Yeah, I've been quiet and lurking. Dark bunnies do that. But I want to wish everyone (yes, even you) a happy new year. I'm willing to bet '25 hasn't been the best, but here's to having made it through, and to '26 being at least marginally better.

It's almost time for the Lucky Dog Social, and in honour of that, we've opened the Dark Bunny Vault and pulled out a couple of things - some newer, some older. Despite Bunny's Garden 2025 being out already, and 23 being on the shelf still, 24 is about to be finished - over a year of fermenting. /1

Oh! I almost forgot about another recent addition to the Dark Bunny lineup for 2025: Spooked Sphynx! And just what is the Spooked Sphynx you ask? That is an excellent question! And only excellent people ask excellent questions. /1

Also also... as a small followup, looking for bottle artwork for the Panda Pumpkinhead. If you're interested, gimme a *ping*, *bing*, or other message notification noise.

Oh! And on a bunch of the orders: A lot shipped *right* as Canada Post went on strike, so there are a bunch of boxes in the system, just waiting on them to resume delivering, If this strike drags on, I will end up re-shipping a bunch of them, meaning you *might* get a double delivery. /1

Yeah, there's a bit of an update for Autumn darkbunny.ca/blogs/news/a... Also: the order backlog is getting finished! Just a little longer, I swear!

Oh, and because the first like reminded me to make a separate update: @reiver.hoof.place - Don't think I forgot about my promise! I'm just still working out the fingaigling details for the recipe!

Update 2: Electric Shipping Boogaloo -- With the duties affecting shipments bound for the US, I did some work. All duties to the US are now included in the shipping costs! All automatic. So, I apologise for the higher costs for shipping, but at least things'll get where they need to go.

Update 2: Electric Shipping Boogaloo -- With the duties affecting shipments bound for the US, I did some work. All duties to the US are now included in the shipping costs! All automatic. So, I apologise for the higher costs for shipping, but at least things'll get where they need to go.

Update 1 -- The bunny is cooking up a storm tomorrow! On the docket: -Nuclear Narwhal -Mild Mouse -Firey Fennec -Perilous Phoenix -Blasted Bat And starting the Perilous Phoenix Limited Edition ferment. Also, will have something new, special, and seasonal simmering on the extra burner.

Not a post I wanted to make, but one that is needed. US Shipping updates for Dark Bunny Sauces darkbunny.ca/blogs/news/u...

Okay. All of the orders from Canfurence are in the Dark Bunny Trello. trello.com/b/diUUkNM0/d... If you ordered something for delivery at the convention, and do NOT see your order there, please get in touch. It IS possible that a couple were missed .

One more thing: Post @canfurence.bsky.social the Dark Bunny Cupboard of Doom has been severely depleted. Due to this over the next weeks (months?) I'll be cooking my tail off! I've opened up pre-ordering for a whole lot of things! Shortly I will be updating the DBS Trello so you can follow along!

I briefly said something on Telegram but I wanted to make it all official and stuff. Thank you everyone for such an amazing weekend at @canfurence.bsky.social! MAnny and I had a blast (see what I did there?). You folks nearly cleaned us out! I hope to see you all again soon! /1

So, a little birdie told me that some bunny is making something new (and yet old) for @canfurence.bsky.social

I forgot a few things in my last post For @canfurence.bsky.social There's pickups and discounts and things! darkbunny.ca/blogs/news/c...

Canfurence 2025: Help wanted? darkbunny.ca/blogs/news/c...

To everyone at @calfurry.ca this weekend: To the attendees: Do all the things and buy all the stuff! To the vendors: Sell all the things! To the staff: Don't die, and don't kill the attendees - you want them to come back next year! Have a blast

Sadly, DBS won't be at @calfurry.ca next weekend - but we have something for you (and an unkept secret) darkbunny.ca/blogs/news/m...

We're not at FE2025, but here's a little something for you all anyways darkbunny.ca/blogs/news/n...

Drawback to making a Howler: peeling all the roasted garlic. Benefit: The house smells like roasted garlic

With all the kerfuffle going on, I wanted to clearly state that Dark Bunny Sauces is proudly Canadian. Our products are made in Canada. I cannot claim them to be a "Product of Canada" because though I do my best to select ingredients local, unfortunately I cannot always have that happen.

What's this? Dark Bunny news? Now available: Carnivore Candy, Liquid Carnivore Candy, Limited Edition Ferments of Firey Fennec and Courageous Curlytail, and a Bucket o' Bad Ideas. darkbunny.ca/blogs/news/a...

Last "update" for now. Reckless Reindeer is coming back - this year on time even! Pre-orders are open, and this should start shipping by mid-December. Available in all of your favourite sizes: Pocket, bigger pocket, and pocket-with-inbuilt-bag-of-holding

Oh. and coming soon: DBS's Bucket 'o Bad Ideas - the ferment is almost done, and once I caught up on orders it'll be made. Pre-orders are now open. But warning: So far this sauce contains copious amounts of hot peppers. And one bell pepper. For colour, of course. darkbunny.ca/products/buc...

Still catching up on orders but finally making headway. Hearty Horse, Babbling Bumblebee and the elusive Scorching Squynx are all stocked. As soon as I figure out HOW to send my packages during the Canada Post strike boxes'll start flowing.

So our friend, Flaming Rabbit Hot Sauces, recently shared a recipe with us. Quite happy with the result! Not our usual BBQ sauce. Kraken rum and Ontario peaches were used for ours. All credit goes to www.facebook.com/FlamingRabbi... - we just cooked some, they MADE it. darkbunny.ca/products/bla...

*checks the morning notifications... ...pulls out a big glass-less mirror and holds it up Romper-Room style... "And I see..." Welcome new followers, or old followers, or middle-aged followers. :)

Hey other furry businesses here on Bluesky... Sound off! I want to know who else we have here so people can go shopping!

Bertha, being mostly dead, has now been supplanted by Hilda. Batch cooking will resume tomorrow after giving it a night to settle into the warren.

1863 batches, and 8 years (and 4 months). And now Bertha - the Blendtec blender - is dead. Long Live Bertha! The power switch won't turn off. Between today's batches I discovered that it physically can't switch to the off position.

Hello all! You've seen me post about the Lucky Dog Social Club (www.kurenji.com/luckydog) coming up in a couple of weeks here in Montreal. And although DBS won't be a vendor there, we ARE taking orders for pickup at the event! And you get a discount too! darkbunny.ca/discount/Luc...

Just a reminder! If you're local to Montreal, show support and go! Supporting small local events like this will ensure we get more in the future!!!! Tickets here : www.kurenji.com/luckydog

In other news, the next batch of @canfurence catchup orders will be going out on Tuesday!

I am honoured to say that our friend, Flaming Rabbit Hot Sauces (www.facebook.com/FlamingRabbi...), has shared with us a super secret recipe. This recipe has my mouth drooling, and I will be starting the process today to make a batch. Now just to find one last ingredient…

Just one more thing: Did you taste or buy any of Dark Bunny's Test Batches, Fermented Sauce Experiments or Limited Editions? We want your feedback! forms.gle/chudUPiuN9jz...

Okay, so CanFURence was a success. I have updated the Trello board with the relevant orders, and updates to them will happen starting later today (once I go through my boxes and sort what I have). trello.com/b/diUUkNM0/d...

We forgot stuff for CanFURence, so we're making it up to you all! darkbunny.ca/blogs/news/c...

LAST DAY FOR @canfurence.bsky.social PRE-ORDERS I’ve decided to extend pre-ordering to midnight tonight (Sat July 27th) Not everything is on the pre-order applicable list, but a lot of them are. I am doing one last mega-cook run so I've decided to open up the pre-ordering for one more day

I figure 10 days is enough forewarning I'm running my panel at @canFURence again! Open for the next 10 days: The Officially Unofficial Form for the Participation and Procurement of Propositions Pertaining to the Possible Pitiable Performance of Persons forms.gle/pUjJioLakkoD...

And this is why I don't often share images of test batches, or processes in general. This is Test Batch 85b - the 2nd try at a brown sauce. Completely different recipe. Currently half way through the 1st boil stage.

It's that time again! Pre-ordering for CanFURence is open until the 21st of July - get the details here: darkbunny.ca/blogs/news/c...

It's Charity #Raffle time! I'm Nicole and I'm raising funds and awareness for men's health! Details are in the replies below! 👇👇👇

No, we're not doing April Fools, nor are we going to do the whole "bunnies and Easter" thing. We just want to say: happy Easter! Non, nous ne faisons pas de poisson d'avril, et nous n'allons pas faire tout "les lapins et Pâques". Nous allons juste dire: joyeuses Pâques !

Worthy

The new current official artwork for our Test Batches and Fermented Sauce Experiments. I think @soryane.bsky.social captured me perfectly. And yes, when I make test batches, it is very often EXACTLY like this. Right before the first taste. (we don't talk about afterwards)

We here at DBS hope everyone going to @FurnalEquinox are both having an awesome time. We're sorry we're not there this year, but as a way of making it up a little, just use the code FE24 on the site for a bit of a discount. Be safe and have fun everyone! darkbunny.ca/discount/FE24

darkbunny.ca/blogs/news/n... TLDR: No DBS at FE2024 - out of choice

Also: We're so so sorry. But it's coming back for a limited batch. Pre-orders are available for Ten Tickles. Again, we're sorry. But seriously, it's a one-time batch darkbunny.ca/products/ten...

So, are you going to be at ACFI in San Antonio this weekend? Are you ready to test yourself (and, hopefully not die) on some of our fabulous concoctions? Well, guess what? Dark Bunny Sauces is proud to support the Hot Maws Challenge! Friday the 13th (how appropriate) at 7:30pm!