Sweat 'N Spice - 2008 Scovie Award Winners

CATEGORY - Barbecue Sauce

American Style

1st Place: Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q Championship Red Sauce - Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q
2nd Place: Mama Raps B-B-Q - The Two Youths, Inc.
3rd Place: 3 A.M. Bobby Que Chipotle Sauce - 3 AM Bobby Que Products

American Style - Hot

1st Place: Uncle Pete’s Hickory BBQ Sauce - Uncle Pete’s BBQ Sauce
2nd Place: Fire Brand Hickory-Molasses Bar-B-Que Sauce - Freedom Grill Fire Brand
3rd Place: “A Woman’s Scorn Hot Pepper BBQ Sauce XXXX” - Rick’s Test Kitchen
Honorable Mention: Burning Hog - BBQ Brothers LLC

Chipotle

1st Place: Anna Mae’s Smoky Sweet Chipotle Oven & Grill Sauce - Robert Rothschild Farm
2nd Place: 4 A.M. Booby Que Chipotle Sauce - 3 AM Bobby Que Products
3rd Place: Big Acres® Hot & Spicy Barbeque - Melanie’s Fine Foods

Fruit

1st Place: Chipotle Razz - Madd Joe’s BBQ
2nd Place: Hickory Apple BBQ Sauce - Frawg N’ Turtle
3rd Place: Apple BBQ with Lime - Dillman Farm, Inc.

Unique

1st Place: Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q Backyard Mustard Sauce - Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q
2nd Place: Monty’s Smokin’ Roasted Garlic - Monty’s Gourmet Foods LLC
3rd Place: Roasted Shallot & Garlic - Gourmet Conveniences, Ltd - Sweet Sunshine Chili Sauce
Honorable Mention: Jamaican Jerk - Gourmet Conveniences, Ltd - Sweet Sunshine Chili Sauce

World Beat

1st Place: Kalbi Korean Sauce - Rocky Mountain Products
2nd Place: Smokin’ Willie’s Shanghai-Style BBQ & Grilling Sauce - Wild Bill’s Foods, Inc.
3rd Place: General Tsao Sauce - Rocky Mountain Products

CATEGORY - Beverages

Any Type

1st Place: Santa Fe Mixes Mojito - Apple Canyon Co Inc.
2nd Place: Santa Fe Mixes Margarita - Apple Canyon Co Inc.
3rd Place: Ginger ‘Gizer - Royal Pacific Foods - The Ginger People

Bloody Mary

1st Place: Demitri’s Bloody Mary Seasonings “Extra Horseradish” - Demitri’s Bloody Mary Seasonings
2nd Place: Freshies Habanero Hot Bloody Mary Mix - Freshies Food Corporation
3rd Place: Demitri’s Bloody Mary Seasonings “Chilies & Peppers” - Demitri’s Bloody Mary Seasonings

Wine

1st Place: Hot Sin® - Pazdar Winery
2nd Place: Cabernet Sauvignon with Red Chile - Anderson Valley Vineyards
3rd Place: Dragon Fire - Pazdar Winery

CATEGORY - Cheese

Unique

1st Place: Cabot Pepper Jack - Cabot Creamery Cooperative
2nd Place: Cabot Chiptole Cheddar - Cabot Creamery Cooperative
3rd Place: Cabot Habnero Cheddar - Cabot Creamery Cooperative

CATEGORY - Condiments

Horseradish

1st Place: Onion Blossom Horseradish Dip - Robert Rothschild Farm
2nd Place: Raspberry Cranberry Horseradish Sauce - Robert Rothschild Farm
3rd Place: Habby Horse Habanero Horseradish - Defcon Sauces, LLC

Ketchup

1st Place: Chai Chipotle Chup - Intensity Academy, LLC
2nd Place: Fire Roasted Tomato Ketchup - Village Marketplace
3rd Place: Texas Sassy Tequila Ketchup - Texas Sassy Foods

Meat Sauce

1st Place: Daddy’s Louisiana Sweet Habanero Sauce - Daddy’s Louisiana BBQ Sauce
2nd Place: Boneheads Piri Piri Hot Sauce - Boneheads Grilled Fish & Piri Piri Chicken
3rd Place: Fire Brand Original Steak Sauce - Freedom Grill Fire Brand

Mustard

1st Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Honey & Hot - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
2nd Place: NunDunBetter Gourmet Chile Mustard Sauce & Dip - KS Foods, LLC
3rd Place: Stone Ruination IPA Curry Mustard Grilling Sauce - Carlsbad Gourmet

Pickled Products

1st Place: Mel’s Sweet Inferno Pickles - Mel’s Hellish Products LLC
2nd Place: Sweet Jalapeno Mix - Slaton Chili Products
3rd Place: RoBear’s Jalapeno Pickles - RoBear’s Gourmet Foods, LLC

Prepared Dip

1st Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Hommus Toppers - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
2nd Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Hommus Spicy Cilantro - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
3rd Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Cream Cheese & Salsa - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.

Relish

1st Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Jack’s Special Spicy All-in-One Relish - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
2nd Place: KC’s Cippi Sweet-n-Hot Relish (Bread-n-Butter) - KC’s Cippi Salsa
3rd Place: Green Tomato Pepper Butter - Duck’s Products

Salad Dressing

1st Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Nino’s Chipotle Ranch - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
2nd Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Nino’s Creamy Maytag Bleu Cheese - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
3rd Place: Celebrations Brand Zesty Viniagrette - Taste The Heat

Table Seasoning

1st Place: Tony Legner’s Cat 5 Food Polish - Tony Legner’s Culinary Productions
2nd Place: Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q Seasoning and Dry Rub - Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q
3rd Place: Gordon’s Dragon Flakes - Gordon’s Pepper Company

Unique

1st Place: Habanero-Infused Honey - Ribber City Sauce Company
2nd Place: Hot Pepper Raspberry Chipotle Sauce - Robert Rothschild Farm
3rd Place: 505 Southwestern Chipotle Honey Roasted Green Chile - 505 Southwestern

CATEGORY - Cook It Up

Soups/Stews

1st Place: Hot Green Chile Sauce - My Favorite New Mexico Foods
2nd Place: Taylors Mexican Chili - Taylor’s Mexican Chili Co
3rd Place: Green Chile Stew - Fire On the Mountain

CATEGORY - Cook It Up Meat Required

Chili Con Carne

1st Place: Texas Choice Chili - Hot - Texas Choice
2nd Place: Chugwater Chili Gourmet Chili Blend - Chugwater Chili Corp
3rd Place: Pure Texas Chili-Hot - Pure Texas

Dry Seasonings

1st Place: My Mojo Low-Sodium Spice Blend - Chef Jimmy
2nd Place: JC’s Garlic, Escallion & All Spice - Kingston-Miami Trading Co.
3rd Place: Southwest Sunset - Tango Spice Company

Grilling Sauce

1st Place: Smokin’ Willie’s Classic BBQ & Grilling Sauce - Wild Bill’s Foods, Inc.
2nd Place: Smokin’ Willie’s Shanghai-Style BBQ & Grilling Sauce - Wild Bill’s Foods, Inc.
3rd Place: Smokin’ Willie’s Fiesta With Chipotle BBQ & Grilling Sauce - Wild Bill’s Foods, Inc.

Jerk Seasoning

1st Place: Flaming Joe’s Caribbean Style Jerk Sauce - Flaming Joe’s Inc.
2nd Place: JC’s Boston Dry Jerk Seasoning - Kingston-Miami Trading Co.
3rd Place: X-Hot Jamaican Habanero - Lime Jerk Rub - Top Secret Gourmets

Marinades

1st Place: Anything Goes - J Dogg Phair Presents
2nd Place: Hot Peri-Peri Marinade - Nando’s Original Peri-Peri Sauce
3rd Place: Zesty Citrus Salmon - My Favorite New Mexico Foods

Rubs

1st Place: Hot2Trot - Tango Spice Company
2nd Place: Big Acres® Stellar Steak - Melanie’s Fine Foods
3rd Place: X-Hot Cajun 4 Chili - Honey Spice Rub - Top Secret Gourmets

Unique

1st Place: Chipotle Cooking/Dipping Sauce Medium - A Fare To Remember LLC
2nd Place: RibKit - Williamson House Sauce
3rd Place: Pollo Caliente - My Favorite New Mexico Foods

Wing Sauce

1st Place: Original Recipe Table Sauce - Captain Spongefoot Trading Co
2nd Place: Hula Girl Hot Honey Wing Sauce - Band & Bakery dba Hula Hotties
3rd Place: Defense Condition #2 - Defcon Sauces, LLC

CATEGORY - Cook It Up No Meat Required

Dip Mixes

1st Place: Toasted Onion & Hot Pepper Dip - My Favorite New Mexico Foods
2nd Place: Hot Fiesta Pepper - Jillipepper Inc.
3rd Place: Hot Chama Chipotle Dip - My Favorite New Mexico Foods
Honorable Mention: Pecos Party Pepper Dip - My Favorite New Mexico Foods

CATEGORY - Flat Art

Company or Product Logo

1st Place: Pit Bull Hot Sauce - Pit Bull Hot Sauce, LLC
2nd Place: Infusion Hot Sauce - Inevsion Hot Sauce Company
3rd Place: Gringo Bandito - Gringo Bandito

Product Label

1st Place: Salsa Verde - Dolores’ NM Chili Products, LLC
2nd Place: Uncle Brutha’s Fire Sauce No. 9 - Uncle Brutha Gourmet Foods
3rd Place: “Smoke” Jailhouse Fire - Pyper Paul & Kenney

CATEGORY - Fresh Salsa

Chipotle

1st Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Chipotle Garlic - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
2nd Place: Salsa Lisa Chipotle - Salsa Lisa
3rd Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Fire Roasted - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.

Fruit

1st Place: Salsa Lisa Pineapple Ginger - Salsa Lisa
2nd Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Five Fruit - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
3rd Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Paradise Fruit - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.

Habanero

1st Place: For’s Super Duper Hot - DreamCatcher Farm Gourmet Salsa, LLC
2nd Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Screamin’ Hot - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
3rd Place: Salsa Lisa Real Hot - Salsa Lisa

Hot

1st Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Jamaican Scotch Bonnet - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
2nd Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Jack’s Special Hot - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
3rd Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Pico de Gallo Hot - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.

Medium

1st Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Pico de Gallo Medium - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
2nd Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Jack’s Special Five Pepper - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
3rd Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Jack’s Special Medium (Blue Label) - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
3rd Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Nino’s Black Bean & Corn Medium - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.

Mild

1st Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Campari Ancient Sweet Peppers - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
2nd Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Jack’s Special Mild (Yellow Label) - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
3rd Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Non’s Black Bean & Corn Mild - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.

Tomatillo

1st Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Salsa Verde - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
2nd Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Five Roasted Vegetable - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
3rd Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Jack’s Special Rojo Verde - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.

Unique

1st Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Campari Ancient Sweet Peppers - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
2nd Place: Corina Fresca Salsa - Cilantro Lime - Simply Fresco, LLC
3rd Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Campari Fruit - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.

CATEGORY - Full Product

Brochure/Catalog/Print Ad

1st Place: Mary of Pudding Hill Catalog - Mary of Pudding Hill
2nd Place: El Pinto Print Ad - El Pinto Foods, LLC
3rd Place: Freedom Grill - Freedom Grill Fire Brand

Point of Sale

1st Place: Caribbean Jerk Sauce Poster - Buffalo Wild Wings
2nd Place: “Alert” TV Ad - Buffalo Wild Wings
3rd Place: Asian Zing Sauce Poster - Buffalo Wild Wings

Product Packaging

1st Place: DaViola Original Pizza Peppers - DaViola
2nd Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Hommus Toppers - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
3rd Place: Cocina Fresca Salsa - Simply Fresco, LLC

Web Site

1st Place: www.buffalowildwings.com - Buffalo Wild Wings
2nd Place: www.cheater5.com - Cheater 5 Surfin’ Salsa Company
3rd Place: www.firebrandsauce.com - Freedom Grill Fire Brand

Grand Prize

Advertising/Marketing Awards

Grand Prize: Caribbean Jerk Sauce Poster - Buffalo Wild Wings

Tasting Division

Grand Prize: Cayenne Caramels - Lillie Belle Farms

CATEGORY - Hot Sauce

Authentic Caribbean

1st Place: Miss Anna’s Hot Pepper Sauce - Miss Anna’s Hot Sauce
2nd Place: JC’s Crushed Scotch Bonnet Pepper Sauce - Kingston-Miami Trading Co.
3rd Place: Hotter N’ Hell - Cayman Islands Sauce Company Ltd

Caribbean-Style

1st Place: JC’s Hot Pepper Sauce - Kingston-Miami Trading Co.
2nd Place: Caribbean Jerk Sauce - Ribber City Sauce Company
3rd Place: Minor Threat Sauce - Wheelhouse Pickles

Fruit

1st Place: Hot Mama’s Manganero - Hot Mama’s Belize
2nd Place: Creepinquag - Sizzlin’ Sauces LLC
3rd Place: Denzel’s Pineapple Punch Hot Sauce - Denzels Gourmet Foods Ltd
3rd Place: Maui Pineapple Hot Sauce - Hana Hotties

Habanero

1st Place: Gila Venon - Lizard’s On the Bayou, Inc.
2nd Place: Mac’s Hot Sauce Habanero - Mac’s Hot Sauce
3rd Place: Salubrious Savina - Csigi Gourmet

Louisiana-Style

1st Place: Cry Baby - Three Hot Tamales
2nd Place: Monty’s Fire Lizard - Monty’s Gourmet Foods LLC
3rd Place: Anchor Bar Suicidal Wing Sauce - Anchor Bar Franchise Company LLC

Medium

1st Place: Pit Bull Hot Sauce Original - Pit Bull Hot Sauce, LLC
2nd Place: Hot-Full Bodied Flavor In Heat - Richard’s Hot Sauce Co.
3rd Place: Honey BBQ Sauce - Buffalo Wild Wings
3rd Place: Manalapan Hot Sauce - Village Marketplace

Specialty Chile

1st Place: Droolin’ Devil Chipotle Hot Sauce - Droolin’ Devil Fine Foods
2nd Place: Chipotle Seasoning Sauce - Nature’s Own
2nd Place: Uncle Brutha’s Fire Sauce No. 9 - Uncle Brutha Gourmet Foods
3rd Place: Boneheads Piri Piri Lemon & Herb Sauce - Boneheads Grilled Fish & Piri Piri Chicken

Unique

1st Place: Alien Hot Sauce - Dolores’ NM Chili Products, LLC
2nd Place: Trinidads Best Calypso Hot Sauce - Kingston-Miami Trading Co.
3rd Place: Emerald Fire Hot Sauce - Crazy Cassidy Fiery Foods

World Beat

1st Place: Asian Zing Sauce - Buffalo Wild Wings
1st Place: Volcano Sauce Lava - Volcano Sauce Co
2nd Place: Caribbean Jerk Sauce - Buffalo Wild Wings
3rd Place: Boneheads Piri Piri Medium Sauce - Boneheads Grilled Fish & Piri Piri Chicken
3rd Place: Pit Bull Hot Sauce Renegade - Pit Bull Hot Sauce, LLC

CATEGORY - Meats - Precooked/Packaged

Sausage

1st Place: Crazy Hott Italian Sausage - Joe S. Sausage
2nd Place: Garlic Assault Polish Sausage - Joe S. Sausage
3rd Place: Jamaican Jerk Sausage - Joe S. Sausage

Unique

1st Place: Jalapeno Brisket - Good To Go Brisket
2nd Place: Apricot Jalapeno Tamales - Good To Go Brisket
3rd Place: Original Buffalo Style Wing Kit - Captain Spongefoot Trading Co

CATEGORY - Prepared Sauce

Green Chile

1st Place: El Pinto Hot Green Chile Sauce - El Pinto Foods, LLC
2nd Place: Hot Green Chile Sauce - My Favorite New Mexico Foods
3rd Place: Sadie’s New Mexican Hot Green Chile Sauce - Sadie’s of New Mexico

Pasta Sauce

1st Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: Ammoghio - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
2nd Place: Luigi’s Fra Diavolo Signature Sauce - Luigi’s Restaurant
3rd Place: Roasted Portabella & Roma Tomato Spicy Pasta Sauce - Robert Rothschild Farm

Red Chile

1st Place: El Pinto Medium Red Chile Marinade - El Pinto Foods, LLC
2nd Place: Sadie’s Hot Red Chile Sauce - Sadie’s of New Mexico
3rd Place: El Rancho de los Garcias Red Chile Sauce - El Rancho De Los Garcias LLC

Stir-Fry Sauce

1st Place: Numbat Nibble - The Chilli Factory
2nd Place: Paradise Teriyaki Sauce - Cajun Island
3rd Place: Curry Coconut Cooking Sauce With Peri-Peri Peppers - Nando’s Original Peri-Peri Sauce

Sweet Sauce

1st Place: Buckin Berry Raspberry Chipotle - Jardine Foods
2nd Place: Apple Raspberry Sauce - Dillman Farm, Inc.
3rd Place: Chocolate Habanero Fudge Sauce - Prairie Thyme, Ltd

CATEGORY - Salsa

Chipotle

1st Place: Chipotle Hot Salsa - Crazy Cassidy Fiery Foods
2nd Place: El Pinto Medium Chipotle Salsa - El Pinto Foods, LLC
3rd Place: Monty’s Party Picante Black Beans & Corn Chipotle - Monty’s Gourmet Foods LLC

Fruit

1st Place: Mango Salsa - Robert Rothschild Farm
1st Place: Pomegranate Salsa - Jardine Foods
2nd Place: Triple Fruit Salsa - San Antonio Farms
3rd Place: Apple Salsa With Lime - Dillman Farm, Inc.

Habanero

1st Place: Turbo Supercharge - The Chilli Factory
2nd Place: Wicked Freak’n Hot Habanero Salsa - Crazy Cassidy Fiery Foods
3rd Place: JC’s Midnite Salsa Hotter N’ hell - JC’s Midnite Salsa

Hot

1st Place: Inferno - Kramer’s Specialty Foods
2nd Place: Salsa de Del’s - Del’s Restaurant
3rd Place: Rojo Caliente Red Chile Salsa - My Favorite New Mexico Foods

Mild/Medium

1st Place: Mild Roasted Tomato Salsa - San Antonio Farms
2nd Place: Medium Roasted Pepper Salsa - San Antonio Farms
3rd Place: Marco’s Not Yet Famous Corn and Black Bean Medium Salsa - Marco’s Sauces, LLC

Tomatillo

1st Place: Salsa Verde - San Antonio Farms
2nd Place: Roasted Salsa Verde - San Antonio Farms
3rd Place: Santa Fe Seasons Tomatillo Salsa - Santa Fe Seasons

Unique

1st Place: Sontava Organics Mild Salsa - Jardine Foods
2nd Place: Monty’s Party Picante Roasted Garlic - Monty’s Gourmet Foods LLC
3rd Place: Monty’s Party Picante Cranberry - Monty’s Gourmet Foods LLC

CATEGORY - Snacks

Chips

1st Place: Blair’s Habanero Kettle Chips - Blair’s Sauces & Snacks
1st Place: Cho Boukun Habanero - Tohato, Inc.
2nd Place: Daimaou Jolokia - Tohato, Inc.
2nd Place: Garden Fresh Gourmet: BBQ Pita Chips - Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc.
3rd Place: Boukun Habanero’s Homeland - Tohato, Inc.

Unique

1st Place: Mel’s Sweet Inferno Pickles - Mel’s Hellish Products LLC
2nd Place: Towering InferNuts - Sweet Heat - KP’s Specialty Pepper Products
3rd Place: Towering InferNuts - Hot Heat - KP’s Specialty Pepper Products

CATEGORY - Sweet Heat

Candy

1st Place: Cayenne Caramels - Lillie Belle Farms
2nd Place: Fiery Texas Snowball - Mary of Pudding Hill
3rd Place: Atomic Hot Chili Pistachio Brittle - McGinn’s Pistachio Tree Ranch

Jams/Jellies

1st Place: Easy Breeze - Bermuda Jam Factory
2nd Place: Hot Pepper Raspberry Preserves - Robert Rothschild Farm
3rd Place: Red Savina Pepper Jelly - Wildfire Foods
Honorable Mention: Apple Spread With Lime - Dillman Farm, Inc.