While we have been more into trying new hot sauces and other spicy products rather than collecting new bottles, I thought it would be nice to post some pics of a few of the recent collectibles that have been added to our collection and now reside in the Hot Sauce Shrine. Here are some pics:

With getting the Blair Vintage collection, a bottle of N-59, and having a Firecracker 500 Reserve on the way some time in June, I found that I had to do some creative re-arranging to make some space to be able to keep them all in the same place on display. I call it the Blair [...]

Even the USPS thinks so. Notice the chili peppers on the top.
From the usps website:
Artist Steve Buchanan, of Winsted, Connecticut, created each of the five stamp designs. As reference, he used slide photographs made by his wife Rita Buchanan’s research in the late 1970s on indigenous agricultural methods in the southwestern United States. The crops [...]

It tickles our hearts to see companies that we admire, as well as products we like & esteem, continue to grow and have ongoing success. Such is the case with Brian Moon and the great folks at Loco Luna Gourmet Foods. Brian’s products continue to be all the rage, and his ability to add on [...]

On the side of the bottle, CaJohn warns you, “The Fatalii is a chile from Central South Africa commonly known as “the devil’s tongue”. This sauce is very tasty and VERY HOT! Remember, I warned you!”
First impression: Taking some of the aroma from the bottle after unscrewing the lid, this fatalii pepper just smells macho. [...]

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Ever since our son, Ari, was diagnosed with autism in February 2006, we had wondered about the best way to help others with the disorder. We asked ourselves, “Wouldn’t it be great if we could combine [...]

No, we’re not joking. This is an idea for a bottle #1 of Dick Cheney’s Pepper Shot. Here’s the offer:
Bottle number one in the limited edition is being set aside for a special price of $125,000, which includes the “Hunting Camp Excursion”. Basically they’ll set up a barbecue for you and 125 of your friends [...]

From the hinterlands of the Gem State of Idaho comes Scotty B’s Gourmet Hot Sauces and Specialty Foods. Although Scotty B’s products are mainly distributed throughout Idaho, Washington, and Oregon, we anticipate that Scotty B’s products will be more widely available in the near future. Scotty has a full and diverse line of hot sauces, [...]

It’s every chilihead’s dream to find the world’s hottest pepper. We go through phases of seeking all the heat we can handle, delving into extracts and maybe even cap-surfing until we either tire of it, hurt ourselves or settle into simply eating fresh peppers regularly.
April fool’s Day 2006 will go down in history as the [...]

We simply can’t eat everywhere we’d like to, and reviews like these illustrate why that is. Take this first one, about Tong’s Thai Cuisine in southwest Missouri:
Tong’s differs from Ozarks Asian cuisine
It’s not authentic Thai, but rather Thai-style. We like the phrase in the review which says,
Chef and owner Tong Trithara says that Thai food [...]