Balefire

Balefire At Balefire we craft our small batch hot sauce prioritising the art of fermentation. The finest quality spicy sauces, handmade in Durham.
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Delivery anywhere in the UK. Balefire is an artisan condiment producer based in the heart of County Durham producing gourmet condiments, decadent vinegars and mind-blowing hot sauce. As acidity is central to the balance of our flavour, we use a combination of historic and modern brewing techniques to ferment, acetify and age our own vinegars from grain to bottle. Our chillies are fermented for sev

eral weeks to enhance their flavour - This is an important part of the process, one that makes Balefire Sauces distinct. Balefire is an ethical producer. We minimise waste, single use plastic and ensure all our products are vegan friendly. All our containers are fully recyclable and we source the majority of our ingredients locally to reduce our carbon footprint.

As a chef, my favorite principle to cook by is simple: we taste with our eyes.​The human brain connects colour directly ...
13/06/2026

As a chef, my favorite principle to cook by is simple: we taste with our eyes.
​The human brain connects colour directly to flavour anticipation. We create a vibrant spectrum of tasty sauce. It's a story of heat levels, citrus undertones, exotic spice and vinegar balances. We want them to look a good a they taste. I hope you agree we've nailed it here. 😁

I spend so much time making mango hot sauce, it's what I see when I close my eyes. Bright yellow spicy goodness when I ...
12/06/2026

I spend so much time making mango hot sauce, it's what I see when I close my eyes. Bright yellow spicy goodness when I sleep. I dream mango. It haunts me. Won't someone please make it stop.

Bonnie Mango is now restocked in regular and catering sizes. 😊

This is our 2026 limited edition charity chutney with 100% of the sales going to local causes. £5 a jar = £5 to charity....
11/06/2026

This is our 2026 limited edition charity chutney with 100% of the sales going to local causes. £5 a jar = £5 to charity.

Huge thank you to Lesley Moyle for the rhubarb donation and our bottle supplier, Sen5es, for the donation of jars! Lets make a bit of money for some good causes!

We'll have a few jars of this at Durham, Norton and Manor House this weekend. Please be quick, it ain't gonna last long. ❤️



11/06/2026

Another delivery of Balefire sauces means we're fully stocked again, including a couple of different varieties.

We've made our final batch of Arcana. This has been so will received, thank you all for the incredible feedback. We stri...
08/06/2026

We've made our final batch of Arcana. This has been so will received, thank you all for the incredible feedback. We strive to make our sauces distinct, unique, and a little bit special, inspired by everthing we come across. It's what we love about sauce making; creativity and imagination are the only things that limit what can be made.

We'd love to know what you'd like to see in the future. There's so much we want to do!

Always concocting new things. Our current line up of Special Edition and Collaboration sauce is a perfect example. Arcan...
06/06/2026

Always concocting new things. Our current line up of Special Edition and Collaboration sauce is a perfect example. Arcana, our collab with DMC Brewery's ginger beer is our take on a classic Thai green curry. Who's Your Daddy is a strong brown sauce with English stout - perfect in your brekky. Citrus Got Real is a citrus bomb with lemon gin from our friends at Bytchmix; the cocktail sorceress.

These are all available now, but when they're gone, that's it! No worries though - there's always something new and exciting around the corner!

Cheers, Team Balefire

We're very fortunate to have an amazing new stockist over in Winlaton Mill. The Land of Oak and Iron is an amazing Herit...
05/06/2026

We're very fortunate to have an amazing new stockist over in Winlaton Mill. The Land of Oak and Iron is an amazing Heritage Centre celebrating the history of the North East.

We visited their beautiful cafe this week to drop off a few sauces and OMG; the place is incredible! It's far more than just a heritage centre, there's loads there!

Check them out.

The best gift you could buy him for Father's Day... and the other one you shouldn't. 😅 It's our double release Who's You...
04/06/2026

The best gift you could buy him for Father's Day... and the other one you shouldn't. 😅 It's our double release Who's Your Daddy and Harder Daddy... with Big Daddy for the obsessed.

The iconic sauce of the British Isles - Brown sauce! And it tastes like it's supposed to. Sweet, fruity, tangy with a hint of spice. Expect the signature strong flavours from premium ingredients like sugar dates and tamarind with black treacle balancing the sour malted vinegar. We’ve even used our favourite stout to add a that roasted malt kick.

We have just prepared our largest order of chilli to-date. Around 6000 habanero peppers mashed and fermenting. I'll be h...
03/06/2026

We have just prepared our largest order of chilli to-date. Around 6000 habanero peppers mashed and fermenting.
I'll be honest, this was painful. But it's absolutely worth it. This will make some of the most delicious sauce on the planet.
Some stats: 5 hours to destalk, 6 kegs filled, 300,000 Scoville units, 80kg of chilli, 3 very tired peeps. 😴

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Furnace Industrial Estate
Shildon
DL41QB

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