Sandra Bocas and Fiona Douglas-Hamilton are the dynamic duo behind Hot Babe Hot Sauce. They are based in Tumwater, WA as a small batch processor of gourmet Caribbean and fruit based seasonal hot sauces.

The first El Diamante Negro restaurant was started by the Bocas family in Venezuela over 70 years ago and later moved to Trinidad and Tobago where it established its reputation for serving excellent local cuisine. While they worked tirelessly to build their restaurant business, Sandra was raised by her grandmother, who had a passion for creating good food. She has strong memories from childhood in the kitchen – it’s Sunday, everything’s fresh, colorful and delicious.  

It took her a while to realize her dream of starting a hot sauce company but, with the blessings of her siblings in 2013, Sandra decided to ‘dust off’ the name El Diamante Negro and bring to life the hot sauces of her childhood. Drawing on the vibrancy of color, flavor, heat and the lime-base notes of Caribbean cuisine ensured their recipes would be unique among hot sauces and they are now being embraced by hot sauce lovers across the nation.

The original Hot Babe-Hot Sauce™ with no artificial preservatives, flavorings, colorings or sugar is available in four heat levels (Light, Medium, Hot and XHot) and is made lovingly by hand at their community kitchen in Yelm, in small batches from non-GMO, and where possible, organic ingredients. Their surprise customers (thank you for paying Mums/Dads) have been children who just “love the taste”. In 2014 they followed up with their now wildly popular Sweet Babe-Hot Sauce™ - quince jelly, hot peppers, that special something and the blender and the Sweet Babe was born.

But their passion does not stop there. Sandra and Fiona believe in the power of well balanced, fresh and healthy food to heal bodies and want to encourage you to experiment with their sauces. They like to say our HotBabe and SweetBabe Divas help unleash the creative cook in you!  

Their artisan sauces are literally that, combining their family’s recipes with Sandra's art for the labels. Loved by vegans, vegetarians, raw foodies and omnivores alike, its tangy, lime-based flavor has been called ‘addictive’. Some of their clients just drink it, with or without the Bloody Mary!  

Sandra and Fiona say "Thank you for being our valued customer!"

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