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spicy dragon awards 2026

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fill out this form to apply for as many awards as you want! We have House Awards automatically included. This pdf is for 2025 awards, we have a few new ones for 2026 currently listed in the form-- stay tuned for an updated pdf document.

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See PDF for more details.

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SPICY DRAGON AWARD CATEGORIES 2026

All sauces entered will be able to get “Top Sauce Boss” recognition from Scovilliers’ (judges’) choice. 1 - 3 place scoring for each category!! Same sauce can be entered into multiple categories.

Education

Acid Fire Dragon - Best Vinegar-based Sauce
Aged Fang Dragon - Best Fermented Sauce
Amaru Dragon - Best Peruvian Pepper Sauce
Calypso Dragon - Best Caribbean Inspired Sauce
Crispy Dragon - Best Chili Crisp Sauce
Dirty South Dragon - Best Wing Sauce
Dusty Dragon - Best Spice Blend
Farmer Dragon     - Best Farm to Bottle Sauce (grow your own peppers)
Fire Dragon - Best Super-hot Sauce (all styles)
Funky Dragon - Most Unusual Sauce
Green Dragon - Best Verde Sauce
Grillin' Dragon - Best BBQ Sauce
Jammie Dragon - Best Spicy Jam / Pepper Jelly
Jerky Dragon - Best Spicy Jerky
Lush Dragon - Best Fruity Sauce
Pickled Dragon - Best Pickled Product
Red Dragon - Best Rojo Sauce
Savage Salsa Dragon - Best Salsa
Silk Dragon - Best Asian-inspired Sauce
Smoky Dragon    - Best Smoky Sauce
Snack Dragon - Best Spicy Snack
Sticky Dragon - Best Hot Honey, Maple, or Sweet Heat
Stinky Dragon - Best Garlic and/or Onion-based Sauce
Vampire Dragon - Best Bloody Mary Mixer (wet or dry)
Yellow Dragon - Best Mustard / Mustard-based Sauce
Zesty Dragon - Best Citrus-forward Sauce

2026 HSF Hot Sauce Award Sign Up

Vendors get to choose 3 categories included with their vendor fee. Additional categories will be charged according to the pricing given on the pdf. If you pressed the submit button and it takes you back up here - it worked! keep an eye our for a confirmation email from us within the next couple days. 
Preferred method of contact:
Are you a vendor, tasting table sponsor, or awards only?
Vendor (choice of 3 included)
Tasting Table Sponsor - Gold (choice of 7 included)
Tasting Table Sponsor - Silver (choice of 4 included)
Tasting Table Sponsor - Bronze (choice of 3 included)
Awards Only

Select your Spicy Dragon categories from the dropdown arrows. If you submit the same sauce in different categories, you only need to fill out the details once. If you wish to submit more than 7 sauces, please, fill out the form again.

SPICY DRAGON CATEGORY

You may submit up to 2 sauces per category.

Please provide the official sauce name that you would like to see on your award.

Please provide the ingredients on your label.

This is for our website.

This is for our website. Direct links to your sauce are more user friendly.

This helps with our judging process and the website. Up to 8 image files.

SPICY DRAGON CATEGORY

You may submit up to 2 sauces per category.

Please provide the official sauce name that you would like to see on your award.

Please provide the ingredients on your label.

This is for the website.

This is for our website. Direct links to your sauce are more user friendly.

This helps with our judging process and the website. Up to 8 image files.

SPICY DRAGON CATEGORY

You may submit up to 2 sauces per category.

Please provide the official sauce name that you would like to see on your award.

Please provide the ingredients on your label.

This is for the website.

This is for our website. Direct links to your sauce are more user friendly.

This helps with our judging process and the website. Up to 8 image files.

SPICY DRAGON CATEGORY

You may submit up to 2 sauces per category.

Please provide the official sauce name that you would like to see on your award.

Please provide the ingredients on your label.

This is for the website.

This is for our website. Direct links to your sauce are more user friendly.

This helps with our judging process and the website. Up to 8 image files.

SPICY DRAGON CATEGORY

You may submit up to 2 sauces per category.

Please provide the official sauce name that you would like to see on your award.

Please provide the ingredients on your label.

This is for the website.

This is for our website. Direct links to your sauce are more user friendly.

This helps with our judging process and the website. Up to 8 image files.

SPICY DRAGON CATEGORY

You may submit up to 2 sauces per category.

Please provide the official sauce name that you would like to see on your award.

Please provide the ingredients on your label.

This is for the website.

This is for our website. Direct links to your sauce are more user friendly.

This helps with our judging process and the website. Up to 8 image files.

SPICY DRAGON CATEGORY

You may submit up to 2 sauces per category.

Please provide the official sauce name that you would like to see on your award.

Please provide the ingredients on your label.

This is for our website.

This is for our website. Direct links to your sauce are more user friendly.

This helps with our judging process and the website. Up to 8 image files.

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