Collecters Editions

[Dyce51]

OK I have seen lots of sauce makers making Collectors Editions. What makes the sauce a collectors edition? And can an ameture sauce maker that is crossing over to professional release a Collectors Edition as their first commercial sauce?

The reason I ask it I am thinking of for my first commercial sauce, making a collector sauce that will be a limited run of maybe 100 - 150 bottles.

[imaguitargod]

Now adays it seems like if you stamp the words "Collectors Edition" on it, then it is a collectors edition (Blair, I'm looking at you ;) ). But generally, a limited, numbered of bottles released makes it really collectable. Also, signing them doesn't hurt either.

For your first run, I would suggest staying away from collectors bottles In order to get people wanting more of your sauces (ie: returning customers) you want them to like the taste of the sauce. People don't open and try collector's bottles (well, people besides me ;) ).

[Dyce51]

OK I can see your point....get my customers hooked on the taste then do the collectors sauce if I want to...Sounds reasonable.

[DevilDuck]

Yep... But MSK (who's on another pepper forum...) got one of my sauces at the Fiery Foods Show, made my sign it, and vowed never to open it.

I told him that I'm not a pro, and I just wanted him to taste it and let me know what he thinks. It didn't matter. He's got a signed, unlabeled bottle of my Nuclear Scurvy.

[gardenkiller]

He's got a signed, unlabeled bottle of my Nuclear Scurvy.

By far and away the coolest name for a sauce I have ever heard. Rock On Man!!

[DevilDuck]

Ha....thanks man!

Here's the prototype label....and many thanks to Uncle Big for his Photo Shop skillz!!!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y36/duckyz/DD3.jpg

[dreamtheatervt]

Awesome label! Good work Uncle Big.

[DEFCON Creator]

Very nice dude!

[Dyce51]

I like it!!!! Looks cool ...

[chilehunter]

DD - that looks very cool!
& please dont take this the wrong way, but that skull & crossbones in the black square kinda looks like it should be a on shirt or something, instead its just there.

what about not having it on the duck or put something else there instead ? like a chile thats been burned/tattooed into the duck or some other devilish symbol, since you're going for a devil duck not a pirate duck.
plus skull & crossbones are so over used, just like when people put flames on their cars/trucks
like the rest of the millions of people that do.

thats just my .02 but other than that its kickass.

[DevilDuck]

Well, there's a reason for the Jolly Rodger.

See, I belong to a Datsun/Nissan Z car club and we are all Bastard Pirates...don't ask...

I held a contest to name my sauce (the winner got a few bottles) and that was the winning name. Same with "Barnacle Remover". So the pirate flag will stay, I just don't know where.

[chilehunter]

ok then what about just getting rid of the black part of the flag, so the skull/crossbones look like they're tattooed or burned into the skin of the duck ?
that black flag or at least the black part of it just looks like it doesnt belong.

just my .02
I assume you were kinda asking what others thought of this label, like you did for your other prototype labels.

does this sauce have any extract in it ?

[DevilDuck]

Ah...I get'cha.

Nope, no extract.

[chilehunter]

thats good to hear you're not going the extract route.

[DEFCON Creator]

Extracts...They do a body good!

[arkangel06]

Ha....thanks man!

Here's the prototype label....and many thanks to Uncle Big for his Photo Shop skillz!!!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y36/duckyz/DD3.jpg


thats one of the best logos ive ever scene WAY COOL