Best New Product

Consumer Ready
1st place — Chuma Gourmet Foods/Chuma Chipotle Mix
2nd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet Habanero Mango w/Ginger & Honey
3rd place — Cin Chili Ready-to-Eat Hearty Beef w/Beans

Cook-Off Food
1st place — CaJohns Jolokia Fiery Smoked Sausages Hot

CONSUMER READY

Barbecue Sauce

Alcohol Infused
1st place — Cowboy BBQ Sweet & Smoky Meat Moppin Sauce
2nd place — Porky’s Gourmet Foods Historic Lynchburg Swineapple Rib Glaze
3rd place — CaJohns Bourbon Infused Chipotle-Habanero Sauce

Chile Specific
1st place — Picky Vicki Gourmet Shamelessly Sassy
2nd place — Grumpy’s Foods Black Label
3rd place — CaJohns Jolokia BBQ 10

Chipotle Base
1st place — Duncan Foods Drunken’ BBQ Sauce-Fire
2nd place — Doc Tim Foods Amazing Maple Chipotle Sauce
3rd place — 3AM Bobby Que Chipotle Style Bobby Que Sauce

Fruit Base
1st place — Fischer & Wieser Pomegranate & Mango Chipotle Sauce
2nd place — Pepper Palace Apple Cinnamon BBQ Sauce
3rd place — CaJohns Peach Brandy Ancho Barbecue Sauce

Mustard Base
1st place — Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q Backyard Mustard Sauce
2nd place — Pepper Palace Carolina Style BBQ Sauce
3rd place — Eight Flags Sauce Co. Island Gold

Smoked
1st place — Danielle’s Sauces Smoke & Spice BBQ
2nd place — Woody’s Bar-B-Q Hickory Mild Bar-B-Que Sauce
3rd place — Pepper Palace Mountain Q Spicy BBQ Sauce

Specialty
1st place — 3 AM Bobby Que Original Bobby Que Sauce
2nd place — The Bar-B-Q Shop’s Dancing Pigs Original Bar-B-Que Sauce
3rd place — Quaker Steak and Lube Asian Barbeque Sauce

Sweet Base
1st place — Richard’s Hot Sauce Hot Smokey-Sweet Barbeque Savoring Sauce
2nd place — Danielle’s Sauces Sweet & Spice BBQ
3rd place — Robear’s Honey Jalapeno Barbeque Sauce

Tomato Base
1st place — Bodine’s R.C. Buck’s Sweet Apple Delight
2nd place — Pirates Port BBQ Pirates Barbecue Sauce
3rd place — Big Mike’s Original Recipe BBQ Sauce-Spicy

Vinegar Base
1st place — Woody’s Bar-B-Que Original Hot Bar-B-Que Sauce
2nd place — The Bar-B-Q Shop’s Dancing Pigs Hot Bar-B-Que Sauce
3rd place — Woody’s Bar-B-Que Original Mild Bar-B-Que Sauce

XXX Hot
1st place — Picky Vicki XXX Extreme
2nd place — CaJohns Jolokia BBQ 10
3rd place — Wild Joe’s Authentic Barbeque Sauce

Condiment

Asian Stir Fry
1st place — Intensity Academy Chai Thai Teriaki
2nd place — Danielle’s Sauces Sweet Chili Sauce
3rd place — Pepper Palace Teriyaki Sauce

Sauce
1st place — Porky’s Gourmet Historic Lynchburg Seafood Cocktail Sauce
2nd place — My Favorite New Mexico Foods “Gulf of Mexico” Spicy Cocktail Sauce
3rd place — Intensity Academy Chai Chipotle Cocktail Sauce

Dessert Sauce
1st place — Bodine’s Sweet Strawberry Heat
2nd place — Pepper Palace Raspberry Chipotle Sauce
3rd place — Rafters 75 Blackberry Habanero Glaze

Horseradish
1st place — Pepper Palace Nasal Napalm
2nd place — Defcon Sauces Habby Pony Habanero Horseradish Hot
3rd place — Defcon Sauces Habby Pony Habanero Horseradish Mild

Jam/Jelly
1st place — Hixton Blue Collar Café Raspbanero
2nd place — Hixton Blue Collar Café Strawbanero
3rd place — Micks Peppourri Private Preserve X-Hot

Condiment/Mustard
1st place — High on Rose Heat ‘n Sweet Banana Pepper Mustard
2nd place — Crazy Uncle Jester’s
Blazing Hot Mustard
3rd place — Dave’s Gourmet Hurtin’ Babanero Honey Mustard

Prepared Sauce
1st place — Pepper Palace Chili Starter Medium
2nd place — My Favorite New Mexico Foods Red Chile Sauce
3rd place — My Favorite New Mexico Foods Hot Green Chile Sauce

Relish
1st place — Sizzlin Sauces Razing Cane Garlic Relish
2nd place — Cowboy BBQ Cranberry Orange Jalapeno Relish
3rd place — Stagecoach Salsa Kickin’ Cranberry Splash

Salad Dressing
1st place — Garden Fresh Gourmet Nino’s Chipotle Ranch
2nd place — Fischer & Wieser Original Roasted Raspberry Chipotle
3rd place — Gunther’s Gourmet Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette & Marinade

Specialty
1st place — Doc Tim Foods Amazing Maple Chipotle Sauce
2nd place — Chma Gourmet Chipotle Mix
3rd place — Dockside Market Island Jerk Sauce

Table Sauce/Ketchup
1st place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine
2nd place — Rickdaddy’s Gourmet
Style Spicy Ketchup
3rd place — Intensity Academy Chai Chipotle Chup

Table Seasoning
1st place — Miss Anna’s Hot Sauce Caribbean Shake
2nd place — Defcon Sauces DEFCON Smokey Dust
3rd place — Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q Seasoning & Dry Rub

Fresh Salsa

Fruit
1st place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Margaritaville Paradise Fruit
2nd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Habanero Mango w/Ginger & Honey
3rd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Five Fruit Salsa

Fresh Salsa/Guacamole/Specialty
1st place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Guacamole Zesty
2nd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Guacamole Mild
3rd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Nino’s Black Bean & Corn Medium

Hot
1st place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Jack’s Special Hot
2nd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Chipotle Garlic Hot
3rd place — Garden Fresh Salsa ’s Margaritaville Hot

Medium
1st place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Chipotle Garlic Medium
2nd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Jack’s Special Medium
3rd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Fire Roasted Vegetable Medium

Mild
1st place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Artichoke Garlic
2nd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Chipotle Garlic Mild
3rd place — Fresh Gourmet: Jack’s Special Mild Hot Sauce

Asian Style
1st place — Capain Thom’s Thai Monkey Sauce
2nd place — Dockside Market Wasabi Wave
3rd place — CaJohns Bwana Bret’s Sweet Bhuty

Caribbean Style
1st place — All Spice Café Caribbean Spice
2nd place — Dirty Dick’s Hot Pepper Sauce
3rd place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine

Chile Specific
1st place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine
2nd place — Captain Thom’s Thai Monkey Sauce
3rd place — Rancho Bravo Aji Rocoto Hot Pepper Sauce

Chipotle
1st place — CaJohns Bourbon Infused Chipotle-Habanero Sauce
2nd place — Mac’s Hot Sauce – Mac’s Raspberry Chipotle Hot Sauce
3rd place — Pepper Palace Sauce Makers Reserve Chipotle

Fruit
1st place — Susies Hot Sauce – Susie’s Tamarind Tango
2nd place — Dirty Dick’s Hot Pepper Sauce
3rd place — Capt. Spongefoot Cranberry-Chipotle

Habanero
1st place — Sizzlin Sauces Papa Jack’s Buffalo Hot Sauce
2nd place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine
3rd place — Bodine Etc. Memphis Mojo Smokin’ Heat Hot Sauce

International
1st place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine
2nd place — CaJohns Kiss My Bhut
3rd place — Can DEW Swazi Fire Sauce

Jalapeno
1st place — Monty’s Gourmet Foods Green Scream
2nd place — Porky’s Gourmet Foods Mother Thucker’s Hot Stuff
3rd place — Innuendo Enterprises Baboon Ass Brand Jalapeno Hot Sauce

Louisiana Style
1st place — Crazy Uncle Jester’s Spontaneous Combustion
2nd place — Porky’s Gourmet Foods Mother Thucker’s Hot Stuff
3rd place — Lizards on the Bayou Lizard Spit

Medium
1st place — Dockside Market Hurricane Citrus
2nd place — Defcon Sauces Defense Condition #2 Medium Heat
3rd place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine

Mild
1st place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine
2nd place — Dixie Heat – Dixie Delight Hot Sauce
3rd place — Miss Anna’s Hot Sauce – Miss Anna’s Mellow Pepper Sauce

Pepper Blend
1st place — Porky’s Gourmet Tennessee Red Lightnin’
2nd place — Cin Chili Hell’s Passion
3rd place — Lizards on the Bayou Gila Venom

Specialty
1st place — CaJohns Oaxacan Taco Sauce
2nd place — Iavarone’s Steak House Bada Bing! Sauce
3rd place — CaJohns Irish Scream

XXX Hot (with Extract)
1st place — Defcon Sauces Defense Condition #1 Extreme Heat
2nd place — Crazy Uncle Jester’s Spontaneous Combustion
3rd place — Crazy Uncle Jester’s Select Reserve

XXX Hot (without Extract)
1st place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine
2nd place — CaJohns Lethal Ingestion
CaJohns Killer Chipotle

Prepared Foods

Meats
1st place — CaJohns Jolokia Fiery Smoked Sausage Hot
2nd place — Big Fatty’s Flaming Foods Spanked Ribs
3rd place — Defcon Sauces Defense Condition #3 Mild Heat

Salsa
Alcohol Base
1st place — Pace Foods – Pace Tequila Lime Salsa
2nd place — CaJohns Margarita Brand Salsa Pineapple
3rd place — Heather’s Heat & Flavor – Heather’s Peach Blueberry and Merlot Salsa

Bean
1st place — Rosa Mexicano Kitchen Pomegranate Black Bean Salsa
2nd place — Gunther’s Gourmet Groceries Black & White Bean Salsa
3rd place — Pepper Palace Not Sweet Black Bean & Corn Medium Salsa

Chipotle
1st place — Two Hot Chili Peppers Chipotle Garlic Salsa
2nd place — Mac’s Hot Sauce – Mac’s Hot Chipotle Salsa
3rd place — Dockside Market Chipotle Citrus

Fruit
1st place — Two Hot Chili Peppers Mango Peach Salsa
2nd place — Pace Foods – Pace Pineapple Mango Chipotle
3rd place — Gunther’s Gourmet Groceries Lime Mango Salsa

Habanero
1st place — Pepper Palace Gourmet X-Hot Salsa
2nd place — CaJohns Senor J’s Xhot Salsa
3rd place — Little Willies Grenade Sauce – Little Willie’s Pineapple-Mango Salsa

Hot
1st place — Pace Foods – Pace Picante Sauce Hot
2nd place — Pace Foods – Pace Thick & Chunky Salsa Hot
3rd place — Chunky Salsa Hot Ranco Bravo SalsaPicante Extra Hot

Medium
1st place — Pace Foods – Pace Triple Pepper Salsa
2nd place — CaJohns CaBoom! Black Bean & Corn Salsa Medium
3rd place — Rusty Horseshoe Pepper Company – Judge Roy Bean’s Red Salsa

Mild
1st place — Gunther’s Gourmet Groceries Salsa Fresca
2nd place — Pace Foods – Pace Thick & Chunky Salsa Mild
3rd place — Gunther’s Gourmet Groceries Peach Salsa

Specialty
1st place — Blackwell’s Texas Lava – Smoke
2nd place — Stagecoach Salsa Company Smoke & Fire Salsa
3rd place — RoBear’s Hickory Smoked Salsa Hot

Verde Tomatillo
1st place — Pepper Palace Not Sweet Green Jalapeno Salsa
2nd place — Vern’s Queso – Vern’s Salsa Verde
3rd place — Gunther’s Gourmet Groceries Tomatillo Salsa Verde

Snack

Cheese
1st place — Pepper Palace Queso Amarilla Hot
2nd place — Pepper Palace Queso Blanco
3rd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Jack’s Hot Pepper Cheese Dip

Chips
1st place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Sesame Seed Tortilla Chips
2nd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Original Tortilla Chips
3rd place — Garden Fresh Margaritaville Island Lime Tortilla Chips

Pickled Peppers/Pickles
1st place — Whitson Chile Products – Whitson’s Candied Heat
2nd place — Looker’s Unique Foods Pickled Peppers
3rd place — Pepper Palace Candied Jalapenos

Prepared Dip
1st place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Cream Cheese and Salsa
2nd place — Garden Fresh Salsa Margaritaville Paradise Dip
3rd place — Garden Fresh Gourmet: Hummus Toppers

Specialty/Jerky
1st place — The Beef Jerkey Emporium Hot Beef Jerky
2nd place — Chipotle Texas Smokin’ Hot Popcorn Jalapeno Parmesan
3rd place — Stagecoach Salsa Hot & Spicy Turkey Jerky Zesty Sweets

Candy
1st place — Zane & Zack’s & Chocolates by George Incendiary Chocolates
2nd place — Cowgirl Chocolates Chipotle Caramel
3rd place — Cowgirl Chocolates Cappuccino Truffles

Cook-off

Beverage

Bloody Mary Mix
1st place — Demetri’s Bloody Mary Seasoning Classic Recipe
2nd place — Danny Cash Devils Highway Habanero Bloody Mary Mix
3rd place — Demitri’s Bloody Mary Seasoning Chilies and Peppers

Margarita/Speciality
1st place — Lt. Blender’s Sugar Free Margarita in a Bag
2nd place — Fat Mama’s Knock You Naked
3rd place — Quaker Steak & Lube Root Beer
Doc Tim Foods Firewater

Food

Chili con Carne
1st place — Pecos Red Chili Mix
2nd place — Chugwater Chili Gourmet Chili
Cin Chili

Dip/Salsa (Dry Mix)
1st place — Chugwater Chili Gourmet Chili
2nd place — My Favorite New Mexico Foods Hot Chama Chipotle Dip
3rd place — My Favorite New Mexico Foods Terracotta Toasted Onion Hot Pepper Dip

Dry Seasoning/Rub
1st place — Quaker Steak & Lube Chipotle BBQ
2nd place — Pepper Palace Beef Rub
3rd place — The Bar-B-Q Shop’s Dancing Pigs Dry Seasoning

Grilling/Finishing Sauce
1st place — Doc Tim Foods Amazng Maple Chipotle Sauce
2nd place — My Favorite New Mexico Foods 4-Chile Beer Simmered Ribs
3rd place — New Mexico Chile Coyote Trail Enchilada Sauce

Jerk Seasoning
1st place — Flaming Joe’s Carribean Style Jerk Sauce Hot
2nd place — Top Secret Gourmets X-Hot Jamaican Habanero & Lime Jerk Rub
3rd place — Flaming Joe’s Carribean style Jerk Sauce Mild

Marinade
1st place — Doc Tim Foods Amazing Maple Chipotle Sauce
2nd place — Pepper Palace Spicy Mountain Q Marinade
3rd place — Jakes Barbeque Basil Lime Infused Marinade

Specialty
1st place — Iavarone’ Steak House Bada Bing! Sauce
2nd place — Whitson’s Moist Chili Seasoning
3rd place — Chipotle Texas Sensational Chef Salts Ancho & Granulated Sea Salt

Wing Sauce Extra Hot
1st place — Capt. Spongefood Meleguta X
2nd place — Quaker Steak & Lube SuperCharged
3rd place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine

Wing Sauce Hot
1st place — Defcon Sauces Defense Condition #1 Extreme Heat
2nd place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine
3rd place — All Spice Café Chipotle Garlic

Wing Sauce Medium
1st place — Capt. Spongefoot Sriracha Z
2nd place — Defcon Sauces Defense Condition #2 Medium Heat
3rd place — Capt. Spongefoot Chipotle CSTC

Wing Sauce Mild
1st place — Defcon Sauces Defense Condition #3 Mild Heat
2nd place — Gourmet Conveniences Sweet Sunshine
3rd place — Capt. Spongefoot Cranberry-Chipotle

Marketing

Label
1st place — All Spice Café Cayenne Habanero
2nd place — Bisummo Ass Murdering Hot Sauce
3rd place — Tony Legner’s Cat 5 Hot Sauce

Logo
1st place — Rusty Horseshoe Pepper Company
2nd place — Flaming Tongue Hot Sauce Shop
3rd place — Hungry Punker Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce

Packaging
1st place — Bodine Cocktail Dancer’s Olives, Mixers & Rimming Sugars & Salts
2nd place — Garden Fresh Margaritaville Island Lime Tortilla Chips
3rd place — Cin Chili Ready-to-Eat Hearty Beef w/Beans

Specialty
1st place — CaJohns ZestFest 08 Commemorative Bottle
2nd place — CaJohns & Engine House 13 Event Poster
3rd place — CaJohns Engine House 13 Hot Sauce Gift Pack