Kentucky Smokin' Grill was started in 1973as a family picnic for a 4th of July celebration. Over a period of about 10 years, our cookouts went from family picnic, on past the hobby stage, and into a part time business.
Over this period of time we tried various sauces, some of them were acceptable as is, some needed a little atention, and some were beyond help.

Our goals were to find a sauce that didn't have an overbearing vinegar content, didn't end up inthe bottome of the grill because of a little heat! ( no thickening agents). But did have a pleasing flavor that a person wouldn't tire of quickly.

Unsuccessful, the search finally lead to the refrigerator, the spice cabinet and on to the stove. The original recipe, mixed and served on a 'Derby Day' many years ago, it is the same that is in every bottle of our sauce!

Our toughest job during the finalizing was to come up with a standard formula for production. 'A touch of this' and 'A bit of that' dosen't translate into a refined recipe ( until this point we thought gills wee only in witches brew!) We decided that if our production recipe required an addition of preservatives or vinegar to achiece an acceptable shelf life we would not market our sauce! We had the sauce tested for production, much to our surprise the sauce needed no modification! it qualified for extended shelf life right off the top of the stove.