Ribs with We Rub You Sauce
in Original Flavor
Pulled pork sandwich with
Wild Thyme Whistling Dixie
NEW ADDITIONS
These new sauces have recently hit specialty store shelves.
DennyMike's Barbecue Sauces. This restaurateur-turned-supplier has
many all-natural ingredients have culinary
benefits: molasses can enhance sauce with
a more robust flavor, and brown sugar helps
stoke the caramelization process.
bottled four Texas-style barbecue sauces, in Sweet 'n Spicy, Hot 'n Tasty,
Carolina-Style and Mesquit-o Madness. dennymikes.com
Gator Ron's Heavenly BBQ Sauce. Relaunched this year with new glutenfree, dairy-free, non-GMO and kosher certifications, the Heavenly BBQ
Sauce comes in original and chipotle. gatorrons.com
Haks BBQ Sauce Thai Chile Tamarind. Sweetened with dates and honey, this
blend features the tropical fruit tamarind and an array of chiles. haksbbq.com
Jake's Grillin' Coffee BBQ Sauce. Java lovers will appreciate this Old
West–inspired line of coffee rubs and sauces. The Coffee BBQ Sauce, also
in a spicy version, is smoky and slightly sweet. jakesgrillin.com
Milo's JB's Best BBQ Sauce with Ale. Beer is the common denominator
among the four sauces in the new JB's Best brand, in ghost pepper, honey
mustard, ancho peach and a classic Sweet & Smoky. jbsauces.com
Robert Rothschild Farm Asian Honey Barbecue Sauce and Carolina
BBQ Sauce. Asian Honey's tomato-vinegar base infuses ginger, honey
and cayenne, while mustard-based Carolina balances black pepper, brown
sugar and honey. robertrothschild.com
Rufus Teague Whiskey Maple BBQ Sauce. A bite of whiskey with a kiss of
maple syrup makes for an addicting combination. rufusteague.com
Ubon's BBQ Bloody Mary Mix. Its fifth-generation, award-winning Memphisstyle sauce is the base for Ubon's inventive bloody mary mix. Sweet heat
with hint of dill pickle flavor makes this mix one of a kind. ubons.net
We Rub You Korean Barbecue Sauce. Featuring gochujang, a spicy
Korean paste made from red chile, sweet rice and fermented soybeans,
this sauce took the gold for Outstanding Cooking Sauce at the 2013 sofi
Awards. werubyou.com
Wine Country Kitchens Napa Jack's Bar-B-Q Sauces. The Napa Valley
specialty producer uses ingredients like cabernet, bourbon and merlot in
its sauces. winecountrykitchens.com
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Handmade, Small Batches. As with
many foods and drinks, barbecue sauces are
in the midst of a craft movement. Smaller
batches that are locally produced and seasoned to reflect the tastes of a particular
region are on the rise, says food blogger and
competitive barbecue judge Jay D. Ducote.
"The idea of paying $7 or $8 for a bottle
of handcrafted sauce isn't unheard of anymore," he says, adding that some consumers
are actually turned off by the concept of paying, say, 97 cents for a bottle of sauce made
by a big-name producer.
Even national manufacturers have
picked up on the trend. Retail heavyweight
Kraft has created a separate line of sauces
called Garland Jack's, which boasts flavors
for Southern tastes, such as Squealin' Hot
and Sweet 'n Sticky Molasses.
"The large producers of barbecue sauce
will always find new ways to market their
products through a variety of co-branding,
such as with beer and spirit brands," Watts
explains. But, he says, it's the small-batch,
artisan producers that barbecue fanatics
gravitate toward.
Global Flavors. Innovative combinations, fusions and layering of unique flavors
are found in many new sauces. According to
a May 2013 trend report by market research
