Best Hot Sauce in Greater Providence, RI: 3 Makers, Ranked
Rhed's Hot Sauce makes and bottles its sauces 2-3 days a week at 10 Sims Ave. in Providence. The company buys about 5,000 pounds of local peppers a year. 13 Stars Hot Sauce crafts its line in small batches out of Warren. Orisirisi Spice of Life manufactures its pepper sauces at Hope & Main in Warren.
The ranking
Illustrative image from published details; not a photograph of the premises or packaging. Bottle prices start at $3.50 for the Original mini, and full bottles list at $9.99, including Ragin Bajan, Dabbi, Morita and Deja Vu. Club Jalapeno is $8.99 and Lemon Drop is out of stock. The chili mash ferments for over two weeks, and the kitchen turns out more than 100 gallons of hot sauce a week. Rhed's Original took first place at the 2023 Scovie Awards in New Mexico.
Illustrative image from published details; not a photograph of the premises or packaging. Prices run from $12.99 for Dragon's Breath, Mean Green and Tango Mango up to $17.76 for Nuclear Option. Published estimates put Tango Mango near 90K SHUs and Nuclear Option near 400K SHUs. The founder deployed overseas in 2018 and later built the company as an Air Force veteran. The lineup also includes Big Red One at a published 10K SHUs, and more than 125 pepper varieties have been tested.
Illustrative image from published details; not a photograph of the premises or packaging. Orisirisi Spice of Life
Orisirisi Spice of Life is a family-owned company making pepper sauce at Hope & Main in Warren. The line is built to cover heat lovers and novices alike. Its sauces are described as all-natural and rich in antioxidants, and the brand says it beat the top 3 national brands in blind taste tests. The tagline calls the sauce the Caribbean in a bottle.
FAQ
What style of hot sauce is Greater Providence known for?
Rhed's Hot Sauce ferments its chili mash for over two weeks before bottling. 13 Stars Hot Sauce bottles a mild Asian style sauce and a superhot reaper and ghost sauce. Orisirisi Spice of Life builds its flavors from the founder's upbringing in Trinidad and Tobago. Orisirisi Spice of Life calls its sauce the Caribbean in a bottle.
What are the cheapest hot sauce bottles in Greater Providence?
Rhed's Original mini bottle is $3.50, while full bottles run $8.99 for Club Jalapeno and $9.99 for Ragin Bajan. 13 Stars starts at $12.99. At the top, Nuclear Option is priced at $17.76.
Which Greater Providence hot sauces are the hottest?
13 Stars Hot Sauce publishes estimates of 10K SHUs for Big Red One, 90K for Tango Mango and 400K for Nuclear Option.
Which Greater Providence hot sauce makers ship online?
13 Stars Hot Sauce ships free on orders of $60 or more. Rhed's Hot Sauce sells at its Providence shop and at farmers markets across Rhode Island and Massachusetts.