Tony's Hot Sauce Company at Madeline's

Tony's Hot Sauce Company is a small-batch, Caribbean-style hot sauce maker in metro Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta native Tony Vaughn spent years perfecting his recipes, and in September 2021 he launched the company with help from friends and family. After traveling through the Caribbean and tasting sauces across the islands, he built his lineup around the Caribbean herb culantro (the recao plant) together with ajicito and cubanelle peppers, for a flavor that sets these apart from classic Louisiana-style sauces.

The sauces are handcrafted and all natural, made with locally grown peppers and free of high-fructose corn syrup, chemical dyes, sodium benzoate, MSG, and sodium nitrates. They are gluten-free, wheat-free, and soy-free. The range is built to climb in heat: the medium Original and Caribbean Jalapeño sit around 30,000 to 50,000 Scoville Heat Units, while Habanero, Scotch Bonnet, Ghost Pepper, and Carolina Reaper move up to serious territory.

Alongside the single-pepper sauces, Tony's makes flavor-forward bottles like Hot Honey, Asian Garlic, Thai Chili, and a Chesapeake Bay Burn with Old Bay for seafood, plus an all-purpose spice mix and a range of gift and combo sets. Bottles come in 5 oz, 3 oz, and a TSA-friendly 50 ml travel size.

Tony's Hot Sauce Company products at Madeline's

Every item below is live and in stock at Madeline's. Click any product to see full details and ordering.

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  Original Hot Sauce (5 oz) ($10). The flagship medium sauce (30,000 to 50,000 SHU) with culantro, ajicito, and cubanelle peppers and cayenne. Herbal Caribbean flavor for everyday use.

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  Original Hot Sauce 3-Pack ($36). Three 5 oz bottles of the flagship Original, for stocking up or sharing.

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  Original Travel Size (50 ml) ($4). A TSA-friendly pocket bottle of the Original, for travel, the office, or a hot sauce kit.

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  Caribbean Jalapeño (5 oz) ($10). Organic jalapeños with culantro at a gentle medium heat (30,000 to 50,000 SHU). Bright and green for tacos, eggs, and rice bowls.

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  Thai Chili (5 oz) ($10). Thai chili peppers (100,000 to 350,000 SHU) with herbal culantro, sharp and bright for noodles, stir-fries, and dumplings.

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  Hot Honey (5 oz) ($10). Organic honey built into the Caribbean sauce base, sweet up front with a cayenne finish. For pizza, biscuits, and fried chicken.

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  Asian Garlic (5 oz) ($10). Organic garlic and Asian spices with culantro and a smooth olive-oil finish. Built for stir-fries, dumplings, and ramen.

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  Chesapeake Bay Burn (5 oz) ($10). A coastal twist with Old Bay seasoning, lemon, ginger, and garlic. Made for crab cakes, shrimp boils, and oysters.

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  Habanero (5 oz) ($10). Fruity habanero heat (100,000 to 577,000 SHU) over culantro and ajicito. Strong enough for tacos, shrimp, and rice and beans.

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  Scotch Bonnet (5 oz) ($10). Jamaican scotch bonnet (100,000 to 350,000 SHU), sweet-fruity and hot. The classic match for jerk chicken and oxtail.

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  Ghost Pepper (5 oz) ($10). Ghost peppers (around 1,000,000 SHU) layered into a usable sauce. Smoky-fruity and very hot. Use sparingly.

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  Carolina Reaper (5 oz) ($10). The hottest in the lineup, built on Carolina Reaper (up to 2,200,000 SHU) and rounded with culantro. A heat booster for serious chiliheads.

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  All Spice Mix (2.37 oz) ($6). A Caribbean-style all-purpose blend with herbs, adobo, sazon, garlic, and sea salt. Works as a dry rub or everyday seasoning.

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  Original Hot Sauce Gift Set ($23). An Original starter kit in four formats: 5 oz, 3 oz, a 50 ml travel size, and the spice mix.

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  3-Bottle Combo: Original, Habanero, Scotch Bonnet ($21). The three core Caribbean flavors in a heat-graduated set, medium up to hot.

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  3-Bottle Combo: Habanero, Wiri Wiri, Ghost Pepper ($21). A hotter trio for chiliheads, spanning Habanero, Wiri Wiri, and Ghost Pepper.

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  3-Bottle Combo: Asian Garlic, Caribbean Jalapeño, Hot Honey ($21). A flavor-forward trio covering stir-fries, tacos, and sweet-spicy drizzles.

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  4-Bottle Caribbean Flavor Set ($28). Asian Garlic, Original, Hot Honey, and Ghost Pepper together, from everyday to fiery.

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  5-Bottle Gift Set ($35). Original, Wiri Wiri, Ghost Pepper, Habanero, and Scotch Bonnet, a heat-graduated tour of the Caribbean lineup.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I buy Tony's Hot Sauce?

You can buy Tony's Hot Sauce Company online at Madeline's (madelines.co), which carries the maker's Caribbean-style hot sauces, spice mix, and gift and combo sets. The products listed above are live and in stock.

What makes Tony's hot sauce Caribbean-style?

Tony's sauces are built around the Caribbean herb culantro (the recao plant) along with ajicito and cubanelle peppers, which give an herbal, island character that classic Louisiana-style sauces don't have. They are all natural, with no high-fructose corn syrup, MSG, dyes, or preservatives, and are gluten-free and soy-free.

Which Tony's sauce is the hottest?

The Carolina Reaper is the hottest, built on a pepper that can reach about 2,200,000 Scoville Heat Units, followed by Ghost Pepper (around 1,000,000 SHU), Habanero, and Scotch Bonnet. The Original and Caribbean Jalapeño are medium at roughly 30,000 to 50,000 SHU.

Who founded Tony's Hot Sauce Company?

Tony's was founded in September 2021 by Atlanta native Tony Vaughn, who developed the recipes after traveling through the Caribbean. The sauces are handcrafted in metro Atlanta with locally grown peppers.