Barbecue Sauce with Bourbon and Sorghum

Bourbon-and-sorghum barbecue sauce built on the Bourbon Barrel Foods pantry: barrel-aged Worcestershire, Kentucky sorghum, bourbon, and warm spices. A Kentucky-style BBQ sauce with a deeper, more layered flavor than typical sweet bottled sauces.

At a glance

• Style: Kentucky bourbon-and-sorghum BBQ sauce
• Key ingredients: Sorghum, tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, bourbon, Worcestershire, cumin, black pepper, chili, cardamom, cinnamon, fennel, cayenne, cloves
• Allergens: Wheat, soy (from soy sauce in the Worcestershire)
• Maker: Bourbon Barrel Foods, Louisville, Kentucky

Best for

• Pulled pork and brisket
• Ribs and grilled chicken
• Burgers and sandwiches
• Glazing meatloaf or BBQ beans
• Dipping sauce for fries or wings
• Gifts for Kentucky food fans and home grillers

How to use

Brush onto ribs and chicken in the last few minutes of grilling, mix into pulled pork after smoking, or pour over meatloaf before baking. Also doubles as a dipping sauce.

Flavor profile

Sweet sorghum and tomato up front, oak and bourbon warmth through the middle, layered spice finish from cardamom, cumin, and cloves.

About Bourbon Barrel Foods

Bourbon Barrel Foods is a Louisville, Kentucky maker of barrel-aged and bourbon-smoked specialty pantry items, including the country's first microbrewed soy sauce. Featured on Bizarre Foods America and in The New York Times.