Best Spicy Products of 2012

Welcome to the 2012 Lenny Awards! I have 15 Lenny Awards to present to the very best in the chile community. Plus, I will also name some very deserving spicy products that just missed the cut in what I feel was one of the greatest years for new fiery products since I started reviewing spicy goods back in 2007. Sure it is a long video, but there is only 1 Lenny Award ceremony and this is it. Please help support their recognition here today with a little purchase which will go a long way.

Thanks again to Jim Duffy for his awesome support of the Lenny Awards and so much more! Please support him at http://www.SuperHotChiles.com. His web banner is to the left of the page.

Tags: Best of 2012, Best of the Year, ILoveItSpicy, Lenny Awards, Refining Fire Chiles

This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 19th, 2012 at 3:30 am and is filed under Lenny Awards. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

21 Comments

• At December 19, 2012 5:16 am, DEFCON Creator said:
  

  Thanks man. When you headin’ up to Jersey? I see beers in your future.

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• At December 19, 2012 5:37 am, Jordan Brenner said:
  

  Thanks for the continued support, we look forward to seeing you soon,

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• At December 19, 2012 7:06 am, Ed Bucholtz said:
  

  Thank you Al for your continued support and friendship! This is our first trophy and in my eyes the best one we could receive. See you at North Market! Thank you Lenny!

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• At December 19, 2012 7:32 am, Denise Baxter said:
  

  Thank you so very much for this award! We look forward to hosting you here at Mountain View!!!

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• At December 19, 2012 8:42 am, Jeremy said:
  

  Wow! Thanks so much Buddah. This is our first award, period! A better one I could not think to receive. And thank you for the nods and mentions of the other sauces as well.

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• At December 19, 2012 9:06 am, CaJohn said:
  

  Thanks Al! This is a great award, not for the victory as much as what it stands for. I am honored to win in a category to go along with the achievement award! Thanks to Lenny for the inspiration for this.

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• At December 19, 2012 9:29 am, RICK AVERYT said:
  

  What a wonderful video…congrats to all winners. Mr Jim Duffy is Santa Clause…THANKS TO JIM FOR EVERYTHING HE DOES TO HELP THE WORLD BE A BETTER PLACE. Thank you Al for all you do as well I have mad respect for you.

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• At December 19, 2012 9:48 am, Cajun Heat said:
  

  Wow Buddah…I’m speechless. Thanks!

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• At December 19, 2012 11:47 am, Race City said:
  

  Thanks for all the love Al!! Ditto to what Cajohn said, can’t say it much better than that. As a survivor of the “Big C” myself, this means a great deal!

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• At December 19, 2012 12:47 pm, Xero said:
  

  Congratulations everyone, I think this is the most personal award there is and it is such an honor. Way to go.

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• At December 19, 2012 12:56 pm, soog head said:
  

  Al, thanks for the support. Your enthusiasm for salsa is amazing, keep up the good work. Much love from the Northwest.

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• At December 19, 2012 2:15 pm, Chad Houck said:
  

  Al, thanks so much for your support. We are honored to receive the Lenny Award for Best Salsa. Hope to see you at the Fiery Food Show in March!

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• At December 19, 2012 7:26 pm, Buddah said:
  

  This is a great community, with so many creative spicy product makers to make it hard to just pick a handful. I want to give back and show you that someone out there appreciates you and the hard work you put into your creations. Sometimes it is the small gestures that mean the most, and with the Lenny Awards I hope it is something I can continue to do for years to come. Thank you all for coming by with your thanks and good thoughts. It is appreciated. Now get crackin’ on 2013!

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• At December 19, 2012 7:29 pm, Buddah said:
  

  I just noticed that this is the 900th posting for ILIS. Time sure flies in a little less than 3 years. Quite a nice average we have.

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• At December 19, 2012 8:06 pm, Jim Kirk said:
  

  Wow! Thanks so much for the mention and all you do to help promote these products. I’m very honored to be mentioned. If you ever come through Indianapolis the beers are on me!

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• At December 19, 2012 8:11 pm, Hellfire Hot Sauce said:
  

  Can’t tell you how much this means to us!!! Thanks for everything you do for the chilehead community!!!!

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• At December 19, 2012 10:07 pm, Aztec Emperor said:
  

  Nice job Buddah and Jim Duffy.

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• At December 20, 2012 12:48 am, salsalady said:
  

  THanks, So Much, AL! And Congrats to all the recipients of the Lenny honors. Here’s to a bigger and better 2013!

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• At December 21, 2012 12:35 am, Derrick Wood said:
  

  So many great hot sauces here. I am in love with several of these myself and have a great respect for their creators. Jeremy, Ed, CaJohns, Hellfire, great sauces created by extremely giving and wonderful people. I love this Buddah.

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• At December 22, 2012 2:51 pm, Jim Duffy said:
  

  It’s all about supporting the spicy community especially the small manufacturers. If we support them they will be around year after year making new stuff to enhance our meals. Thanks Buddah for the mention. And I wish all of you and your families a Blessed Christmas!

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• At December 22, 2012 3:17 pm, Jim Duffy said:
  

  FYI guys I have some inside info to share with you. Now I don’t know how accurate this is…..but Pineapple may be an ingredient that will help you win next year! LOL!

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