1 - 5 oz. bottles of “Atmosphere” Minnesota Maple HAB Sauce

We partnered with Slug & Ant of Atmosphere for our third collaboration.

INGREDIENTS: Maple syrup, white wine vinegar, red bell peppers, dates, habanero peppers, leeks, orange juice, lime juice, olive oil, fruit pectin and Jacobson's smoked sea salt.

Medium Hot heat

Vegan Friendly & Gluten Free

It’s always hard to top the last sauce, but what we have here is a work of art. Slug and Ant wanted to make a sauce with the main flavor focused on Maple syrup, an ode to growing up in Minnesota. I was definitely nervous going into this one, but if you know me, you know I love a challenge.

When I began this collaboration with Slug and Ant, HAB was growing rapidly and I was making four to six batches a week of our other sauces to keep up with demand. Even being spread so thin, I had a clear vision of what I needed to make this sauce a reality. I poured my heart and soul into this recipe, sourcing produce I’d never worked with before in order to offer you a bottle packed with flavor and the perfect balance of heat. My list of ingredients included: organic 100% pure maple syrup, organic deglet noor dates, red bell peppers, leeks, white wine vinegar and to top it off I used cherrywood smoked sea salt that I got from a friend at Jacobson’s Salt Co. Working with new ingredients and combining elements I wasn’t even sure would work together was a risk, but somehow everything came together on the first test batch. After making that initial batch, I sent the sauce off to Slug and Ant. Right away they gave me the green light and I knew this was going to have to be a permanent flavor going forward.

I wanted to go in a tripped out direction with the label art, so I asked my brother Angel aka @kujorock if he was down to design the label. We wanted to integrate Minnesota into the design so Slug suggested dragon flies and mosquitoes and we printed the label with a holographic finish. I believe what Angel came up with really brought the entire bottle’s aesthetic together, resulting in a bottle that is a work of art in its own right. I can’t wait for everyone to give this sauce a try. I love it on chicken and waffles, pizza, burritos - just about anything. It’s got the perfect balance of sweetness and medium to medium hot heat. I hope you enjoy eating it as much as I enjoyed creating it.

Love always,

David van Overeem

AKA The Sauce Lord

Atmosphere @atmosphere

For over two decades, Atmosphere has maintained a course of rigorous output, releasing over two dozen studio albums, EP's and collaborative side projects in as many years. In that time, the venerated duo have built a legacy out of bringing honesty, humility and vulnerability to the forefront of their music, continually challenging themselves to evolve without straying too far from their roots. Slug has proven masterful at storytelling and writing compelling narratives, leaving a trail of his own influence while paying homage to the rappers and songwriters that helped shape him. Ant has skillfully molded the soundtracks with inspiration from soul, funk, rock, reggae, and the wizardry of hip-hop’s pioneering DJ's and producers, creating his own trademark sounds while providing the pulse for songs about life, love, stress and setbacks. At its essence, Atmosphere has been a musical shepherd, and with each new album comes a new journey as they guide generations of listeners through this thing called life.

-RHYMESAYERS