Rank 2
02
Sweet Yellow
Olfs Spize Foods GmbH · Germany
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Rank 1
01
Dragon's Breath
Malpais Hot Sauce · Spain (Canary Islands)
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Rank 3
03
GHOST TRUFFLE
Chilli wine d.o.o. · Slovenia
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4
GOLD (winner)—
Crispy Chili oil
Chili Oil · Teig & Fallung · Germany
5
GOLD (winner)—
Pickle Chili
Pickle · CHILI NAPOJ · Slovenia
6
GOLD—
FML
Extra Hot Chili Sauce · Chili Kjell · Norway
7
GOLD—
Hot Habanero
Medium Chili Sauce · Marie Sharp's · Belize
8
GOLD (winner)—
Nirvana
Freestyle · Funky's Hot Sauce Factory
9
GOLD (winner)—
Habanero & Mango
Hot Chili Sauce · Lloyd & Melon · Norway
10
GOLD (winner)—
Mango Habanero
Mild Chili Sauce · Marie Sharp's · Belize
11
GOLD (winner)—
Superfuzz
Hot Chili Sauce · Funky's Hot Sauce Factory
12
GOLD (winner)—
Filfli - A sun-dried tomato chilli chutney
Chili Chutney · Filfla Chilli Co. · Malta
13
GOLD—
The 2022 Edition - Chocolate Smoked
Extra Hot Chili Sauce · Chilisaus.be · Belgium
14
GOLD—
Berlin Brennt's Hot Curry Sauce
Hot Chili Sauce · Crazy Bastard Sauce · Germany
15
GOLD (winner)—
Taco Vibes Only
Extra Hot Chili Sauce · Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
16
GOLD—
Oriental Orange
Hot Chili Sauce · Olfs Spize Foods GmbH · Germany
17
GOLD (winner)—
Zach's berries
Freestyle · Zach's pesto & chilli · Czech Republic
18
GOLD (winner)—
Black Garlic Hot Honey
Chili Honey · Skansk chili · Sweden
19
GOLD—
Agave Chili Crisp
Freestyle · Trouble and Spice B.V. · Netherlands
20
GOLD—
Salsa de mostaza y habanero
Medium Chili Sauce · Doctor Salsas · Spain
Methodology
The Global Rankings are the top 20 sauces across every category at EHSA 2025, ranked by judges’ weighted average score. Each sauce is evaluated across flavour complexity, heat balance, ingredient quality, originality and overall sensory experience.