About Us

Rocketman Heat is a subsidiary of Upendo Ventures, owned and founded by Will Strohl.  (That's me!) 

Will hails from the Salas family, originally from the village of Piti, Guam.  Our family was first brought to the Southern California area during the last World War, and our recipes have surprised the faces, palettes, and minds of everyone we share our culture with. 

People from Guam are known as Chamorro and we have a lot of delicious recipes and flavors that we love sharing with friends and loved ones.  

Our family loves to get together, eat, drink, and light our mouths on fire with any spicy sauce or food.  As a child growing up, I remember watching my grandfather, aunts, and uncles sit a a table and eat peppers as if they were potato chips.  It wouldn't be long before I too got bitten by the chili pepper "bug."  

Ever since learning how to make our family's base sauce, I spent years attempting to perfect a pourable version of it that would stay true to the original family recipe.  Our mantra is simple... Fresh ingredients, and plenty of heat - but never too much that you can't taste the delicious peppers that were used to generate that heat. 

I think I speak for our entire family when I say... 

Thank you for trying our sauces.  We hope you enjoy them, and you don't get too addicted to our unique styles of presenting heat.