Best New Product

Consumer Ready
1st place — Chuma Gourmet Foods/Chuma Chipotle Mix
www.chumachipotlemix.com
2nd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet Habanero Mango w/Ginger & Honey
www.gardenfreshsalsa.com
3rd place — Cin Chili Ready-to-Eat Hearty Beef w/Beans
www.cinchili.com

Cook-Off Food
1st place — CaJohns Jolokia Fiery Smoked Sausages Hot
www.cajohns.com

Best Overall
Marketing Label
All Spice Café Cayenne Habanero
www.allspicecafe.com

CONSUMER READY

Barbecue Sauce

Alcohol Infused
1st place — Cowboy BBQ Sweet & Smoky Meat Moppin Sauce
www.cowboybbq.com
2nd place — Porky's Gourmet Foods Historic Lynchburg Swineapple Rib Glaze
www.porkysgourmet.com
3rd place — CaJohns Bourbon Infused Chipotle-Habanero Sauce
www.cajohns.com

Chile Specific
1st place — Picky Vicki Gourmet Shamelessly Sassy
www.pickyvicki.com
2nd place — Grumpy's Foods Black Label
www.grumpysbbq.com
3rd place — CaJohns Jolokia BBQ 10
www.cajohns.com

Chipotle Base
1st place — Duncan Foods Drunken' BBQ Sauce-Fire
www.drunkenweenies.com
2nd place — Doc Tim Foods Amazing Maple Chipotle Sauce
www.doctimfoods.com
3rd place — 3AM Bobby Que Chipotle Style Bobby Que Sauce
www.bobbyqueproducts.com

Fruit Base
1st place — Fischer & Wieser Pomegranate & Mango Chipotle Sauce
www.jelly.com
2nd place — Pepper Palace Apple Cinnamon BBQ Sauce
www.pepperpalace.com
3rd place — CaJohns Peach Brandy Ancho Barbecue Sauce
www.cajohns.com

Mustard Base
1st place — Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q Backyard Mustard Sauce
www.bigbobgibson.com
2nd place — Pepper Palace Carolina Style BBQ Sauce
www.pepperpalace.com
3rd place — Eight Flags Sauce Co. Island Gold
www.eightflagssauceco.com

Smoked
1st place — Danielle's Sauces Smoke & Spice BBQ
www.daniellessauces.com
2nd place — Woody's Bar-B-Q Hickory Mild Bar-B-Que Sauce
www.woodysbarbq.com
3rd place — Pepper Palace Mountain Q Spicy BBQ Sauce
www.pepperpalace.com

Specialty
1st place — 3 AM Bobby Que Original Bobby Que Sauce
www.bobbyqueproducts.com
2nd place — The Bar-B-Q Shop's Dancing Pigs Original Bar-B-Que Sauce
www.dancingpigs.com
3rd place — Quaker Steak and Lube Asian Barbeque Sauce
www.quakersteakandlube.com

Sweet Base
1st place — Richard's Hot Sauce Hot Smokey-Sweet Barbeque Savoring Sauce
www.richardshotsauce.com
2nd place — Danielle's Sauces Sweet & Spice BBQ
www.daniellessauces.com
3rd place — Robear's Honey Jalapeno Barbeque Sauce
www.ro-bears.com

Tomato Base
1st place — Bodine's R.C. Buck's Sweet Apple Delight
www.bodineetcfoods.com
2nd place — Pirates Port BBQ Pirates Barbecue Sauce
www.bbqpirates.com
3rd place — Big Mike's Original Recipe BBQ Sauce-Spicy
www.bigmikes.com

Vinegar Base
1st place — Woody's Bar-B-Que Original Hot Bar-B-Que Sauce
www.woodysbarbq.com
2nd place — The Bar-B-Q Shop's Dancing Pigs Hot Bar-B-Que Sauce
www.dancingpigs.com
3rd place — Woody's Bar-B-Que Original Mild Bar-B-Que Sauce
www.woodysbarbq.com

XXX Hot
1st place — Picky Vicki XXX Extreme
www.pickyvicki.com
2nd place — CaJohns Jolokia BBQ 10
www.cajohns.com
3rd place — Wild Joe's Authentic Barbeque Sauce
www.wildjoes.com

Condiment

Asian Stir Fry
1st place — Intensity Academy Chai Thai Teriaki
www.intensityacademy.com
2nd place — Danielle's Sauces Sweet Chili Sauce
www.daniellessauces.com
3rd place — Pepper Palace Teriyaki Sauce
www.pepperpalace.com

Sauce
1st place — Porky's Gourmet Historic Lynchburg Seafood Cocktail Sauce
www.porkysgourmet.com
2nd place — My Favorite New Mexico Foods "Gulf of Mexico" Spicy Cocktail Sauce
www.mfnmfoods.com
3rd place — Intensity Academy Chai Chipotle Cocktail Sauce
www.intensityacademy.com

Dessert Sauce
1st place — Bodine's Sweet Strawberry Heat
www.bodineetcfoods.com
2nd place — Pepper Palace Raspberry Chipotle Sauce
www.pepperpalace.com
3rd place — Rafters 75 Blackberry Habanero Glaze
www.rafter7s.com

Horseradish
1st place — Pepper Palace Nasal Napalm
www.pepperpalace.com
2nd place — Defcon Sauces Habby Pony Habanero Horseradish Hot
www.defconsauces.com
3rd place — Defcon Sauces Habby Pony Habanero Horseradish Mild
www.defconsauces.com

Jam/Jelly
1st place — Hixton Blue Collar Café Raspbanero
www.bluecollarcafe.com
2nd place — Hixton Blue Collar Café Strawbanero
www.bluecollarcafe.com
3rd place — Micks Peppourri Private Preserve X-Hot
www.micks.com

Condiment/Mustard
1st place — High on Rose Heat 'n Sweet Banana Pepper Mustard
www.highonrosespecialtyfoods.com
2nd place — Crazy Uncle Jester's Blazing Hot Mustard
www.crazyunclejester.com
3rd place — Dave's Gourmet Hurtin' Babanero Honey Mustard
www.davesgourmet.com

Prepared Sauce
1st place — Pepper Palace Chili Starter Medium
www.pepperpalace.com
2nd place — My Favorite New Mexico Foods Red Chile Sauce
www.mfnmfoods.com
3rd place — My Favorite New Mexico Foods Hot Green Chile Sauce
www.mfnmfoods.com

Relish
1st place — Sizzlin Sauces Razing Cane Garlic Relish
www.sizzlinsauces.com
2nd place — Cowboy BBQ Cranberry Orange Jalapeno Relish
www.cowboybbq.com
3rd place — Stagecoach Salsa Kickin' Cranberry Splash
www.stagecoachsalsa.com

Salad Dressing
1st place — Garden Fresh Gourmet Nino's Chipotle Ranch
www.gardenfreshsalsa.com
2nd place — Fischer & Wieser Original Roasted Raspberry Chipotle
www.jelly.com
3rd place — Gunther's Gourmet Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette & Marinade
www.gunthersgourmet.com

Specialty
1st place — Doc Tim Foods Amazing Maple Chipotle Sauce
www.doctimfoods.com
2nd place — Chuma Gourmet Chipotle Mix
www.chumachipotlemix.com
3rd place — Dockside Market Island Jerk Sauce
www.docksidemarket.com

Table Sauce/Ketchup
1st place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine Sweet
www.sweetsunshine.com
2nd place — Rickdaddy’s Gourmet Style Spicy Ketchup
www.rickdaddys.com
3rd place — Intensity Academy Chai Chipotle Chup
www.intensityacademy.com

Table Seasoning
1st place — Miss Anna's Hot Sauce Caribbean Shake
www.missannashotsauce.com
2nd place — Defcon Sauces DEFCON Smokey Dust
www.defconsauces.com
3rd place — Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q Seasoning & Dry Rub
www.bigbobgibson.com

Fresh Salsa

Fruit
1st place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Margaritaville Paradise Fruit
www.margaritavillefoods.com
2nd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Habanero Mango w/Ginger & Honey
www.gardenfreshsalsa.com
3rd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Five Fruit Salsa
www.gardenfreshsalsa.com

Fresh Salsa/Guacamole/Specialty
1st place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Guacamole Zesty
www.gardenfreshsalsa.com
2nd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Guacamole Mild
www.gardenfreshsalsa.com
3rd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Nino's Black Bean & Corn Medium
www.gardenfreshsalsa.com

Hot
1st place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Jack's Special Hot
www.gardenfreshsalsa.com
2nd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Chipotle Garlic Hot
www.gardenfreshsalsa.com
3rd place — Garden Fresh Salsa's Margaritaville Hot
www.margaritavillefoods.com

Medium
1st place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Chipotle Garlic Medium
www.gardenfreshsalsa.com
2nd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Jack's Special Medium
www.gardenfreshsalsa.com
3rd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Fire Roasted Vegetable Medium
www.gardenfreshsalsa.com

Mild
1st place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Artichoke Garlic
www.gardenfreshsalsa.com
2nd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Chipotle Garlic Mild
www.gardenfreshsalsa.com
3rd place —  Fresh Gourmet: Jack's Special Mild
www.gardenfreshsalsa.com

Hot Sauce

Asian Style
1st place — Capain Thom's Thai Monkey Sauce
www.captainthoms.com
2nd place — Dockside Market Wasabi Wave
www.docksidemarket.com
3rd place — CaJohns Bwana Bret's Sweet Bhuty
www.cajohns.com

Caribbean Style
1st place — All Spice Café Caribbean Spice
www.allspicecafe.com
2nd place — Dirty Dick's Hot Pepper Sauce
www.dirtydickshotsauce.com
3rd place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine Jamaican Jerk
www.sweetsunshine.com

Chile Specific
1st place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine Hot
www.sweetsunshine.com
2nd place — Captain Thom's Thai Monkey Sauce
www.captainthoms.com
3rd place — Rancho Bravo Aji Rocoto Hot Pepper Sauce
www.ranchobravosalsas.com

Chipotle
1st place — CaJohns Bourbon Infused Chipotle-Habanero Sauce
www.cajohns.com
2nd place — Mac's Hot Sauce - Mac's Raspberry Chipotle Hot Sauce
www.macshotsauce.com
3rd place — Pepper Palace Sauce Makers Reserve Chipotle
www.pepperpalace.com

Fruit
1st place — Susies Hot Sauce - Susie's Tamarind Tango
www.susieshotsauce.com
2nd place — Dirty Dick's Hot Pepper Sauce
www.dirtydickshotsauce.com
3rd place — Capt. Spongefoot Cranberry-Chipotle
www.captainspongefoot.com

Habanero
1st place — Sizzlin Sauces Papa Jack's Buffalo Hot Sauce
www.sizzlinsauces.com
2nd place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine Hot
www.sweetsunshine.com
3rd place — Bodine Etc. Memphis Mojo Smokin' Heat Hot Sauce
www.bodineetcfoods.com

International
1st place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine Roasted Garlic
www.sweetsunshine.com
2nd place — CaJohns Kiss My Bhut
www.cajohns.com
3rd place — Can DEW Swazi Fire Sauce
www.SwaziGourmet.com

Jalapeno
1st place — Monty's Gourmet Foods Green Scream
www.montysgourmet.com
2nd place — Porky's Gourmet Foods Mother Thucker's Hot Stuff
www.porkysgourmet.com
3rd place — Innuendo Enterprises Baboon Ass Brand Jalapeno Hot Sauce
www.innuendofoods.com

Louisiana Style
1st place — Crazy Uncle Jester's Spontaneous Combustion
www.crazyunclejester.com
2nd place — Porky's Gourmet Foods Mother Thucker's Hot Stuff
www.porkysgourmet.com
3rd place — Lizards on the Bayou Lizard Spit
www.lizardsonthebayou.com

Medium
1st place — Dockside Market Hurricane Citrus
www.docksidemarket.com
2nd place — Defcon Sauces Defense Condition #2 Medium Heat
www.defconsauces.com
3rd place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine Warm
www.sweetsunshine.com

Mild
1st place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine Sweet
www.sweetsunshine.com
2nd place — Dixie Heat - Dixie Delight Hot Sauce
www.dixieheat.biz
3rd place — Miss Anna's Hot Sauce - Miss Anna's Mellow Pepper Sauce
www.missannashotsauce.com

Pepper Blend
1st place — Porky's Gourmet Tennessee Red Lightnin'
www.porkysgourmet.com
2nd place — Cin Chili Hell's Passion
www.cinchili.com
3rd place — Lizards on the Bayou Gila Venom
www.lizardsonthebayou.com

Specialty
1st place — CaJohns Oaxacan Taco Sauce
www.cajohns.com
2nd place — Iavarone's Steak House Bada Bing! Sauce
www.iavaronessteakhouse.com
3rd place — CaJohns Irish Scream
www.cajohns.com

XXX Hot (with Extract)
1st place — Defcon Sauces Defense Condition #1 Extreme Heat
www.defconsauces.com
2nd place — Crazy Uncle Jester's Spontaneous Combustion
www.crazyunclejester.com
3rd place — Crazy Uncle Jester's Select Reserve
www.crazyunclejester.com

XXX Hot (without Extract)
1st place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine Atomic
www.sweetsunshine.com
2nd place — CaJohns Lethal Ingestion CaJohns Killer Chipotle
www.cajohns.com
3rd place— CaJohns Killer Chipotle
www.cajohns.com

Prepared Foods

Meats
1st place — CaJohns Jolokia Fiery Smoked Sausage Hot
www.cajohns.com
2nd place — Big Fatty's Flaming Foods Spanked Ribs
www.bigfattys.com
3rd place — Defcon Sauces Defense Condition #3 Mild Heat
www.defconsauces.com

Salsa
Alcohol Base
1st place — Pace Foods - Pace Tequila Lime Salsa
www.pacefoods.com
2nd place — CaJohns Margarita Brand Salsa Pineapple
www.cajohns.com
3rd place — Heather’s Heat & Flavor - Heather’s Peach Blueberry and Merlot Salsa
www.heatandflavor.com

Bean
1st place — Rosa Mexicano Kitchen Pomegranate Black Bean Salsa
www.rosamexicano.info
2nd place — Gunther’s Gourmet Groceries Black & White Bean Salsa
www.gunthersgourmet.com
3rd place — Pepper Palace Not Sweet Black Bean & Corn Medium Salsa
www.pepperpalace.com

Chipotle
1st place — Two Hot Chili Peppers Chipotle Garlic Salsa
www.twohotchilipeppers.net
2nd place — Mac’s Hot Sauce - Mac’s Hot Chipotle Salsa
www.macshotsauce.com
3rd place — Dockside Market Chipotle Citrus
www.docksidemarket.com

Fruit
1st place — Two Hot Chili Peppers Mango Peach Salsa
www.twohotchilipeppers.net
2nd place — Pace Foods - Pace Pineapple Mango Chipotle
www.pacefoods.com
3rd place — Gunther’s Gourmet Groceries Lime Mango Salsa
www.gunthersgourmet.com

Habanero
1st place — Pepper Palace Gourmet X-Hot Salsa
www.pepperpalace.com
2nd place — CaJohns Senor J’s Xhot Salsa
www.cajohns.com
3rd place — Little Willie’s Grenade Sauce - Little Willie’s Pineapple-Mango Salsa
www.littlewillieshotsauce.com

Hot
1st place — Pace Foods - Pace Picante Sauce Hot
www.pacefoods.com
2nd place — Pace Foods - Pace Thick & Chunky Salsa Hot
www.pacefoods.com
3rd place — Chunky Salsa Hot Rancho Bravo Salsa Picante Extra Hot
www.ranchobravosalsas.com

Medium
1st place — Pace Foods - Pace Triple Pepper Salsa
www.pacefoods.com
2nd place — CaJohns CaBoom! Black Bean & Corn Salsa Medium
www.cajohns.com
3rd place — Rusty Horseshoe Pepper Company - Judge Roy Bean’s Red Salsa
www.horseshoepepper.com

Mild
1st place — Gunther’s Gourmet Groceries Salsa Fresca
www.gunthersgourmet.com
2nd place — Pace Foods - Pace Thick & Chunky Salsa Mild
www.pacefoods.com
3rd place — Gunther’s Gourmet Groceries Peach Salsa
www.gunthersgourmet.com

Specialty
1st place — Blackwell’s Texas Lava – Smoke
2nd place — Stagecoach Salsa Company Smoke & Fire Salsa
www.stagecoachsalsa.com
3rd place — RoBear’s Hickory Smoked Salsa Hot
www.ro-bears.com

Verde Tomatillo
1st place — Pepper Palace Not Sweet Green Jalapeño  Salsa
www.pepperpalace.com
2nd place — Vern’s Queso - Vern’s Salsa Verde
www.vernsquesosalsa.com
3rd place — Gunther’s Gourmet Groceries Tomatillo Salsa Verde
www.gunthersgourmet.com

Snack
Cheese
1st place — Pepper Palace Queso Amarilla Hot
www.pepperpalace.com
2nd place — Pepper Palace Queso Blanco
www.pepperpalace.com
3rd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Jack’s Hot Pepper Cheese Dip
www.gardenfreshsalsa.com

Chips
1st place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Sesame Seed Tortilla Chips
www.gardenfreshsalsa.com
2nd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Original Tortilla Chips
www.gardenfreshsalsa.com
3rd place — Garden Fresh Margaritaville Island Lime Tortilla Chips
www.margaritavillefoods.com

Pickled Peppers/Pickles
1st place — Whitson Chile Products - Whitson’s Candied Heat
www.whitsons.com
2nd place — Looker’s Unique Foods Pickled Peppers
3rd place — Pepper Palace Candied Jalapeño s
www.pepperpalace.com

Prepared Dip
1st place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Cream Cheese and Salsa
www.gardenfreshsalsa.com
2nd place — Garden Fresh Salsa Margaritaville Paradise Dip
www.margaritavillefoods.com
3rd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Hummus Toppers
www.gardenfreshsalsa.com

Specialty/Jerky
1st place — The Beef Jerky Emporium Hot Beef Jerky
www.tbje.com
2nd place — Chipotle Texas Smokin’ Hot Popcorn Jalapeño Parmesan
www.chipotletx.com
3rd place — Stagecoach Salsa Hot & Spicy Turkey Jerky
www.stagecoachsalsa.com

Zesty Sweets

Candy
1st place — Zane & Zack’s Chocolates by George Incendiary Chocolates
www.zandzhoneyco.com
www.chocolatesbygeorge.com
2nd place — Cowgirl Chocolates Chipotle Caramel
www.cowgirlchocolates.com
3rd place — Cowgirl Chocolates Cappuccino Truffles
www.cowgirlchocolates.com

Cook-off

Beverage

Bloody Mary Mix
1st place — Demetri’s Bloody Mary Seasoning Classic Recipe
www.demitris.com
2nd place — Danny Cash Devils Highway Habanero Bloody Mary Mix
www.dannycash.com
3rd place — Demitri’s Bloody Mary Seasoning Chilies and Peppers
www.demitris.com

Margarita/Speciality
1st place — Lt. Blender’s Sugar Free Margarita in a Bag
www.ltblenderonline.com
2nd place — Fat Mama’s Knock You Naked
www.fatmamastamales.com
3rd place — Quaker Steak & Lube Root Beer
www.quakersteakandlube.com

Food

Chili con Carne
1st place — Pecos Red Chili Mix
www.pecosred.com
2nd place — Chugwater Chili Gourmet Chili
www.chugwaterchili.com
3rd place  — Cin Chili
www.cinchili.com

Dip/Salsa (Dry Mix)
1st place — Chugwater Chili Gourmet Chili
www.chugwaterchili.com
2nd place — My Favorite New Mexico Foods Hot Chama Chipotle Dip
www.mfnmfoods.com
3rd place — My Favorite New Mexico Foods Terracotta Toasted Onion  Hot Pepper Dip
www.mfnmfoods.com

Dry Seasoning/Rub
1st place — Quaker Steak & Lube Chipotle BBQ
www.quakersteakandlube.com
2nd place — Pepper Palace Beef Rub
www.pepperpalace.com
3rd place — The Bar-B-Q Shop’s Dancing Pigs Dry Seasoning
www.dancingpigs.com

Grilling/Finishing Sauce
1st place — Doc Tim Foods Amazing Maple Chipotle Sauce
www.doctimfoods.com
2nd place — My Favorite New Mexico Foods 4-Chile Beer Simmered Ribs
www.mfnmfoods.com
3rd place — New Mexico Chile Coyote Trail Enchilada Sauce
www.cooking-eating.com

Jerk Seasoning
1st place — Flaming Joe’s Caribbean Style Jerk Sauce Hot
www.flamingjoes.com
2nd place — Top Secret Gourmets X-Hot Jamaican Habanero & Lime Jerk Rub
www.topsecretgourmets.com
3rd place — Flaming Joe’s Carribean style Jerk Sauce Mild
www.flamingjoes.com

Marinade
1st place — Doc Tim Foods Amazing Maple Chipotle Sauce
www.doctimfoods.com
2nd place — Pepper Palace Spicy Mountain Q Marinade
www.pepperpalace.com
3rd place — Jake's Barbeque Basil Lime Infused Marinade
www.jakesbbqsauce.com

Specialty
1st place — Iavarone’ Steak House Bada Bing! Sauce
www.iavaronessteakhouse.com
2nd place — Whitson’s Moist Chili Seasoning
www.whitsons.com
3rd place — Chipotle Texas Sensational Chef Salts Ancho & Granulated Sea Salt
www.chipotletx.com

Wing Sauce Extra Hot
1st place — Capt. Spongefood Meleguta X
www.captainspongefoot.com
2nd place — Quaker Steak & Lube SuperCharged
www.quakersteakandlube.com
3rd place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine Atomic
www.sweetsunshine.com

Wing Sauce Hot
1st place — Defcon Sauces Defense Condition #1 Extreme Heat
www.defconsauces.com
2nd place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine Hot
www.sweetsunshine.com
3rd place — All Spice Café Chipotle  Garlic
www.allspicecafe.com

Wing Sauce Medium
1st place — Capt. Spongefoot Sriracha Z
www.captainspongefoot.com
2nd place — Defcon Sauces Defense Condition #2 Medium Heat
www.defconsauces.com
3rd place — Capt. Spongefoot Chipotle CSTC
www.captainspongefoot.com

Wing Sauce Mild
1st place — Defcon Sauces Defense Condition #3 Mild Heat
www.defconsauces.com
2nd place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine Sweet
www.sweetsunshine.com
3rd place — Capt. Spongefoot  Cranberry-Chipotle
www.captainspongefoot.com

Marketing

Label
1st place — All Spice Café Cayenne Habanero
www.allspicecafe.com
2nd place — Bisummo Ass Murdering Hot Sauce
www.bisummo.com
3rd place — Tony Legner’s Cat 5 Hot Sauce
www.tonylegner.com

Logo
1st place — Rusty Horseshoe Pepper Company
www.horseshoepepper.com
2nd place — Flaming Tongue Hot Sauce Shop
www.flamingtonguehotsauce.com
3rd place — Hungry Punker Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce
www.hungrypunker.com

Packaging
1st place — Bodine Cocktail Dancer’s Olives, Mixers & Rimming Sugars & Salts
www.bodineetcfoods.com
2nd place — Garden Fresh Margaritaville Island Lime Tortilla Chips
www.gardenfreshsalsa.com
3rd place — Cin Chili Ready-to-Eat Hearty Beef w/Beans
www.cinchili.com

Specialty
1st place — CaJohns ZestFest 08 Commemorative Bottle
www.cajohns.com
2nd place — CaJohns & Engine House 13 Event Poster
www.cajohns.com
3rd place — CaJohns Engine House 13 Hot Sauce Gift Pack
www.cajohns.com