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Discontinued: 1890s
Chace and Duncan made C&D Peppersauce in New York City starting in 1883. This vintage hot sauce disappeared during the late 1800s when dozens of hot sauce brands fought for shelf space. Only empty bottles remain as collector items.
Discontinued: 1890s
William H. Railton launched Chili Colorow Sauce from his Chicago factory in 1877. He claimed his "Mexican formula" cured stomach problems and spent big money on newspaper ads. The Maltese Cross label made it easy to spot on store shelves.
Discontinued: 1920s
Bergman and Company released their Diablo Pepper Sauce around 1900 in Sacramento. The five-inch bottles with narrow necks would go on to become the standard hot sauce design. California pepper farmers supplied the ingredients. The condiment has long been discontinued, but all modern hot sauce bottle designs owe a debt to this early spicy pioneer.
Discontinued: 1930s
Hot sauce entrepreneur Charles E. Erath bottled Extract of Louisiana Pepper in New Orleans starting in 1916. His eight-inch-tall bottles of Red Hot Creole Peppersauce rode the wave of Louisiana's growing hot sauce reputation. Local cayenne peppers gave it the kick that locals loved.
Discontinued: Early 2020s
McIlhenny Company launched Tabasco Sweet & Spicy Sauce in the 2010s. The blend mixed Asian spices with their famous pepper sauce to chase the sweet-heat trend. But sales never justified keeping it in production.
Discontinued: Early 2020s
Trappey's combined tropical passion fruit with cayenne and ghost peppers. Amazon customers called it the best hot sauce they'd ever tasted. The fruit-pepper combination created loyal fans. When others were stockpiling toilet paper in the 2020s, hardcore spicy fanatics were stockpiling bottles when word spread about its end.
Discontinued: Late 2010s
Frank's started mixing their hot sauce with barbecue flavors in the early 2000s. Customers loved having both tangy and spicy in one bottle. When Frank's pulled it from stores, fans searched gas stations and corner shops for leftovers. Most were out of luck.
Discontinued: 2022
Hooters served Triple Dog Dare Sauce to customers who wanted serious heat. The sauce earned respect from spice lovers even when the wings didn't. Menu changes in 2022 killed off this cult favorite.
Discontinued: 2012
Ashley Food Company created Mad Dog Inferno in 1994 with both brutal heat and real flavor. Scientists crowned it the world's hottest sauce in 1998 after testing 100 competitors. Ashley changed the recipe in 2012; it was never the same. The original has been mourned ever since.
Discontinued: 1880s
A hot sauce you probably never heard of. Western Spice Mills made hot sauce in St. Louis during the 1870s. We know this because archaeologists found 173 of their bottles in a sunken steamboat from 1874. The company vanished before the 1880s ended.
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