On this episode of Cult Following, host Daniel Geneen heads to the McIlhenny factory on Avery Island, Louisiana, where the world’s supply of Tabasco sauce is made.
Follow along as Daniel learns about the 150-year-old family-run business, and the Tabasco-making process, from pepper to barrel to bottle.
Basic Information on Tabasco:
Tabasco is an American brand of hot sauce made from vinegar, tabasco peppers (Capsicum frutescens var. tabasco), and salt. It is produced by the McIlhenny Company of Avery Island, southern Louisiana which was founded by Edmund McIlhenny.
Although tabasco peppers were initially grown only on Avery Island, they are now primarily cultivated in Mexico (“Tabasco” is a state in the south of the country), but also in Central and South America.
The Tabasco sauce brand also has multiple varieties including the original red sauce, habanero, chipotle and sriracha.
Tabasco products are currently available in more than 195 countries and packaged in 36 languages.
