How did Bombshell Hot Sauce get started?

Hi, my name is Lacey Ordish, founder of Bombshell Hot Sauce.

In 2018, I got clean and sober, and everything in my life started to change. I needed something positive to focus on, something to keep my mind busy and my feet on the ground. That’s when I turned to gardening. What started as a simple hobby quickly became something I fell in love with.

I was fascinated by all the vegetables I could grow and what I could create with them. One day, a habanero pepper popped up in my bell pepper garden…the best part is, I never planted it! I took it as a sign and ran with it. I nurtured that plant, added more peppers to my garden, and decided to try making hot sauce.

After experimenting with a few recipes, I shared small batches with friends and family. They loved it, and I loved making it. That’s when I knew I was onto something.

In 2020, when the COVID shutdown left me out of work as a nail technician, those little experiments became my quarantine project. And I became obsessed! Growing peppers, playing with flavors, making sauce…I couldn’t get enough! That’s when Bombshell Hot Sauce was truly born.

Somewhere between the garden and the bottles, I found my purpose. Something that helped me through a whole lot of change also helped me find my place.

Bombshell is about more than hot sauce. It’s connection. It’s love.  It’s the conversations at my booth, the friendships that started with a sample, and the people who keep showing up and sharing their stories with me. I want to help others find their place too. I want people to feel welcome, encouraged, and reminded that something beautiful can grow from starting over.

Today, Bombshell is all about bold sauces that put flavor first and make your food sing, your taste buds dance, and your heart smile. Every batch is handcrafted using fresh, high quality, all natural ingredients, with peppers grown right here in my chemical-free garden. Bombshell is proudly Florida grown and Florida made by a Florida girl! 

Thank you to everyone who has supported me and Bombshell along the way. Y’all are a huge part of this story. I’m excited to keep creating, connecting, and bringing a little more flavor and fire into your lives for years to come.