Small batch · Handmade · Unreasonably hot
"I didn't start a hot sauce company. I started a religion."
— Tony, probably
It started in 2009 with a dare, a Carolina Reaper, and Tony's complete refusal to admit that anything was too hot for him. His wife recorded the whole thing. It got 200,000 views. Tony's eyes were swollen shut for three hours. He called it "a spiritual experience."
By 2011, he was growing his own peppers in the backyard. By 2013, the neighbors were filing complaints about the smell. By 2015, he'd converted the entire garage into what he calls "the laboratory" and what the fire department calls "a situation."
"My wife says I love peppers more than her. That's not true. It's about equal." — TonyEvery bottle of Big Tony's sauce is made by hand in batches of 50. He grows most of his own peppers. He ferments them himself. He refuses to use preservatives because, in his words, "chemicals are for people who don't respect the pepper." He has strong opinions about vinegar. He will share them whether you ask or not.
Today, Big Tony's House of Sauce is available at 14 local stores across the Treasure Coast, three farmer's markets, and online for the brave souls who find us through word of mouth, Reddit threads, and one extremely enthusiastic Yelp reviewer named DanTheHotSauceMan who we suspect may actually be Tony's cousin.
Roasted garlic, sweet onion, and just enough habanero to make you pay attention. Perfect for wings, eggs, pizza, and converting people who say they "don't like hot sauce." They will. They always do.
Scorpion pepper, mango, lime. The one that started it all. Sweet front, slow burn, then it shows up at your door 20 minutes later asking to have a word. Tony puts this on everything including, once, accidentally, his morning cereal.
Carolina Reaper, ghost pepper, black garlic, and a fermentation process Tony describes as "aggressive." This sauce doesn't have flavor notes. It has a personality disorder. It will make you cry. You will thank it.
Tony won't tell anyone what's in this one. He makes it four times a year. It comes in a 2oz bottle with a hand-written label and a prayer card. Three people have tried it on camera. All three cried. One proposed to his girlfriend immediately after. She said yes.
I bought Backyard Fury at the Stuart farmer's market because the big scary man with the apron told me I "looked like someone who needed more excitement." He was right. I go through a bottle a week now.
My buddy dared me to try The Reckoning on a chip. I blacked out for a second. When I came back, Tony was standing over me offering me water and saying "respect the pepper." I now own every sauce he makes.
I asked Tony if he had anything "not that hot" and he looked at me like I'd insulted his family. Then he gave me Sunday Sauce and said "start here, we'll build you up." It's been six months. I'm on Backyard Fury now. He texts me congratulations.
Multiple ways to burn your face off
Ships nationwide. Padded packaging because Tony cares about your bottles more than his profit margins.
shop.bigtonyhotsauce.comStuart Market (Sundays), PSL Green Market (Saturdays), Jensen Beach Market (1st & 3rd Wednesdays).
Find the table with the skull flag. That's us.Stocked at 14 locations across Martin & St. Lucie counties. Usually in the "local goods" section near the honey.
Full list on our shop page(772) 555-0199 — he picks up when he's not in the garage. If you hear death metal, he's fermenting. Leave a message.
Texting also works. He uses too many emojis.Big Tony's House of Sauce is not responsible for any temporary loss of taste, dignity, or composure resulting from consumption of our products. You were warned. Repeatedly.