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Backstory of Silly Billy Hot Sauce by Oh Grow Up

Origin in Oh Grow Up Silly Billy wasn't always the fiery menace known to the world today. Born in the vibrant, picturesque town of Oh Grow Up, Billy was just another billy goat among many, frolicking in the lush meadows and enjoying the peaceful life. Oh Grow Up was a town like no other, where the sun seemed to shine just a bit brighter and the fields grew just a bit greener.

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Transformation by the Chilli One fateful day, Billy’s curiosity got the better of him. While wandering beyond the usual grazing fields, he stumbled upon an ancient, hidden garden. Here, amidst an array of exotic plants, he found a chilli unlike any other—a dark, almost sinister-looking pepper that seemed to absorb the light around it. Ignoring the instinctive prickle of danger, Billy took a bite, and in that instant, everything changed.


The chilli was cursed, and with each fiery swallow, Billy felt his very nature twist and morph. His once cheerful demeanor darkened, and his playful frolics turned into wild, uncontrollable rampages. His eyes gleamed with a red, sinister light, and flames began to flicker from his nostrils.


Descent into Darkness As Billy’s transformation took hold, so too did the town of Oh Grow Up change. The once vibrant colors faded to dull grays and deep blacks; where laughter and music had filled the air, now only silence and whispers remained. The town's name took on a bitter irony as joy and innocence were lost.


Billy, now fully transformed into a gothic, twisted version of himself, roamed the town, his fiery breath scorching the fields he once grazed. Dubbed "Silly Billy" by those who remembered his innocent past, he became a creature of local legend—a warning of the dangers lurking beyond the safe pastures of home.

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Around the town you can hear the faint sounds of the Silly Billy rhyme


In the town of Oh Grow Up,

where the grasses once swayed,

Lived Silly Billy the goat, in the sunshine he played.

But a chilli dark and twisted, on a dare he did nibble,

Now he breathes out the fire, in a spectacle not so simple.


From a frolic to a flame, oh how Billy did change,

Transforming Oh Grow Up into a land dark and strange.

So from the heat of his breath, a hot sauce was styled,

Oh Grow Up's own Silly Billy, both fiery and wild.


Birth of the Hot Sauce From this dark legend, an idea sparked among the townsfolk—to harness the fiery nature of Billy’s curse and turn misfortune into something that could once again bring warmth to their lives, albeit in a culinary form. Using the same dark chillies that transformed Billy, they crafted a hot sauce that packed an infernal punch, a reminder of the fire that Billy breathed and the spirit he once had.


Thus, Silly Billy Hot Sauce was born—a product as fiery as its namesake's breath, and as twisted as his tale. Every bottle sold carried the story of Billy, the gothic billy goat who breathed fire and turned Oh Grow Up into a shadow of its former self, a tale of caution and of spice like no other.


Now we are happy to say the recepie was found under the ground that once was where the legend of Billy laid to rest, we have harnessed the firey flavours and spicy kicks to bring you SILLY BILLY


Available to purchase 15.05.24

available in our standard 100ml bottle and also the brand new giant 500ml bottle


silly billy by oh grow up

Silly Billy Hot Sauce by Oh Grow Up

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