Vincent Fernandes-Miller and Prince Gray were introduced to the scotch bonnet pepper, a staple in Jamaican cuisine, when working as cooks and making hot sauce at Krazy Jerk Jamaican restaurant. Someone suggested they start a hot sauce company of their own. In 2020, they did.
Four-and-a-half years later, their company, Scotch Fire Hot Sauce, offers a range of scotch bonnet-based sauces, pulling inspiration from Caribbean flavours. The mango and original sauces fight for the title of bestseller, but spice lovers will find plenty of unique options, like scotch bonnet ketchup, chocolate hot sauce and a berry blend sauce.
“I wanted to tell everybody [that the] scotch bonnet pepper is not so scary. I thought, ‘What better way than creating a nice hot sauce with a lot of flavour?’” says Fernandes-Miller.
Where to Find It
Online at scotchfire.ca, @scotchfirehotsauce