Reservation required
One tour a day, Tuesday to Friday at 10:00 AM. Places are limited, so book ahead rather than dropping by.
DELIVERED PRICES: POSTAGE & DUTIES INCLUDED, NOTHING ADDED AT CHECKOUT, NOTHING OWED ON ARRIVAL. DELIVERED PRICES: POSTAGE & DUTIES INCLUDED, NOTHING ADDED AT CHECKOUT, NOTHING OWED ON ARRIVAL.
Aruba Heat Factory Tasting Experience
Taste Aruba
and feel the Heat.
Go behind the scenes at Aruba’s local hot-sauce producer. Discover how Aruba Heat turns tropical island flavors into award-winning heat, with a guided tasting of the range and the story behind every bottle.
3 bottles
+ souvenir, included
Price
$30
per person
When
Tue–Fri
10:00 AM, one tour a day
Duration
45–60
minutes
Group size
Small
up to 12 guests
The experience
An hour inside a real Aruban factory
Six things happen, and the whole visit takes under an hour.
Behind the scenes
The real working factory: the kettle, the line, and the labels going on by hand.
A guided tasting
Taste along the range, mild and fruity through to seriously hot, with the people who make it standing next to you.
The Aruba Heat story
How a local business started in 2007, and how each flavor came to be, told by Chef Michel himself.
Island ingredients
Papaya, mango, pineapple, Madame Jeanette and habanero: where the flavors come from, and why the peppers grow here.
The heat challenge
Finish with one of our hottest sauces, if you want to. Optional, memorable, and the bit everyone films.
Your photo moment
Our "I Survived Aruba Heat" spot. Proof you were here, and that you made it.
Your host
You are shown around by the man who makes it
Michel Franken started Aruba Heat in 2007, cooking sauce in small batches from island fruit and peppers. He still develops every flavor, and he gives the tasting himself, so the answer to “why does the papaya one taste like that?” comes from the person who decided it should.
It is a working factory, not a visitor centre. You will see the kettle going, the line running and the labels going on by hand, because that is what is happening anyway.
2007
Making sauce on the island
10
Sauces to taste, mild to serious
12
Guests a day, never more
What’s included
You leave with more than a memory
The full guided experience
Factory walk-through, the Aruba Heat story and the ingredients, 45–60 minutes.
A guided tasting of the range
Mild and fruity through to the ones that mean it, with the optional heat challenge.
3-bottle sample pack + souvenir
Yours to take home, included in the $30.
The factory shop, if you want it
Found a favorite? Our shop is open after the tour for anyone who wants more.
Where to meet us
You are looking for a yellow building
Amandelstraat 3-A, Oranjestad, Aruba. Come to the factory entrance five to ten minutes before ten, and ask for whoever is on the tour. There is room to park outside the gate.
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The practical bits
Languages
Tours are given in English, with Papiamento, Dutch and Spanish on request.
In the production area
You watch production from a designated viewing area, close enough to see and smell everything, safely.
Accessibility
The tour is on one level. Tell us about mobility needs when you book and we will plan around them.
Groups of 10+
Private tours, alternative times and special arrangements are available. Contact us to set one up.
Secure your spot
Book the tasting
$30 a person
Tue–Fri, 10:00 · 12 places a day