Rising Smoke Sauceworks is a small family-owned company based in North Carolina that develops unique hot sauces, BBQ sauces, and blends using smoked and roasted ingredients. Rising has won an astonishing 55 awards in their first four years from competitions such as the National Fiery Foods Show in New Mexico, Zest Fest in Texas, the New York City Hot Sauce Expo, and the International Flave Awards. Listen to this episode if you love to talk hot sauce! You'll hear about their origin story, Mike, the owner's mission to find and defeat hot food challenges, food competitions and pairings, product offerings and ingredients, and more! Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! www.risingsmokesauce.com