Tabasco Turns 140

To celebrate the 140th anniversary of its founding, the Tabasco Company released a limited edition Avery Island Reserve sauce, a small batch of sauce made from the finest Avery Island peppers, that has historically been made available only to family and close friends. It also published a Tabasco: An Illustrated History, featuring hundreds of photos and documents for the company’s archives. To order, go to the company’s website (tabasco.com).

Tabasco peppers are picked at the pick of ripeness.

During the harvest season, pickers make several passes through the fields to gather ripe peppers. Immature peppers (yellow and orange) and left on the plant until ripe.

Once the peppers are mashed, they’re stored for three years in recycled whiskey barrels topped with Avery Island salt to secure the seal.

More than 200 workers turn out 700,000 bottles of the famous hot sauce each day.

photos courtesy of Tabasco Co.

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