fermented kimchi to create an outstanding flavour. Bravely marketed as “Possibly the best...
Hot pepper sauce made using roasted chillies, fresh turmeric and mustard. Great on chicken, roasted vegetables or mixed with Mayo to make a dipping sauce...
Grandma’s Hot Sauce is an authentic guyanese style hot sauce, created from a family recipe crafted over generations, and is a harmonious mix of all-natural,...
The award winning, triple gold star fermented hot sauce heavyweight sending chills through the hot sauce game.Drew has built a real cult following and for...
Deep Portuguese umami flavour from Massa de pimentão and fermented Chilli peppers. This sauce is strong, full of body and we already need a top...
One of three of from Vicky's Kitchen, like a few sauces on this list we picked up this at the Hot Sauce Society after we...
A vibrant green hot sauce packed with fresh lime juice, garlic and lemongrass. The cayenne peppers are fermented to mellow out the flavour of the...
Shots fired is a small independent hot sauce company based in East London. The main ingredient in shots fired is the Carolina Reaper Chilli, the...
Big Dick's is your everyday hot sauce! Each bottle is stuffed with tonnes of tangy, seasoned flavour that will strengthen and enhance everything you eat,...
We saw this sauce floating around on Instagram, but it sold out so fast it took us a while to get our hands on it. When...
We picked up a bottle of this at London's hot sauce society but it was all gone within 24 hours. A sauce as true to the...
We've been eating a shit tonne of currywurst since our pre-pandemic trip to Berlin, and finding the right sauce to pair has been a challenge. That...
Hoots Sauce, is a Scottish inspired Bruton based handcrafted, small batch hot sauce. Made by chef Bruce Clyne-Watson, borne out of a passion for fire...
The focus for this sauce is clear, it’s all big flavours without the heavy emphasis on heat. The sauce is laced in some of the...
This spicy, zingy sauce is packed full of flavour. Perfect with anything Mexican (think tacos, burritos, chilli, chips and dips, guac) but also great drizzled...
The best seller from The Somerset Chilli Co, makes the final 20 in the classico category. We loved this Jamaican inspired hot sauce, it’s sweet...
The fresh and fruity flavours shine from the habaneros, there is the right amount of heat to notice the chilli but not over power, it's...
The sauce that started it all. Brixton, is a homage to the vibrant community where Lazy Scientist's Sauces began. This is a West African styled...
This is a fresh and zesty twist on the scotch bonnet pepper. It's turned heads of non hot sauce fans and made season hot sauce...
Brewed in Tottenham, the boys behind this banger make cool beats and hawt sauce. Although it only has a heat rating of 3/5, be warned...
Brewed in Dalston, to the sounds of jungle and drum & bass, this sauce combined the creators two first loves. Inspired by Caribbean cooking, it's...
Hopt’s homage to the gateway sour beer, the humble "Berliner Weisse", Red Mist combines fierce Carolina Reaper Chillies with juicy, tart British Raspberries to produce...
This sauce's flavour is cherry forward, followed by the barbeque flavour we achieve through the combination of spices (paprika, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, allspice berries,...
We've had our eye on a fair few of the sauces coming out from Haskells' so we were super excited to finally get our hands...
Scotland is proving to be fertile ground for budding hot sauce makers. This is the second contribution from Heriot Hott to make the list and...
SNAPPLE is one of South London's 1st birthday, special edition sauces. A wonderful mix of jalapeno and apple, with that cheeky hint of cumin at the...
The second entry from Devil Dog Sauces. We've had the Nightmarket sauce in our box and it received an amazing reaction - so weren't surprised...
Zero waste gangsters, The Urban Fermentary take the juices from their Kimchi and packed them full of mouth-watering flavours including chili, garlic, ginger and spices.
When small batch hot sauce meets single origin coffee. Orriss & Son add to their dynasty of beautiful hot sauces through a collaboration with Hot...
A homegrown recipe by the boys from Brighton. We picked up this beast from the hot sauce society in late August, it’s all vegan and then...
An explosive mix of habanero, cayenne and ancho chillies, smoked all day then blended with cacao & preserved lime. Great with grilled and slow-cooked dishes. Another...
This is an everyday kinda sauce. One which you can eat any day, any way, on any plate and now a triple star winner of...
We've been eating a shit tonne of currywurst since our pre-pandemic trip to Berlin, and finding the right sauce to pair has been a challenge....
We've always had great admiration for the sauces coming from Chorrito Hot Sauce, and we've been lucky enough to most of them. This is a classic take...
Two brothers from Coleman's Cooking are onto something special with this sauce. The sweet pairing of the molasses, smoke and sweetness with the smokiness of...
This takes the traditional Korean Chogochujang dipping sauce and adds some Thiccc spice and signature hot sauce alchemy for a medium to high sweet heat....
Cremated, sticky and rebellious, this Dead Hot Sauce has the characteristics of a classic BBQ sauce but made with "unusual suspects" which have been charred to...
Delicious freshly made chilli sauces presented in high quality Clip-Top Airtight Glass Cruet Dispenser Bottles. The Pear & Raspberry sauces is goddam delicious, fresh and fruity drizzled...
'Coffee Sriracha' is the Creation of head chef Vasilis Chamam at Catalyst Roasters. We were lucky enough to meet the guys down at their cafe...
A really special hot sauce from Hooti Hot Sauce. This blueberry and jalapeno sauce, mild fruity and fresh. The sauce pairs perfectly with grilled salmon,...
Small independant hot sauce makers from Cornwall, Freya and Joseph are onto something special with this hand-crafted hot sauce. The peach and habz are a classic...
The second entry in our awards from the fermentation master Mark from Singularity Sauce. There aren't many hot sauces made with Scottish grown chillies. This...
No fucking around. Just a whole bunch of super hot chillies and garlic. This is for the chilli lovers who like it extreme and have...
So this was not what we expected. It's hot, but moreish which is a dangerous combination. Sauce Shop told us that they just switched out tomatoes...
When we designed this category, we wanted it to celebrate super hot sauces, that are still delicious and full of flavour. This sauce is that, and...
Blow the cobwebs away with a spooktacular Ghost pepper sauce with pumpkin and spice that will leave you feeling sheet faced. The hottest sauce to come out...
This sauce is for only the brave among us. An ode to the home of SLSC, Saint Reatham is the true taste of South London....
This is a super hot collaboration hot sauce made from premium ingredients, designed to slap you in the face. Using Somerset grown Carolina Reapers it's a beautiful, warm...
A late entry to the awards, but boy were we glad this arrived. It might not be as hot as the other sauces in this...
When you open this beast, you instantly get hit with the smell of fresh reapers. It's a lot like it's brother but more smokey and a...
Like a hot whisky marmalade in a bottle. Made with whole oranges, scotch whisky, orange habanero and Carolina reaper chillies this is a sweet, fruity...
Gekikara brings the heat, combining two of the worlds hottest chili peppers and drawing inspiration from traditional Japanese spice blends & sour flavours for a...
Another fine sauce from the Coleman Bros. This Carolina Reaper chilli pepper sauce has a mildly sweet and herby sauce, which has the potential to ruin...
Hot sauce Heavy weight hitter Tubby Tom's Scorpion Slammer. Like all his sauces they taste amazing - but this one was a slapped me before...
Flying Fox Super Hot Sauce. A very hot artisan sauce made with Carolina Reaper chillis and then flavoured with garlic and blood orange. With more...
Brewed in Dalston, to the sounds of jungle and drum & bass, this sauce combined the creators two first loves. Inspired by Caribbean cooking, it's...
Packaged in a pocket-sized bottle as you only need one drop for extreme heat. This is scarily hot. If you love Hot Chillies you'll love...
Packaged in a pocket-sized bottle as you only need one drop for extreme heat. This is scarily hot. If you love Hot Chillies you'll love...
Intensely hot with a hint of sweetness. Use on anything and everything for an intense building chilli hit. Featuring on last year's list it's back...
Made from 17% Carolina Reaper (The world’s hottest chilli), This hot sauce offers mind-blowing heat with endless flavour. A combination of mango, passion fruit, lime...
Jeepers Reapers Revenge is a Carolina Reaper Chilli Sauce made with a scorching blend of flavour and fire. This really is the only Hot Sauce...