In this episode of Fire & Flavor, I sit down once again with Jake from Newks Hot Sauce, a Portland, Oregon-based craft hot sauce company. After running into technical issues during our first interview, we reconnected to dive even deeper into his journey of building a hot sauce brand, the challenges of growing in a competitive industry, and the creative process behind five of his standout sauces:
🌶️ Grillo’s Pickles Hot Sauce
🍫 “Chocolate,” a rich blend featuring blackberries, raisins, chocolate habaneros, and chocolate reapers
🍌 Banana and Carolina Reaper Hot Sauce
🔥 Blazin’ Raisin, a hotter twist on “Chocolate”
🌵 Smokey Chipotle
We also talk about pairing these bold flavors with real food and how Newks continues to push the boundaries of what hot sauce can be.
If you are into small-batch hot sauce, unique flavor ideas, and behind-the-scenes stories from passionate makers, this is an episode you will not want to miss.
IG 📸: newks_hot_sauce
Web 🌐: https://newkssauces.com
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