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Rubin

The inspiration behind Rubin's Red, Rubin the blue heeler spends his days patrolling the perimeter of Horsetooth Hot Sauce owner John Comeau's home. He's constantly on the lookout for intruders, making sure no one gets near the saucy chef or his secret recipes. Rubin has been known to nip at guests if they step out of line, but he rarely draws blood. It's this feisty, but harmless, attitude that makes Rubin the perfect namesake for our mildest sauce.

Rubin never forgets a face. Once he's made up his mind about you, there's little you can do to change it. Buy his sauce and tell him you love it - that goes a long way. If you really want to get on his good side, email him at Rubin@horsetoothhotsauce.com All he gets now is spam.

Owner/Chef John Comeau probably should have come first on this list, but we didn't want to upset Rubin. He's such a diva.

John grew up on hot sauce. We think it may even have been in his baby bottles. His lifelong love of hot sauce knows no bounds, which is why he decided to open Horsetooth Hot Sauce in the first place. He's glad he did, because now he can stop searching for the world's perfect hot sauce and make it himself.

Michael Ann Comeau/Chief Culinary Officer

If she's not in her kitchen cooking up something delicious, she's in the kitchen of Horsetooth Hot Sauce with her bro, cooking up something delicious. Like her brother, Mikie also grew up on hot sauce. Their mother was the one who scorched their taste buds at a young age. If Mikie wasn't splashing sauce all over her pizza, she was sending some mac and cheese to a fiery demise.

Horsetooth Hot Sauce is in step with John and Mikie's Chi-town-influenced thoughts on hot sauce - that simple heat (and a lot of it), mixed with great flavor is best. You won't find huge chunks of random, pepper-dulling ingredients in John's sauce - each fruit, vegetable, or spice has been carefully selected to add unique flavor while allowing the hot pepper to do its job. And its job is to make you sweat. Profusely.

Above all things, they want you to enjoy Horsetooth Hot Sauce as much as they do. Email them at horsetoothhotsauce@gmail.com and tell them what you think.

Oh and be sure to check out the Hot Dawg Blog for recipes, news, updates, events, random thoughts, and funny pictures of people eating really hot stuff. That's creative, right?

Peace & Peppers, Rubin, John & Mikie