The story goes that the alligator was killed on Marsh Island by a 17-year-old named Edward “Ned” Avery McIlhenny. Allegedly, McIlhenny discovered the animal while shooting geese in the swamp.
We took a tour of the Tabasco factory in Avery Island, Louisiana where more than 700,000 bottles of the world-famous hot sauce are made every day. Founded in 1868 by Edmund McIlhenny, the brand is ...