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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 his wife made him open Horsetooth Hot Sauce in the first place. He's glad she did, because now he can stop searching for the world's perfect hot sauce and start making it himself.

Horsetooth Hot Sauce is in step with John's Chi-town-influenced thoughts on hot sauce - that simple heat (and a lot of it) 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 subtle flavor while allowing the hot pepper to do its job. And its job is to make you sweat. Profusely.

Above all things, John wants you to enjoy Horsetooth Hot Sauce as much as he does. Email him at john@horsetoothhotsauce.com and tell him what you think.

Creative Director Allie Comeau wasn't raised on hot sauce (her mom used milk), but she has since grown to love the heat. She finds herself putting Horsetooth Hot Sauce on just about everything now - it's that good. She's thankful, however, that John no longer makes hot sauce in their home kitchen because it was a little like living inside a can of Mace. You try not tearing up around hundreds of sizzling habaneros - it's impossible.

Allie's love of John knows no bounds, which is why she made him start this company in the first place. After finally giving up hope that he would eat something she cooked without dousing it in hot sauce, she realized this was his calling and he'd better follow it.

A writer by trade, she's excited about her new role as Creative Director and looks forward to doing whatever it is that a Creative Director does. If anyone knows what that is, please email her at allie@horsetoothhotsauce.com

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 & Allie