The Eternal Flames are awarded to the best hot sauce in class at each Heatwave Expo. There have been so many amazing sauces at Heatwave but these ones were seen to be worthy of recognition for hitting the taste buds a bit different. These sauces stood out to some serious hot sauce fanatics so that’s saying a lot.
All sauces are sampled and scored by a panel of distinct judges consisting of top chefs, culinary experts and self proclaimed chili heads of all walks of life who have an immense love for hot sauce. Hot Sauce for Life! The Eternal Flame reigns.
ETERNAL FLAME HOT SAUCE AWARDS 2024
2024 LONDON RECIPIENTS:
FAVOURITE LABEL WINNER: The Hub – Gold Metal Mustard
( RUNNER UPS : Flame Spitter – Barbaric BBQ, Villain Sauce Co – Witch Doctor )
MOST UNIQUE WINNER: Island Son Canada – Dragon Wing Tonic
(RUNNER UPS: The Capsaicin Cartel – Hautburger, JR’s Hot Sauce – JR’s Yell-O )
SPICY SNACK WINNER: The Great Mallard – Mango Guava Scorpion
(RUNNER UPS: Flame Spitter – Noir Spicy Blueberry Honey, Proper Heathen Hot Sauce – Chili Oil Crisp)
MILD WINNER: JR’s Hot Sauce – JR’s Yell-O
(RUNNER UPS: Villain Sauce Co. – Witch Doctor, The Capasaicin Cartel – NOIR )
MEDIUM WINNER: The Botanist Alchemy – Mango Habanero
(RUNNER UPS: Chucky Habanero – Hot Dill Pickle, Royal Pepper – The Duke)
HOT WINNER: Purple Tongue Hot Sauce – Nashville North
(RUNNER UPS: The Capasaicin Cartel – Hautburger, Villain Sauce Co. – Bad Guy Sauce )
EXTREME WINNER: Haico’s Hot Sauce – Canadian Colon Cleanser
(RUNNER UPS: Pepper North Artisan Foods – Stargazer, Hurt Berry Farms – Ethereal )
BEST IN SHOW: Botanist Alchemy – Mango Habanero
2023 LONDON RECIPIENTS:
BEST IN SHOW: THE BACK 40 – SWEET WHISKEY HEAT
MILD WINNER: CHARK SAUCE AND SPICE CO. – MAPLE SPICED HEAT
(RUNNER UPS: Delusional Sauce Co -Oh Gee & F.O.C. Foods – Fermented Verdey)
MEDIUM WINNER: ROYAL PEPPER HOT SAUCE – THE KNIGHT
(RUNNER UPS: The Botanist Alchemy -Blueberry Pomegranate & Island Son Canada – Envy)
HOT WINNER: THE BACK 40 INC – SWEET WHISKEY HEAT
(RUNNER UPS: The Botanist Alchemy – Bourbon Smoked Chocolate Glaze & Purple Tongue – Honey Garlic)
EXTREME WINNER: HURT BERRY FARMS – ETHEREAL
(RUNNER UPS: Purple Tongue – Hotaulfo Mango & Sharpe Sauces – I Dare You)
MOST UNIQUE WINNER: BOTANIST ALCHEMY – BOURBON SMOKED CHOCOLATE GLAZE
(RUNNER UPS: The Back 40 – Sweet Whiskey Heat & Hurt Berry Farms – Ethereal)
SPICY SNACK WINNER: F.O.C. FOODS – SALT CURED CHILES IN OIL
(RUNNER UPS: Rimjobs and Meat Rubs Co. – XXX Reaper Caesar Rimmer & Nature’s Way Organics – Oooh La La Popcorn)
FAVOURITE LABEL WINNER: DELUSIONAL SAUCES – DRUPE BHUT
2022 LONDON RECIPIENTS:
MILD WINNER: SMOKE & TEARS – APIARY ABLAZE
(RUNNER UPS: Oil Town Brewing Co. – 5W-20 Pickled Mustard, Sorry Sauce – Beauty)
MEDIUM WINNER: SHARPE SAUCES – CHERRY SAUCE
(RUNNER UPS: Ginger Goat – Peaches n’ Scream, Heat From the Hammer – Rousay Red #5)
HOT WINNER: GINGER GOAT – WE GOT THE BEETS
(RUNNER UPS: Dawson’s Hot Sauce – Original Hot, Lost in the Sauce – Bodhi)
EXTREME WINNER: HAICO HOT SAUCE – DEVIL’S BREW
(RUNNER UPS: Local Talent Hot Sauce – Trinidad Chocolate Scorpion, Sharpe Sauces – I Dare You))
MOST UNIQUE WINNER: GINGER GOAT – WE GOT THE BEETS
The Eternal Flame Award For The 2021 Audience Choice Favourite Hot Sauce at the HEATWAVE SUMMER MARKET ( Pandemic Edition )
Goes To Windsor’s Halo Heats With The Spicy Pickle Hot Sauce. A Close Runner-Up By Only A Few Votes Was Sharpe Foods With Their In Your Face Hot Sauce. Thanks To All Who Voted And Congrats To Kaitlynn On Winning The Prize Package From Chilly Chiles.
2020 LONDON RECIPIENTS:
MILD WINNER: ISLAND FOODS – TAMARIND SAUCE
(RUNNER UPS: U4IQ – GINGERLY HOT, DILL-LICIOUS – DILL-LICIOUS)
MEDIUM WINNER: TROPIC THUNDERS – FIERY PHOENIX
(RUNNER UPS: DAWSON’S – CREMINI HABERNERO, CHETTY’S – MANGO)
HOT WINNER: U4IQ – HEDONISTIC
(RUNNER UPS: JEOW – ORIGINAL, HURT BERRY FARMS – CHARRED THREADS)
EXTREME WINNER: SORRY SAUCE – CHERRYNOBLE
(RUNNER UPS: MERYL’S – DEADLY SEVEN, CHETTY’S – GARLIC)
MOST UNIQUE WINNER: DILL-LICIOUS- DILL-LISCIOUS
(RUNNER UPS: U4IQ – GINGERLY HOT, SORRY SAUCE – CHERRYNOBLE)
BEST LABEL WINNER: STEEL CITY – VIKING TEARS
2019 (HAMILTON) RECIPIENTS:
MILD WINNER: HURT BERRY FARMS – VIRIDESCENT
(RUNNER UPS: REINE DE LA RUCHE – FIRE CRACKER, SINAI GOURMET – PABLANO)
MEDIUM WINNER: LOST IN THE SAUCE – BURNING MANGO
(RUNNER UPS: TASTING THE HEAT – DILLISCIOUS, ISLAND SON – BAJAN TYGA)
HOT WINNER: NERPY’S – GOLD
(RUNNER UPS: JARGON – SERRANO & HABERNARO, SINAI GOURMET – REAPER HONEY & KULTIVAR & CO. – GHOST PEPPER PEACH)
EXTREME WINNER: MERYL’S – DEADLY SEVEN
(RUNNER UPS: CHETTY’S – EXTREME, DAN’S RIP’N – 10TH DEGREE BURN)
MOST UNIQUE WINNER: TASTING THE HEAT – DILLISCIOUS
(RUNNER UPS: SINAI GOURMET – REAPER HONEY, DAN’S RIP’N – HOT MUSTARD)
BEST LABEL WINNER: HAICO’S – RED DAWN
2019 (LONDON) RECIPIENTS:
MILD WINNER – PAPA D’S, HOT MAPLE SYRUP
(MILD RUNNER UP – UNCLE CHESTER’S, 1 FLAME)
MEDIUM WINNER – HURT BERRY FARMS, STARLESS
(MEDIUM RUNNER UPS – OUT OF THE BOX, PINEAPPLE MANGO & SALEM’S LOTT, SCHROOM OF DOOM)
HOT WINNER – TATA’S, PINEAPPLE SCOTCH BONNET
(HOT RUNNER UPS – CHETTY’S, GARLIC PIQUANTE & MERYL’S HOT SCOTCH BONNET MANGO)
EXTREME WINNER – MERYL’S, DEADLY SCOTCH BONNET
(EXTREME RUNNER UP – HAICO, DEVIL’S BREW)
MOST UNIQUE WINNER – MH SAUCES, TRIPLE HEAT SWEET POTATO
MOST UNIQUE RUNNER UPS – PAPA D’S HOT MAPLE SYRUP & SALEM’S LOTT, SCHROOM OF DOOM
BEST LABEL WINNER – MEOW THATS HOT, LAVA LYNX