R.J. IGUANAS is Everyday Hot Sauce inspired by the amazing spirit of island life. Enjoy it on everything, share it with everyone, and add a little spice to Everyday!
Okay, pirates is a stretch. But we are a couple expats from the upper 48 who stole down to a twisted rock perched at the edge of the Caribbean Sea. And, there were certainly plenty of pints and peppers involved. After all, when a chef and a bartender get together, two things happen. Glorious grub and exuberant escapades.
Our kinship was forged between beaches, bars and boats ... along with an idea. Inspired by our island paradise, we ‘pirates’ added a burning desire to create a one-of-a-kind hot sauce to our exploits.
Batch after batch went down hatch after hatch. The good stuff led to great stuff, on our way to, “Now, that's The Stuff.” Testing our elixirs on everything from tacos to t-bones, we were so close. Then the hurricanes came.
Plans were set adrift. We helped rebuild the islands, but eventually changed geography to start building careers and families. Our memories of the mystery and madcap marauding never left us, though. And that quest for the magical hot sauce? Well, it blew around in the back of our mind for years.
Until it all came back like another hurricane a couple decades later than planned. We dug up the past, along with old friends, tall tales, and a few scribbled recipes, and let them lead us back to the cosmic path we'd set sights on back in the day. This sauce is really us finally bottling that cast of characters we encountered along the way. Each one authentic … pure and simple.
R.J. Iguanas? Well, that mystery goes back to our hero, fellow island lover, and patron saint of ‘pirate’ expats. Jimmy gave us the soundtrack to our adventures, and sent us on a lyrical journey in search of a red iguana that could turn lava into gold. We took it as inspiration, took some liberties with the name, and ...
