29th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest Winners

Individual Category

Red Sauce

1st Place: Dan Montville
2nd Place: Anders Dowd
3rd Place: Josh & Jon Smetana

Green Sauce

1st Place: Bud Spaar
2nd Place: Peach Williamson
3rd Place: Leslie Oakeson

Special Variety

1st Place: Tony Nunez
2nd Place: Sofia Sada
3rd Place: Matt Hudson

Restaurant Category

Red Sauce

1st Place: TacoDeli
2nd Place: El Dorado
3rd Place: Posse East

Green Sauce

1st Place: Serranos
2nd Place: Sazón
3rd Place: TacoDeli

Special Variety

1st Place: Taco Deli
2nd Place: El Dorado
3rd Place: UT Golf Club

Commercial Bottlers People's Choice

Red Sauce

1st Place: Mom's Family Kitchen – Spicy
2nd Place: Mikey V's Foods – Smoked Bacon
3rd Place: Bravado – Serrano & Basil

Green Sauce

1st Place: Shonky Sauce Co. – Black
2nd Place: Boerne Brand – Texas Style
3rd Place: Loco Avocado – Mouth Tinglin' Medium

Special Variety

1st Place: Perry's – Habanero
2nd Place: Mashup Foods LLC – Picklesmash
3rd Place: Teardrop – Golden Habanero

Pepper Sauce

1st Place: Aztexan – Habanero Supreme
2nd Place: Perry's – Experiment #3
3rd Place: Teardrop – Golden Habanero

Commercial Bottlers Judged by Celebrity Judges

Red Sauce

1st Place: Aunt May's Bajan Red Pepper Sauce
2nd Place: Mikey V's Restaurant Red Salsa
3rd Place: Mom's Family Kitchen – Spicy Salsa

Green Sauce

1st Place: Restaurant Style Green – Mikey V's Foods
2nd Place: Cry'n Cowboy Hot Sauce – Hill Country Hot Peppers
3rd Place: Loco Avocado Training Wheels – Loco Avocado

Special Variety

1st Place: Picklesmash Hot – Mashup Foods LLC
2nd Place: Hot Lavacado – Loco Avocado
3rd Place: Ghost Scream Vindaloo Curry – Ghost Scream Hot Sauce

Pepper Sauce

1st Place: Shonky Purple – Shonky Sauce Co.
2nd Place: Ghost Scream Chili Garlic Paste – Ghost Scream Hot Sauce
3rd Place: Alvin's Red Pepper Hot Sauce – Caribbean Treasure LLC