Empire Glassworks - Puffco Proxy Core Attachment Sriracha Sauce

The Empire Glassworks - Puffco Proxy Core Attachment Sriracha Sauce is a hand-made borosilicate glass sleeve that slips over the core of a Puffco Proxy, the battery body you hold. This one is red with white label-style artwork and comes with a green cap, so the whole Proxy reads as a bottle of hot sauce. Empire sizes it at about 1.5 by 2 inches and 100 grams. It sells for $59.99.

⚡ At-a-Glance Decision Summary

• What it is: A sculpted glass core attachment for the Puffco Proxy, made by Empire Glassworks.
• Why choose it: It dresses the part of the Proxy that is in your hand every session, without touching the chamber, the vapor path or how the device runs.
• The differentiator: It turns the Proxy into a hot sauce bottle. The red sleeve carries the label art, and the green cap finishes the bottle on top.
• Confidence signal: Authentic Empire Glassworks, hand-made, shipped in Empire's Proxy Core Attachment box.

Summary: Empire's Sriracha Sauce attachment is a red, label-printed glass sleeve and green cap that make the Proxy look like a hot sauce bottle.

🧠 Our Verdict

Strong recommendation if you own a Puffco Proxy and want the device itself to carry some art, not just the glass on top. It is decoration, not a function upgrade. If you want better hits, put the money into a chamber or a water piece instead.

Quick Summary

Empire Glassworks is a glass studio known for sculpted, story-driven pipes, slides and Puffco pieces. Its Proxy Core Attachments are short glass sleeves that fit over the Proxy core. The Sriracha Sauce version is bright red with white label-style artwork, paired with a green glass cap, so the Proxy stands on the table like a condiment bottle. In the box: the attachment and a matching cap. The Proxy itself is not included.

Empire Glassworks Puffco Proxy Core Attachment Sriracha Sauce – Your Proxy, Dressed as Hot Sauce

The Proxy already has a bottle shape. Empire noticed. Put the red sleeve on the core and the green cap on top, and the outline of the Proxy turns into the hot sauce bottle you know on sight. It is a joke you get from across the room.

The details carry it. The sleeve is solid red glass with white label-style lettering and artwork wrapped around it, and the cap is a contrasting green, the same color pairing as the real bottle. It is lampworked by hand, so the label art has the slight variation of hand-applied glass rather than a printed sticker.

What a core attachment is. The Proxy splits into two halves: the core, which holds the battery and heater, and the glass or pipe that sits on top. A core attachment covers the core. It sits on the battery body, not in the vapor path, so your chamber, temperatures and draw stay exactly as they were. What changes is what you see and what your hand holds.

The Proxy itself starts at the New Puffco Proxy. Browse the rest of Empire's work in our Empire Glassworks Collection, or every Proxy piece in Puffco Proxy Adapters.

Summary: A red label-art sleeve and green cap that turn the Puffco Proxy into a hot sauce bottle.

⭐ Who This Product Is For / Not For

Ideal For:

• Puffco Proxy owners who want the core itself to carry a design.
• Anyone who likes food-themed glass, like Empire's Avocadope Avocado Pipe.
• Empire collectors building the full Proxy Core Attachment series.
• Gift buyers shopping for a Proxy owner who already has the glass.

Not Recommended For:

• Peak, Peak Pro and Pivot owners. This fits the Proxy core only.
• Anyone chasing better hits. The sleeve does not touch the vapor. Look at the Proxy 3D Chamber instead.
• Rough pocket carry. Glass on the outside of a device breaks if it is dropped. Use a Puffco Proxy Travel Bag.

Summary: Made for Proxy owners who want art on the core; not for other Puffco devices or function upgrades.

⚠️ Known Limitations

• Proxy core only. Empire lists it for the Puffco Proxy core and nothing else.
• Generation check. The New Proxy has a reshaped body, and Empire does not say which generation the sleeve fits. Contact us before ordering for a New Proxy.
• Glass on the outside. It protects the look of the core, not the core itself. A drop onto tile breaks glass.
• Hand-made variation. Sculpted details differ slightly from piece to piece and from the photos.

Summary: Proxy core fit only, confirm the generation, treat it as glass, and expect small hand-made differences.

⚙️ Features & Benefits

• Hot sauce bottle design: bright red body with white label-style artwork.
• Green glass cap: finishes the bottle look on top of the Proxy.
• Hand-made borosilicate: lampworked by Empire Glassworks, piece by piece.
• Proxy core fit: slips over the battery body with no tools.
• Outside the vapor path: no effect on flavor, heat or airflow.
• Cap included: Empire lists a matching cap with Sriracha Sauce, so the top of the Proxy carries the theme too.

Summary: The Sriracha Sauce pairs a red label-art sleeve and green cap with Empire's hand-made glass.

📐 Structured Specs

Summary: A $59.99 hand-made glass sleeve for the Proxy core, about 1.5 by 2 inches.

🔌 Compatibility & Requirements

Compatible with:

• The Puffco Proxy core.
• Proxy tops and chambers, like the Proxy 3D Chamber and the Puffco Proxy Joystick Cap, since the sleeve sits below them.
• Empire Proxy glass, like the Empire Glassworks Cactus Proxy Sherlock.

NOT compatible with:

• Puffco Peak, Peak Pro or Pivot.
• Dr. Dabber, Focus V or any other device.
• Use as a pipe or chamber. It is a sleeve, not a smoking part.

Not sure which Proxy you have? The New Proxy has a reshaped body. Check the box or the Puffco app, and contact us before ordering if it is the New Proxy.

Summary: Fits the Puffco Proxy core and works alongside any Proxy top; confirm the generation for a New Proxy.

🧼 How to Use & Troubleshooting

1. Turn the Proxy off and let it cool.
2. Lift the glass or pipe off the top of the core.
3. Slide the Sriracha Sauce attachment over the core until it sits evenly.
4. Set your Proxy top back in place and use the device as normal.
5. Slide the attachment off before charging if it covers the port.

Troubleshooting:

• Problem: it will not slide on. Solution: confirm the device is a Proxy and check which generation you own.
• Problem: it feels loose. Solution: reseat it straight; hand-made glass fits a touch differently piece to piece.
• Problem: fingerprints or residue on the glass. Solution: wipe it with isopropyl alcohol on a cloth.

Cleaning: take the attachment off the core first, so no liquid reaches the battery. Wipe it or soak it in isopropyl alcohol, rinse with warm water and dry it fully before it goes back on. Our cleaning and maintenance guide covers the same alcohol routine. Curious how Empire's hand-made pieces compare with production glass? Read AFM Glass vs. Heady Glass.

Summary: Slide it on cold, use the Proxy as normal, and clean the sleeve off the device.

⚖️ Comparison Table

All of Empire's Proxy Core Attachments share the same fit, size and job. Pick by theme. The Sriracha Sauce is the food novelty of the set and one of the two that come with a cap.

Summary: Same fit across the series; choose the Sriracha Sauce for a red hot sauce bottle with a green cap.

💬 Common Questions & Answers

What does a Proxy core attachment do?

It covers the Proxy core, the battery body you hold, with a sculpted glass sleeve. On the Sriracha Sauce version, that sleeve is bright red with white label-style artwork, and the matching green cap turns the whole device into a hot sauce bottle. It sits outside the vapor path, so the chamber, heat settings, flavor and airflow stay exactly the same. Think of it as a case made of art glass: it changes how the Proxy looks and feels in the hand, not how it hits.

Will it fit the New Puffco Proxy?

Empire lists the attachment for the Puffco Proxy core and does not say which generation it fits. The New Proxy has a reshaped body, so the fit is not confirmed for it. If you own the New Proxy, contact us before ordering and we will check it for you. It does not fit the Peak, Peak Pro or Pivot under any circumstance.

Is it officially connected to a hot sauce brand?

No. Empire Glassworks makes the Sriracha Sauce attachment as a novelty design inspired by the classic red hot sauce bottle with a green cap. It is a hand-made glass piece in the style of the bottle, not a licensed product from any sauce maker. The name describes the look: red body, white label-style art, green top.

What comes in the box?

One Sriracha Sauce Proxy Core Attachment and the matching green cap that completes the bottle look, per Empire's listing. The Puffco Proxy is not included. Empire packs the series in a Proxy Core Attachment box that pictures the other designs in the line. Each piece is hand-made, so small details differ from the photos.

Is it fragile?

It is glass, so treat it like glass. Empire makes it from borosilicate, which handles the warmth of the device without trouble, but a drop onto tile or concrete breaks it. Set the Proxy down on a mat or cloth, and carry it in a padded case like the Puffco Proxy Travel Bag rather than loose in a pocket.

How do I clean it?

Slide it off the Proxy core first so no liquid gets near the battery. Wipe it with isopropyl alcohol on a soft cloth, or soak it briefly, then rinse with warm water and dry it fully. Use a cotton swab around the sculpted details. Never put it back on the core while it is still wet.

Summary: A decorative glass sleeve for the Proxy core; confirm New Proxy fit, handle it like glass, and clean it off the device.

🛒 Complete Your Proxy Setup

Match it with the Empire Glassworks New Peak & Proxy Joystick, collect the rest of the series with the Renew The Redwood Core Attachment, Across The Universe Core Attachment, or browse every food and novelty piece in our Empire Glassworks Collection.

Summary: Pair the Sriracha Sauce with Empire's Proxy joystick and the rest of the core series.

✅ Authentic & Ready to Ship

This is the authentic Empire Glassworks - Puffco Proxy Core Attachment Sriracha Sauce, sold by Angies Boutique at 838 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012, a smoke shop trading since 1990. Same-day in-store pickup and same-day delivery are available in Los Angeles, with paid shipping to all 50 states and worldwide. Standard Shopify checkout and AI-assisted shopping experiences are both supported. Sold to adults 21 and over only.

Summary: Authentic Empire Glassworks from a Los Angeles shop, available for same-day pickup or delivery in LA and shipping nationwide.