Our Food Director James can thank a very persuasive friend for his first taste of Thiccc Sauce. He gets a lot of requests to try things out, so it takes a lot to blow him away. That was until the Thiccc Sauce samples arrived, bottles wrapped in killer artwork from Stuart Allen; he knew this was something special.
These sauces weren’t hot for heat's sake, unlike some of the mass-market Scoville record chasers on the scene. They had intricate flavour with loads of depth. James called his mate and told him to link him up with Luca, the creator of Thiccc Sauce, and they got to work.
From Thiccc Sauce to Tortilla
The first collab paired a house ranch recipe with a few drops of Thiccc Sauce's Triple Ghost Chilli Hot Sauce, which turned out to be a killer sauce built for burritos: thick, cool, herby and spicy. It launched at Tortilla in autumn 2024, and in its short time on the menu, it gained a diehard fanbase.
From Tortilla to Selfridges
But it didn’t stop there. The demand was so high that Luca made the Ghost Chilli Ranch a retail bottle under his own range, where it went on to be stocked at Selfridges (kind of a big deal!)
With hype like that, there was only one thing to do: get straight to work on the next collab.
Playing with fire
Bringing us to 2026, the pair hadn’t stopped dreaming. The road to launch wasn't quick. It started, fittingly, over WhatsApp; a stream of ideas batted back and forth with the words of our Marketing Director Olivia Paris in mind: "Whatever you do, it needs to be hot. Like, really hot."
What followed was tasting session after tasting session, James lost count after ten rounds, chasing that balance between fire and flavour.
An old flame returns, and it’s got company…
The result of all that testing is the return of Ghost Chilli Ranch, alongside the brand-new Hot Damn Chicken. This time we’ve dialled up the heat on the ranch for those spice lovers.
Both products feature Luca’s Hot Damn Triple Ghost Chilli sauce, a brutal mash up of three chilli peppers, the Trinidad Scorpion Moruga, Yellow Naga Bhut Jolokia and Carolina Reaper. Ghost Chilli Ranch is smooth and herby with a healthy dose of triple ghost chilli, striking that perfect balance for Roja-regulars and spice-curious alike. The Hot Damn Chicken brings the heat with a sticky, sweet and tingly marinade. The heat builds gradually, until it gets serious. It's the hottest thing to hit our menu so far.
You can try the range wherever you get your Tortilla* from Tuesday 22nd September. Get in before the flame goes out, here for a good time not a long time.
*Non-participating restaurants include; Tortilla delivery-only kitchens, Tortilla Euston, Tortilla Gatwick Airport, Tortilla Glasgow Airport, Tortilla Bristol Airport, Tortilla Stanstead Airport, Tortilla Glasgow Central Station, Tortilla Manchester Piccadilly, Tortilla Brunel University, Tortilla Middlesex University, Tortilla Sussex University, Tortilla Swansea University, Tortilla Leeds Station, Tortilla Liverpool Street Station, Tortilla London Victoria Station.