TABASCO products are made by the McIlhenny Company, founded by Edmund McIlhenny in 1868 on Avery Island, Louisiana. It was here that he developed the recipe for TABASCO Original Red Pepper Sauce that's been passed down from generation to generation. To this day, the company is still family-owned and operated on that very same site.

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Crafted: TABASCO Sauce is an artisanal craft product.
Over the past century and a half, Mcllhenny Company has proven that the secret to the world’s most beloved pepper sauce is craftsmanship. From seed to sauce, generations of artistry have consistently delivered the unique, bold flavor that has become a celebrated tradition around the world. Only the highest quality seeds can become the finest heirloom peppers; which are picked at the peak of ripeness, mashed the very same day with just the right amount of salt. The pepper mash is then sealed in white oak barrels, matured to perfection for three years and then blended with premium distilled vinegar; resulting in a pepper sauce unlike anything else in the world.
Kick
Kick is what happens when you take peppers, vinegar and salt and age them for three glorious years. It’s what elevates a love for pizza into lust, turns great sauces into legendary ones and transforms your everyday Blood Mary brunch into one of the best days of your life. Kick is what makes this fabulous world of flavor go round and is the very reason why more than 164 million bottles of TABASCO Sauce are consumed each and every year in over 180 countries.
Versatility
Is TABASCO Sauce an ingredient or a condiment? TABASCO Brand loves this question simply because it loves the answer. It’s both. It’s the very reason why there’s a bottle of TABASCO Sauce on millions of tables around the world. It all comes down to flavor. As a condiment, it enhances your favorite foods. As an ingredient, it accents and deepens them. Whether you’re accenting an omelet or simply spicing up one of your world famous Bloody Mary’s, TABASCO Sauce is the only way to go. It’s the answer to just about any culinary conundrum. So incredibly versatile, even the Queen of England gave it the royal seal of approval.
People
TABASCO Brand is a family business where people make the difference. From pepper growing operations around the world to the dedicated workers in its factory and barrel warehouses to its Marketing and Sales teams around the globe – it is the expert, innovative and committed people of McIIhenny Company that make TABASCO Sauce, and everything it does, better.
Sustainable
Since the inception of TABASCO Sauce, it has had a long and harmonious relationship with the environment. Generation after generation, McIIhenny Company has recognized its responsibility to operate in a sustainable manner and to be good stewards of its natural resources. For TABASCO Brand, sustainability is not a trend but a way of life so as the brand grows, so, too, does its commitment to the planet. That’s why it’s always looking for new ways to minimize its environmental footprint, both locally and beyond.
Global
Long before it was called Avery Island, Mcllhenny Company’s Louisiana home was known as “The Small Cove” where, ironically, it would become home to a man with one very large dream: To share his delicious pepper sauce with the world. Today, Edmund McIIhenny’s TABASCO Sauce is enjoyed by millions of people in over 180 countries. But it’s not stopping there. Not until it’s on every table and in every home possible. Because when you love pepper sauce as much as TABASCO Brand, you can’t help but want to share it with the entire world.