What’s the best thing about Smokin’ Otter? Our hot sauce company crafted in the USA with 100% natural ingredients. We don’t use additives, preservatives, or ingredients with weird, long names. All the bold and fun flavors have been carefully selected by Colter and Alexandra, the founders of Smokin’s Otter.
We’re a married couple brought together by flavor and fired up by purpose. The idea of Smokin’ Otter started back in 2021. Since then, we have been experimenting with flavor combinations, different levels of heat and various ideas to promote otter conservation.
Colter is the CEO and founder of Smokin’ Otter. This is his dream. He grew up by a lake, where otters were frequently seen — playful, clever, and always slipping just out of sight. He’s the spice lover: blending flavors, testing heat levels, finding new peppers and balancing spice with something bright and bold.
Alexandra is the COO and founder of Smokin’ Otter. The heart behind the mission. Though she grew up in the city, far from otters and their habitat, it was the city that sparked her love for the things we can’t build: nature. With a deep appreciation for clean ingredients, fruity flavors, and environmental stewardship, Alexandra brings balance to the fire, helping turn extreme heat into sauces that even mild fans can fall in love with.
Together, we built a brand that’s flavorful, conscious, and a little mischievous (just like the otter in our logo). Whether you’re here for the taste, the cause, or both, we’re so glad you found us.
Otters are endangered and threatened creatures due to a combination of factors, including historical overhunting, ongoing threats from oil spills, pollution, disease, shark predation, harmful algal blooms, kelp forest loss, climate change, entanglement in fishing gear, and boat strikes.
Smokin’ Otter donations will be supporting projects and programs that promote the rapid recovery of the threatened otter and its environment.
Northern sea otters live in the waters off southern Alaska, British Columbia, and Washington State.
They play a huge role in maintaining healthy kelp forests by keeping sea urchin populations in check, which helps absorb carbon and support marine biodiversity.
Though their numbers are higher than their southern cousins, northern sea otters still face threats from oil spills, pollution, fishing gear entanglement, and climate change, especially as ocean temperatures shift and ecosystems change.
Southern Sea Otters, also known as California Otters, were once nearly wiped out by the fur trade. Though they’ve made a slow comeback, they’re still listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
If you have any questions about our hot sauces, our merch, or about otter conservation, make sure to check our FAQ page.
We donate 1% of our profits to support otter conservation — wherever it’s needed most
