The Toad & The Butterfly, a Blog

The most unusual microbatch hot sauce drop yet!

The most unusual microbatch hot sauce drop yet!


Claire Georges

This month we went into the freezer and pulled out some peppers that don't always get the spotlight. Boldog Hungarian peppers. Velociraptors. Beautiful, classic cayennes.

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Join the hottest club

Join the hottest club


Claire Georges

Today we're officially launching Pepper Patrons, which means you can now join the farms, peppers, experiments, and flavor obsession behind this year’s sauces.

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26,000 pounds of trust

26,000 pounds of trust


Claire Georges

I just finalized our projected needs for the 2026 growing season. I send our totals to the farms we work with, they tell me what they can grow and at what price, and then I spread our orders across all of them.

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