Naturally fermented · Stanwell Park, NSW
The Demented Fermenter hot sauce range on bark

Makers of small batch, naturally fermented hot sauce with Australian native ingredients.... Stanwell Park, NSW

Made where the escarpment meets the sea — fuelled by incredible local produce, salt air and slow seaside living.

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Hot Sauce Range

All of our sauces are made with maximum flavour and balance in mind. Each sauce is bright, bold, healthy, and deliciously unique.

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Highwayman X Demented Fermenter Hot Sauce alongside Backyard Habanero and Backyard Jalapeno

Trios & Collabs

Three packs of our core range, plus the Highwayman collaboration — slow-fermented and aged in ex-whisky barrels for deep, smoky oak notes.

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Fermented in Stanwell Park, where the Illawarra escarpment drops into the Pacific — a pocket of coast blessed with incredible local produce and an easy seaside way of living.

Heirloom chillies, native lemon myrtle, finger lime, native thyme, Tasmanian pepperberry and wild fennel, slow-fermented with organic garlic, onion and Olsson's sea salt. No shortcuts, nothing artificial.