#534 Tears of the Gorge

Made in tribute to the band Lash Meat on the occasion of Two Tides Metal Fest 2025, this is a spin on the classic Louisiana-style sauce, delivering tangy versatility and building on it with single-origin Ethiopian mitmita spice mix, plus local persimmons, smoked pumpkins, and South Carolina scotch bonnets.

Suggested pairings: chili, bloody/virgin mary drinks, & more

4/10 heat

Kindlewood Farm red Scotch bonnet peppers, apple cider vinegar,  orange juice, K. Petersen’s hachiya persimmons,  smoked ‘pumpkin pie’ pumpkin, Kosher salt,  Billy’s Botanicals kumquat & sage salt,  Fox Among Bears mutsu apple & spicebush salt,  Brundo Spice Co. Mitmita (bird's eye chili pepper, black cardamom,  nigella seed, clove, ginger, cinnamon, salt) 

3.3 fl oz/100 ml

Best by 12/01/2026