Welcome to the 2025 Hot Sauce Competition hosted by The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair!
Specials for the 2025 Hot Sauce Amateur Competition include:
Grand Champion Hot Sauce - Amateur
A Grand Champion will be awarded from the first prize winners in Section 814A, Classes 1-5. All first prize winners will be re-evaulated to determine Grand Champion.
Winner to recieve a Grand Champion Rosette.
Mild
Up to 9,999 SHU
Pear-Y Spicy Sassy Roots Sauces, Little Britain, ON
Aloha-Hot Sassy Roots Sauces, Little Britain, ON
When life gives you lemons Scott Evely, Toronto, ON
(Maniacal Mango) Mango Pineapple Habanero Shakey's Hot Sauce, Cambridge, ON
Habanero Apple hot sauce Michel Triganne, Laval, QC
Dragons Breath Sassy Roots Sauces, Little Britain, ON
Mama Tasha’s Smoky Side-Eye (Smoky Chili Sauce) Daniel Martin-Weaver, Markham, ON
Habanaro Lemon Dill Al Reeves, Scarborough, ON
Smoky Saskatoon Melanie Triganne, Mountain View, AB
Station Hot Sauce Brenda Bebbington, Caledon, ON
Medium
10,000 to 49,999 SHU
Blueberry Habanero Hot Sauce School: Wexford Collegiate, ON - Dufferin, Toronto, ON
Peking Duck Peppy Freddy Sauces, Cornwall, QC
Thai High Melanie Triganne, Mountain View, AB
Nacho Villa Peppy Freddy Sauces, Cornwall, QC
Mama Tasha’s Caesar Snap (Caesar Sauce) Daniel Martin-Weaver, Markham, ON
Smokey Maple Al Reeves, Scarborough, ON
Hot
50,000 to 249,999 SHU
Mama Tasha’s Fiery Sunshine (Caribbean Mango–Hab) Daniel Martin-Weaver, Markham, ON
Ferment the Fire Scott Evely, Toronto, ON
I Can't Believe Its Not Gagh Peppy Freddy Sauces, Cornwall, QC
Old faithful Peppy Freddy Sauces, Cornwall, QC
Habanero Siracha Salt + Mustard, Toronto, ON
Dog Fight Award Losing Hot Sauce Dan Rosman, Toronto, ON
Summer Burn Sassy Roots Sauces, Little Britain, ON
Peach Habanero Scott Evely, Toronto, ON
Extra Hot
Above 250,000 SHU
Infernal Elixer Grand Champion Hot Sauce - Amateur Sassy Roots Sauces, Little Britain, ON
The Burninator Scott Evely, Toronto, ON
Roastin Red Pepper Sassy Roots Sauces, Little Britain, ON