Best Hot Sauce in Greater Sacramento, CA: 4 Makers, Ranked
Prescribed Burn Sauces tops this Greater Sacramento ranking with ten small-batch sauces on a 1-11 burn scale. The brand cooks in Granite Bay, California. Highglow Premium Sauce Co ferments its Sacramento sauce for up to a month. Épicée sells its line from West Sacramento.
The ranking
Illustrative image from published details; not a photograph of the premises or packaging. Prescribed Burn Sauces runs ten bottles on a 1-11 burn scale. Ghost Torched is the hottest at 11/11, built with ghost pepper, smoked reaper mash, guajillo and pasilla chili. Drip Torch SC is the mildest at 2/11. Burn Boss is pure habanero with citrus. The brand started in 2020 with a cast-iron pot and garden peppers, then sold out its first farmers market table. It took a 2nd Place International Flavor Award. Some runs stay under 200 bottles.
Illustrative image from published details; not a photograph of the premises or packaging. Highglow Premium Sauce Co
Highglow Premium Sauce Co makes its sauce in small batches in Sacramento, California. The base is a ferment of up to a month. Chile De Árbol and Fresno Apple each list at $12.00. The Three Sauce Bundle is $30.00. Orders of 1 to 3 bottles ship at one flat rate. A limited run used 20 pounds of Carolina Reapers and 10 pounds of habaneros from JM Farms in Sacramento.
Illustrative image from published details; not a photograph of the premises or packaging. Épicée
Épicée is a West Sacramento line created by Chef Céline Callejon in 2020. It is 100% gay-owned, 100% women-owned and 100% spicy. Bottles sit at the Sacramento Food Co-op and the Placerville Food Co-op. Orders run through the online shop, with email and text contact at 510-778-0281.
Illustrative image from published details; not a photograph of the premises or packaging. Insomnia Hot
Insomnia Hot works from Tahoe Park in Sacramento. Cory and Diana started growing peppers on their apartment porch in Curtis Park in 2020. The garden moved to Tahoe Park later that year. They grow only rare peppers that stores do not carry. The line runs from hot sauce to spicy cookies, seasonings and snacks. They trained through the Alchemist Kitchen Incubator Program.
FAQ
What style of hot sauce is Greater Sacramento known for?
Prescribed Burn Sauces makes ten sauces on a 1-11 burn scale. Highglow Premium Sauce Co ferments each batch for up to a month. Épicée calls its line 100% spicy.
What are the cheapest hot sauce bottles in Greater Sacramento?
Highglow Premium Sauce Co lists Chile De Árbol and Fresno Apple at $12.00 each. Its Three Sauce Bundle is $30.00. The Limited Edition Reaper Habanero is listed at $12.00.
Which Greater Sacramento hot sauce makers ship online?
Prescribed Burn Sauces ships nationwide. Highglow Premium Sauce Co ships orders of 1 to 3 bottles at one flat rate. Épicée sells through its online shop.
Which Greater Sacramento hot sauce makers use habanero?
Prescribed Burn Sauces makes Burn Boss from pure habanero with citrus. Highglow Premium Sauce Co used 10 pounds of local habaneros in a limited run.