Big Thanks & Happy New Year!
[ No Comments ] Posted on 12.30.08 under Hot Dawgs
Thanks so much to everyone who purchased Horsetooth Hot Sauce Holiday 3-Packs for Christmas, Hanukkah, Christmakah or New Years! We appreciate your business and hope you and yours enjoyed spicing up your holidays!
We’d like to thank each and every one of you, but we’d also like to give a special shout out to Jessica Blank - she was our biggest holiday 3-pack customer. Jess (and her fiancee Brian - thx Bri!) handed out 30 gift packs. That’s a lot of sauce! Thanks, Blank!
Another very special thanks goes out to Shelby Gray - our best saleswoman and quite possibly our biggest fan. Shelby puts Rubin’s Red on everything and is great at convincing other people to do the same. Look how happy it makes her… thanks, Shelby!
Hope everyone has a healthy & happy 2009! As Rubin always says, “Keep it spicy.”
Horsetooth Holiday 3-Packs Make Great Gifts!
[ No Comments ] Posted on 11.18.08 under That's a Spicy Pepper!
The holidays are right around the corner and it’s time to start thinking about what you’re going to give friends, family, clients, co-workers and neighbors for Christmas, Hanukkah, Christmakah, New Year’s Eve, Boxing Day, or whatever else it is you’re celebrating this December. (FYI - Fruitcakes are out as are fuzzy reindeer sweaters.)
This year, give the gift that keeps on giving ’til the very last drop - Horsetooth Hot Sauce! Our holiday gift packs feature all 3 unique Horsetooth Hot Sauces, Rubin’s Red, Naughty #4, and The “O” Face, complete with a holiday gift box and holiday sticker. And for $15, it’s practically a steal. (Seriously, what else can you buy for $15 that people will definitely not re-gift?)
Order your Horsetooth Hot Sauce Holiday Gift Packs today and turn up the holiday heat!
Our Honorary Pepper Picker - Kaitlyn!
[ No Comments ] Posted on 11.17.08 under That's a Spicy Pepper!
There has never been a braver girl in Horsetooth Hot Sauce history than Kaitlyn, our honorary Pepper Picker. Not only does she love Horsetooth Hot Sauce but she loves The “O” Face orange habaneros a la carte, too. She ate a giant orange habanero - something that would make the most muscled man cry - and lived to tell about it.
That’s why Kaitlyn is our honorary Pepper Picker - because she ain’t afraid of no spicy pepper!
Hot Sauce Helps You Burn More Fat!
[ No Comments ] Posted on 11.05.08 under Inspiration
We eat it because it tastes so darn good, but you may want to eat it as part of a healthy fat-burning diet. That’s right - hot sauce helps you burn fat! An article on MSNBC is claiming that Capsaicin, the chemical responsible for hot pepper’s heat, lowers insulin and burns fat.
Check it out…
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“Forget bland condiments. If you want to burn fat, spice things up. In a study of 36 men and women, Australian researchers found that following a spicy meal, levels of insulin — the hormone that triggers body fat storage — were lowered by as much as 32 percent. One theory: Capsaicin, the chemical that gives chiles their fire, may improve the body’s ability to clear insulin from the bloodstream after you eat, so you’re more likely to burn fat following a meal spiked with chile peppers than after one that isn’t packing heat.”
Just another reason to put Horsetooth Hot Sauce on everything…
Free Samples at The Cupboard Saturday!
[ No Comments ] Posted on 09.24.08 under Hot Happenin's
If you’re in Old Town Fort Collins this Saturday, September 27th between 1pm and 4pm, be sure to stop by The Cupboard to score some free samples of Horsetooth Hot Sauce. John and I will be there for a demo all afternoon and would love to hook you up with the best hot sauce in town. Once you try it, everything else is just plain boring. See you there!
Horsetooth Hot Sauce at New West Fest This Weekend!
[ No Comments ] Posted on 08.14.08 under Hot Happenin's
Come rain or come shine (most likely rain thanks to the stalled-out storm over Northern Colorado), Fort Collins’ annual music festival, New West Fest/Bohemian Nights, is gonna be hot. As in spicy hot.
Old Town Fort Collins is going to be on fire this weekend (August 16th and 17th) with great music and lots of Horsetooth Hot Sauce. Come on down and try all three flavors - The “O” Face, Naughty #4, and Rubin’s Red. We’ll be on the scene with samples, tortilla chips, hot peppers, giveaways, and bottle after bottle of the fiery flavor.
After you show us your “O” Face, stick around to hear the legendary Taj Mahal Trio headline Saturday night on the main stage. And don’t forget to come back for more on Sunday - Little Feat is playing from 4:30 - 6:00. There will also be 60 other bands to check out over the weekend - and it’s all free. And you know what that means - you’ll have more money to buy hot sauce!
Be sure to stop by, say hi, and try some Horsetooth Hot Sauce. Don’t let the rain keep you home. Bring an umbrella or just enjoy the wetness - who needs sunshine when you got hot sauce?
No Jalapenos in Horsetooth Hot Sauce!
[ No Comments ] Posted on 07.21.08 under That's a Spicy Pepper!
On the heels of the latest FDA warning not to buy fresh jalapenos or products made with fresh jalapenos, Horsetooth Hot Sauce wants to assure you that we do not use jalapenos of any kind in any of our sauces.
We use only cayenne, habanero, and scotch bonnet peppers in our sauces - none of which have been tainted by salmonella. We don’t use tomatoes, either - so we’re 2 for 2 in the war against bacteria.
Just another reason to use Horsetooth Hot Sauce - we promise it won’t make you sick! It might make you sweat a little (okay, maybe a lot), but it certainly won’t make you sick.
p.s. A great alternative to purchasing suspect produce from foreign countries is to buy local at your local farmer’s market! And don’t forget to wash all produce thoroughly - even the pre-washed variety.
[ No Comments ] Posted on 06.24.08 under Hot Dawgs
Some people (mainly out-of-towners) have asked us why we decided to name the hot sauce company Horsetooth Hot Sauce. “What’s the deal with Horsetooth?” people ask, expecting to see a photo of a buck-toothed horse on the label or something. “It’s a Fort Collins thing,” we usually reply as we explain that Horsetooth Rock is a rock in Horsetooth Mountain Park near Horsetooth Reservoir. But it’s so much more than that. The rock, the park, and the reservoir are extremely special to us.
For all of you who haven’t had the privilege of becoming intimately acquainted with Horsetooth Rock, Horsetooth Reservoir, and Horsetooth Mountain Park in Fort Collins, CO, here are some pictures that illustrate exactly why we chose the name Horsetooth Hot Sauce…
Horsetooth Rock is Fort Collins. It’s our most recognizable landmark… and it’s beautiful.
John and I love to hike Horsetooth Mountain Park… it’s one of our favorite spots in the whole wide world. We used to live right next door to it and took advantage of its many trails often. Very often. We still go there every chance we get.
Check out the western view from the top…
Far below Horsetooth Rock is Horsetooth Reservoir. We love to play in “the Res” all summer. Once upon a time, when we were first married, we bought a small boat that gave us years of enjoyment. That boat has since sunk… but that’s another story.
If you ask Rubin, he’ll tell you hanging at Horsetooth Rock is the best…
He’ll also tell you how beautiful Horsetooth Reservoir looks in the wintertime…
That’s when we like to snowshoe around it…
We’re pretty sure Rubin likes that, too…
In the end, there was never a question of what our name would be. It was Horsetooth all along.
Drake Rd. Farmer’s Market This Weekend!
[ No Comments ] Posted on 06.20.08 under Uncategorized
DRAKE ROAD FARMER’S MARKET THIS SATURDAY 10am - 1pm!
Hey all you hot heads,
Hope you’re having a great Friday. It’s finally the weekend! And this weekend is supposed to be a hot one in Fort Collins. The only thing that could possibly take your mind off the heat is… more heat!
We’ll be sampling and selling hot sauce at the Drake Road Farmer’s Market (Drake & Worthington) in Fort Collins tomorrow (June 21st) from 10am - 1pm. If you’re looking to try (and/or buy) the best hot sauce in town - don’t miss the Farmer’s Market. They’ve also got great local produce (worry-free tomatoes anyone?), salsa, honey, flowers, and more.
See you at the Market!
Would You Eat a Habanero for Free Hot Sauce?
[ No Comments ] Posted on 06.18.08 under That's a Spicy Pepper!
Would You Eat a Habanero for Free Hot Sauce?
These guys would!
Here are some more photos from last Saturday of The Taste of Fort Collins 2008 - each one of these crazy hot sauce lovers were willing to do whatever it took to score some Horsetooth Hot Sauce. We can hardly blame them… we’re just glad we didn’t have to do it. Keep in mind while browsing the photos that these pics were taken BEFORE the habaneros were ingested. We’ve got video soon to come of what happened next~
