First time trying Sam Sa’house and I can confidently say it’s worth the hype. His Smokey J sauce that was featured on Hot Ones wasn’t really for me because I’m not a smoke fan, but he had 7 other sauces available that were all phenomenal. Boxcar Hippie is made with a ton of fire roasted ingredients and scorpion pepper, and reminds me of one of my favorite Hellfire sauces. I almost picked up his chimichurri hot sauce as well. Sam is such a passionate and cool guy, it was a pleasure getting to meet him.
Miss Jenny’s is a tomato based 7-pot sauce that I’ve had before but was too tomatoey for my liking, but I tried this smoky oak version and immediately had to buy it. The tomato flavor seemed toned down to me, though she said it contains the same amount. I didn’t really get any smoke flavor from it, which is fine with me, but I believe she said it contains a different 7-pot varietal which I really enjoyed. It was great in this Bloody Mary that was otherwise unremarkable.
Log’s is a small operation with a cottage foods license, and I hope they can expand to commercial because this breakfast sauce was the star of the show for me. They even won a local competition earlier this year with it. It has a habanero/carrot/onion base, but is very ginger-forward which is something that’s hard to find in a sauce that’s not designed for any specific cuisine. I wish this flavor profile was more widely explored by other brands because it’s just fantastic. It was absolutely perfect on the wings we got there at Bricksworth brewery, which I always recommend as the best in Minnesota.
by FunkyLuster