Haico grew up in The Netherlands in a very multi-cultural environment. East Indian, Surinam, Indonesian and many others. This helped him to develop a taste for sophisticated spicy food at a young age. Once Haico moved to Canada he tried to find the same level of flavor and heat in the hot sauces and cooking in Canada, but to no avail. Disappointed, Haico decided to take over the world of hot sauce by growing his own peppers and making his own hot sauce.
The result of this endeavour is an ever growing number of hot sauces varying in spiciness from mild to wild. All peppers and most ingredients are home grown in Ottawa by Haico and his wife, Angela. Any ingredients that cannot be grown locally, due to the weather (like peaches) are purchased on local farmer’s markets whenever possible.
The peppers grown in Ottawa’s backyard vary from Hungarian Wax Peppers, Jalapeños and Mild Chilies on one side of the low-heat spectrum and on the other spicy-side there are Ghost Peppers, Scorpion Peppers, Habaneros and even Carolina Reapers (the current Guinness World Record holders for being the hottest pepper on the planet!)
The result is a wide variety of hot sauces, all with their own distinct flavor palate and heat level. In other words, there is a flavor for every pepperhead or wannabe pepperhead out there! Even people that have never had a liking for hot sauces will be convinced and converted. Before embarking on this journey together, even Haico’s wife thought that ground black pepper on food was too spicy, but when cooking now, Haico’s Hot Sauce is a staple in every recipe!
I like how you said that people who do not like hot sauce will be covnerted. I get why some people do not like hot sauce. But getting a good one that will get other people to like hot sauce sounds awesome.
You are absolutely right!! My wife didn’t even put pepper on her food when I met her!! And now she puts a few drops of hot sauce on lots of things! She found out the capsaicin in the peppers/hot sauce opens your taste buds and flavours pop! Her goal is to convert all those that used to be like her!! Thanks for support Canadian hot sauce!!
Purchased devils brew yesterday at Strandherd market. Thouroughly enjoyed, not a blow your head off like satans blood or ultra death, very enjoyable maple syrup and peach flavour. A much more sofisticated hot sauce. Great blend
Thanks for the review!! Devils Brew is made with the 3 spiciest peppers in the world and grown in Barrhaven. We buy local maple syrup as well as many other products! Thanks for supporting local!