Best Hot Sauce in San Antonio, TX: 3 Makers, Ranked
San Antonio's hot sauce and salsa makers are verified by their own published pages. The ranking weighs published bottle prices, distribution channels, and the peppers each maker lists on its products.
The ranking
Booty Fire
Mike Morissette and his wife Sandra run Booty-Fire Sauces & Spices out of a backyard. The published pepper lineup spans Ghost, Thai, Habanero, Jalapeño, and Serrano. The brand lists itself as small-batch and family-run. The lineup ships through Greater San Antonio farmers markets, specialty retailers, and a direct online store. A Sauce Pod Mix & Match 2-Pack lists at $20.00 with the 4-Pack at $40.00.
River City Sauces
River City Sauces, LLC operates out of 2207 Sapphire Oak at ZIP 78232. The published hot sauces list at $12.99 regular and are currently on sale at $10.00. Reapers Fury is the Carolina Reaper entry in the published catalog, and the maker also lists an Amazon storefront on the home page footer.
South Texas Stinger
This salsa line uses 100% Texas-grown chili peppers with farm-to-jar in 24 hours per the home page. The published lineup includes Copperhead Salsa Macha, Rattlesnake Salsa, Salsa Guera, Texas Coral Snake Salsa, and Blueberry Habanero Salsa. The line packs both retail and bulk wholesale containers for restaurants, and the line is small-batch per the home page.
By neighborhood
Northwest Side
Booty-Fire Sauces & Spices publishes the brand's base from this corridor.
FAQ
How were these makers ranked?
The ranking weighs published bottle prices, distribution channels, and the peppers each maker lists on its products.
What style of hot sauce is San Antonio known for?
All three San Antonio makers publish themselves as small-batch producers, and Booty-Fire's published line emphasizes all-natural ingredients with no fillers or manufactured preservatives.
Where can I buy San Antonio hot sauce?
Booty-Fire sells direct through its online store and ships from its Texas base. River City Sauces runs local pickup only on most products at 2207 Sapphire Oak. South Texas Stinger distributes through retail containers and bulk wholesale to restaurants.
Which San Antonio hot sauce makers use habanero?
Two of the three San Antonio makers publish habanero on their pepper list: Booty-Fire names habanero in its five-pepper lineup of Ghost, Thai, Habanero, Jalapeño, and Serrano, and River City Sauces ships a Habanero Honey Fusion alongside its Reaper and Jalapeno lines.
Which peppers are common across San Antonio hot sauce lines?
Booty-Fire names Ghost, Thai, Habanero, Jalapeño, and Serrano on its pepper list, and River City Sauces's Reapers Fury entry uses Carolina Reaper. Jalapeño and habanero both appear on two of the three published lines.