TABASCO® Brand Pepper Sauce - An American Tradition

This American-made gem has been manufactured by the family-owned McIlhennny Company on Avery Island, Louisiana since the 1860s. Edmund McIlhenny was an avid gardener and loved good food. Finding that southern cuisine of his era lacked enough zip, McIlhenny concocted this special sauce from Capsicum frutescens peppers, originally grown in Mexico or South America. He sowed the seeds in his garden, and aged them in a mash with Avery Island salt, finally mixing it with white wine vinegar and bottling it in distinctive small bottles featuring a sprinkling element since the concentrated potion was best used in small quantities. While many other small food companies have been gobbled up by large multinational conglomerates, TABASCO^® brand Pepper Sauce is still made on Avery Island, Louisiana, to this day. According to the company website, about half of the company’s 200 employees actually live on Avery Island, with many of their parents and grandparents having worked and lived there as well. Paul McIlhenny, the current president, is the sixth McIlhenny in a chain of direct descendants who has strived to preserve the legacy and traditions of the company’s creator. Whether you're fixing burgers, baked beans or a bloody mary, this stuff will add just the zest you need! For a list of recipes, [CLICK HERE] and enjoy!