2016 Award winners
2016 Awards of Excellence Winners
Best Tool
1st place - Chop's Full Power Injector System - Barbeque Kansas City, LLC
2nd place - Griddle Grate - GrillGrate, LLC
3rd place - Chop's Power Injector System 1 gallon - Barbeque Kansas City, LLC
Best Gift Pack
1st place - Southern Belles gift Pack - Southern Belles BBQ
2nd place - TWG To Go Pack Medium Heat - TWG Barbeque Company
3rd place - Nuthatch Hill BBQ Co Gift Pack - Nuthatch Hill BBQ Co
Best Apparel
1st place - Southern Belles BBQ Apparel - Southern Belles BBQ
2nd place - Japan BBQ Shogun - T-shirt BBQ Foundation, Inc
3rd place - Pork Barrel BBQ Bacon Jerk - T-‐shirt Pork Barrel BBQ
Best Label
1st place -
2nd place - Full Boar BBQ Sauce Sweet & Spicy - Full Boar BBQ, LLC
3rd place - Smokin' Hot Ghost Chili - Duce's Wild Barbecue Co.
Condiments
1st place - Fine Vines Black Truffle Artisanal Ketchup - Fine Foods of America, Inc.
2nd place - Mustard Sauce - Hardwood Smokehouse
3rd place - Alabama White - Martin's BBQ Joint
Hot Sauce
1st place - Wild Bills Sauce - Hob Nob Gulf Shores LLC.
2nd place - JB's Fat Boy Cowboy Hot Sauce - Bar B Que Specialties, Inc.
3rd place - Devil's Nector - Martin's BBQ Joint
Marinade
1st place - Chili Bills BBQ Marinade - Chili Bills BBQ
2nd place - Nuthatch Hill BBQ Co Classic Rub & Seasoning - Nuthatch Hill BBQ Co
3rd place -The Rib Doctor Honey Classic BBQ sauce - The Rib Doctor, LLC
White Sauce
1st place - Smokey C's Spicy White Sauce - Smokey C's BBQ & Wings
2nd place - White Lightning - Hickory Prime
3rd place - Alabama White - Martin's BBQ Joint
Vinegar Mild
1st place - Brewer's Best Bar-‐B-‐Que Sauce - Sweet Brewer's Specialties LLC
2nd place - Honey BBQ Sauce - SuckleBusters Inc
3rd place - Tangy Vinegar BBQ Sauce - Victory Lane BBQ
Vinegar Spicy
1st place - Sweet BBQ Sauce - Victory Lane BBQ
2nd place - Spicy Vinegar - The Shed BBQ
3rd place - Smoky Jon's Fiery Gourmet Supreme BBQ Sauce - Smoky Jon's #1 BBQ
Vinegar Mild
1st place - Brewer's Best Bar-‐B-‐Que Sauce - Sweet Brewer's Specialties LLC
2nd place - Honey BBQ Sauce - SuckleBusters Inc
3rd place - Tangy Vinegar BBQ Sauce - Victory Lane BBQ
Mustard Mild
1st place - Original Mustard - Duce's Wild
2nd place - Pork Barrel BBQ Mustard BBQ Sauce - Pork Barrel BBQ
3rd place - Jack's Carolina - Jack Cawthon's Br-‐B-‐Que Inc
Mustard Spicy
1st place - Monkey Mop BBQ Sauce - Monkey Spit Hot Sauce
2nd place -Smoky Jon's Fiery Gourmet Supreme BBQ Sauce - Smoky Jon's #1 BBQ Smoky
3rd place - Spicy Mustard - The Shed BBQ
Fruit Mild
1st place - Smoky Jon's Original Gourmet Supreme BBQ Sauce - Smoky Jon's #1 BBQ Smoky
2nd place -
3rd place - Eroc's Peach-‐Bourbon-‐Pomegrante - Eroc's LLC
Fruit Spicy
1st place - Sweet BBQ Sauce - Victory Lane BBQ
2nd place - Apple Rum Sauce - Silverton Foods
3rd place - Taste O' Shine Barbeque Sauce - Tennessee River Barbeque Sauce
Tomato Mild
1st place -
2nd place - Cookies Sweet Hickory BBQ Sauce - Cookies Food Products
3rd place - Dixie Red - Old Southern BBQ
Tomato Spicy
1st place - Full Boar BBQ Sauce Sweet & Spicy - Full Boar BBQ LLC
2nd place - 329.2 Southern Heat - Southern Belles BBQ
3rd place - 329.1 Tangy Vinegar BBQ Sauce - Victory Lane BBQ
Caribbean/Jerk
1st place - Hot Booty Shake - Swimmin' in Smoke
2nd place - Juniors Rub for Grub - Juniors Up In Smoke BBQ & Co
3rd place - Texas 1 Spice Gourmet Seasoning - LA Spice House, LLC
Cajun Rub
1st place - Hot Radical Rib - Swimmin' in Smoke
2nd place - All Purpose BBQ Rub - Victory Lane BBQ
3rd place - Smackers Sweet & Spicy Gourmet Seasoning - Smackers BBQ
Southwest Rub
1st place - Texas 1 Spice Gourmet Seasoning - LA Spice House LLC
2nd place - Texas 1 Spice Gourmet Seasoning - LA Spice House LLC
3rd place - Butts & Suds Original Sweet & Spicy - Gourmet BBQ Bonnie's BBQ & Catering
All Purpose
1st place - Juniors Rub for Grub - Juniors Up In Smoke BBQ & Co
2nd place - Hickory Prime Competition BBQ Rub - Hickory Prime
3rd place - Nuthatch Hill BBQ Co Pork Rub & Seasoning - Nuthatch Hill BBQ Co