Our Story
Meet Heather
I started Sandy River Sauces in my kitchen in Fayette, Maine, because I couldn't find hot sauces I actually wanted to eat. Store-bought was too generic. Too processed. I wanted sauces made with real ingredients — fresh peppers, local blueberries, Maine maple syrup — not a chemistry set.
What started as batches for friends and family turned into something bigger when local stores started asking to carry them. Today, Sandy River Sauces are on the shelves of shops across central Maine, and every bottle is still made by hand, right here in Fayette.
Why Local Matters
Every ingredient I can source locally, I do. Maine blueberries in the Blueberry Honey Habanero. Maple syrup from right down the road for the Maple Habanero. When you buy a bottle, you're supporting more than one small business — you're supporting the whole chain of people who grow, harvest, and make things here.
I'm not trying to be the next big hot sauce brand. I just want to make sauces I'm proud of, from ingredients I can stand behind, for people who care about what they're eating.
From My Kitchen to Your Table
Every batch is small. Every label is hand-applied. Every bottle that leaves my kitchen is one I'd put on my own table.
Fresh Ingredients
Local when possible. Real, always.
Small Batches
Made by hand, never mass-produced.
Sold Locally
Available at 10+ shops across central Maine.