The Best Salsa of the Month Clubs

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Why We Chose It: A fat catalog of unique salsas and longevity in the mail order business give Salsa Express the win for best overall.

Salsa Express has been in the salsa game for nearly 30 years. The business is built on the strength of a printed catalog. E-commerce wasn't a thing back then, so foodies everywhere eagerly looked forward to the paper catalog's arrival in the mail.

Today, Salsa Express carries more than 2,000 items, with over 150 salsas in a dozen different categories like hot, medium, mild, fruit, bean, green, etc. They've got unusual salsas like apple cider salsa, artichoke salsa, and blackberry salsa, as well as standard varieties like tomatillo, fire-roasted tomato, and chipotle.

To find their salsas, the Salsa Express team attends food shows and other industry events to connect with small regional producers from across the country. Its Salsa of the Month Club only includes salsas you won't find at your local grocery store.

The club offers a lot of flexibility. You can select your preferred heat level. You can choose to receive either one or two jars per shipment. And, you can get your shipments every month, or every two, three, or four months. The club is not a subscription, so there are no recurring charges. You pay for three, six, nine, or 12 months upfront. The more you order, the better the value. Two jars for 12 months (two dozen salsas total) costs about $215, or roughly $9 per jar, whereas one jar for three months is around $45, or $15 per jar.

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Why We Chose It: If you are gifting a loved one with a salsa of the month club, Amazing Clubs is the way to go.

The name says it all. Billed as America's No. 1 gourmet gifts of the month, Amazing Clubs is hyper-focused on the month club gift format. Whether it's coffee, cheesecake, steak, or salsa, the team at Amazing Clubs wants to deliver an outstanding experience.

The feature that makes Amazing Clubs stand out is the "They'll Love It" guarantee. When you order, give Amazing Clubs your recipient's email address. Beginning with the second shipment (so as not to spoil the surprise), Amazing Clubs will send your loved one an email in advance about which products are coming with the option to skip that month's selections for any reason. With this feature, you never have to worry about sending your dad a fruity salsa. He has to hide in the cupboard the next time you visit.

The Salsa of the Month Club is not a subscription. Instead, you sign up for three, six, or 12 months. There's also a seasonal option, with shipments every three months over one year. You can choose to pay upfront or monthly until the term expires. Each shipment contains two jars of salsa and a newsletter with information about the selections and serving ideas. Three months costs about $78 total, six months is around $150, and a year sells for roughly $287. The seasonal salsa club is approximately $104. Shipping is free.

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Why We Chose It: If you know you love the fire, you might want to make Hank's your steady salsa source. And if heat isn't your thing, Hank's wants to convert you.

Hank's Salsa hails from Oklahoma City and claims to have worked on its salsa recipe for 15 years before finally arriving at the perfect combination of 29 ingredients. It sounds absurd until you read the reviews.

One satisfied customer put it this way: "Dang!!! I am a HUGE salsa enthusiast. I am very picky about the heat behind my salsa. I like it to be hot, but not so hot my eyes water. Hank's "Mild (but not really)" NAILED IT. Will be ordered again. Perfect heat, awesome flavor."

Hank's makes five flavors: Defused, Mild (but not really), Creeper, Blaze, and Atomic. The hottest three salsas range from 2.7 million to 8 million units on the Scoville Heat Scale. For those who aren't familiar, those ratings are comparable to defensive pepper spray. Do not wash your face with this stuff.

Hank's monthly subscription gets you four bottles of salsa every single month for about $40. The folks at Hank's will reach out to you before each shipment so you can mix and match your box. There's no long-term commitment, so that you can cancel anytime.

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Why We Chose It: Armadillo Pepper wants to serve a broad audience, so it limits its shipments to the milder side of the heat spectrum.

Armadillo Pepper won the best in the mild and medium salsa category. That's because outside of its Salsa of the Month Club, Armadillo Pepper specializes in exceptionally inflammatory hot sauces. It stocks dozens of the fiery potions featured on the popular YouTube show "Hot Ones," plus scores of other sauces sure to test the toughest of tongues.

So why should you trust Armadillo Pepper to safeguard your delicate palate from overwhelming Scoville scale salsa intensity? Because the company knows the enemy. The taster's team vets every salsa selection, only allowing the mildest of mediums to join the club. So whether you're gifting the club or shopping for yourself, a spicy shock won't spoil your salsa experience.

Armadillo Pepper's club is a one-time, upfront commitment to either three or six months of shipments. Each shipment contains two jars. The three-month club costs around $110, while the six-month club sells for about $220. Shipping is free. To get the most out of the salsa club, check out Armadillo Pepper's YouTube channel. It has hundreds of awesome recipe videos to inspire you to use salsa for more than a dip for chips.

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Why We Chose It: Made In New Mexico showcases the extraordinary food culture of the Land of Enchantment.

Red or green? It's the official question of New Mexico. The implicit subject is chile sauce derived from the New Mexico chile pepper: its most important agricultural product and the foundation of its cuisine. Green chile is a fresh, unripened pepper, while a red chile has been fully ripened and then dried. In New Mexican cooking, the sauces made from these peppers go on everything, from enchiladas to burritos, chiles rellenos, and much more.

What does this have to do with salsa? Well, with Made In New Mexico's Monthly Salsa Club, you'll not only get tomato- and tomatillo-based salsas but also roasted chiles, chile sauces, and chile-infused salsas—everything you need to get that New Mexico flavor into your food.

The club is simple. It's a monthly subscription that you can cancel anytime; there are no fixed periods or large upfront payments, just a recurring monthly fee of around $15 plus shipping. You get two jars of sauce, chiles, or salsa every month, and you can specify your heat preference. Made In New Mexico is constantly adding new items, so you'll never get bored. As a bonus, salsa club members get a discount code worth 10 percent off future purchases on the site.

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Why We Chose It: Most clubs only send you jarred salsas, but Fresh Trak Foods cold-ships the fresh stuff.

Connecticut native Bob Kane developed a passion for salsa during a stint in Utah. When he returned to the East Coast, he was disappointed to discover that the fresh salsas he'd so enjoyed out west were now nowhere to be found.

Kane grew up in the food business, as his parents owned a gourmet grocery store. So he put his culinary skills to work, solving his newfound salsa problem. His creations were a hit at parties, demand started to build, and Kane founded Fresh Trak Foods to produce his product, which he called Salsa Loca.

There are five flavors of Salsa Loca: Mild, Just Right, Hot, Black Beans and Corn, and Guaca Loca. All the flavors are simple variations on the base recipe, containing tomato, red onion, tomatillo, cilantro, secret spices, and fresh lemon and lime juice. The variations include things like jalapeno, habanero, black beans, and corn. The Guaca Loca is half guacamole, half Just Right salsa.

The Salsa of the Month Club comes with 16 ounces of one salsa of your choice, 16 ounces of a featured flavor, and a bag of tortilla chips. The club is not a subscription. You sign up for between one and six months and pay for everything upfront. The cost is roughly $20 per month, plus shipping, which costs more than most other salsa clubs due to the need for cold delivery. If you join for a full six months, you get free shipping on one month's shipment.

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Why We Chose It: With over 20 unique salsas, Casa De Jorge will consistently deliver surprises.

Casa De Jorge lets its salsa do the talking. The company's About Page doesn't wax poetic about its philosophy or origins. There are only four words that declare "North America's best salsa!"

Casa De Jorge stocks about 18 salsas year-round, plus a handful of seasonal flavors. The perennial selections include examples like Raspberry Agave, Aussie Beetroot, Pickleback, Raspberry Barbacoa Chipotle, Pineapple Habanero, Sriracha Ghost Pepper, and so on. The seasonal varieties are Christmas City Cranberry, Blueberry Blanco, Blueberry Ghost Pepper, and Oktoberfest. These are not your average salsas.

Most of the flavors have star ratings—nearly all five stars—and customer comments, so you can see which flavors are popular and what people say. You can also see the ingredient label and heat rating for every salsa. Though you can't control which flavors you'll get in the club, this information helps you know what to expect.

With Casa De Jorge's Salsa of the Month Club, you get two jars every month for a recurring charge of about $19 a month. Shipping is included in the price, and you can cancel anytime. A note of caution: There's no option to limit your heat exposure, so be aware that you may receive one or two genuinely incendiary salsas.