National Barbecue Association

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Awards of Excellence Winners
Feb. 17-21, 2009

National Barbecue Association
18th Annual Conference & Expo
Austin, TX

The National Barbecue Association would like to congratulate all who participated in this year's Awards of Excellence competition...And now the winners!

Barbecue Sauce: Tomato Mild
Place	Product	Company
1	Checkered Pig Grilling Sauce	Checkered Pig
2	Demon Pig BBQ Sauce	Demon Pig BBQ
3	Russ & Frank's Sassy	Cerniglia Enterprises, LLC
4	Sweet & Spicy	DennyMike's 'Cue Stuff
5	Sa-Mokin Competition Recipe Barbecue Sauce	Elliot Diversified Industries, LLC

Barbecue Sauce: Tomato Spicy
Place	Product	Company
1	Blaze Orange BBQ Sauce	Demon Pig BBQ
2	Smokin' Hot Sauce	Squealers Barbeque
3	Lynch's Spicy BBQ Sauce	Lynch BBQ Company
4	Tennessee River BBQ Sauce	Tennessee River BBQ Sauce
5	Walt's Barbecue Spicy	Walt's Barbecue

Barbecue Sauce: Mustard Mild
Place	Product	Company
1	Jack's Carolina Style	Jack's Bar-B-Que
2	Walt's Carolina Gold	Walt's Barbecue
3	Bono's Original 1949 Bar-B-Q Sauce	Bono's Pit Bar-B-Q
4	Honey Mustard	Rocky Mt. Products
5	Ole Ray's Classic Gold Barbeque & Cooking Sauce	Ole Ray's Sauces

Barbecue Sauce: Mustard Spicy
Place	Product	Company
1	JD's Mysterious Mustard	JD's Barbecue Shoppe, LLC.
2	Scott's Famous BBQ -Honey Mustard-	Scot's Pig Roast Scott's Famous BBQ Sauce
3	Really Good N' Spicy Mustard Sauce	The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint
4	Ole Ray's Kentucky Gold Bourbon Barbeque Sauce	Ole Ray's Sauces
5	Bono's Smokin' Pit Hot Bar-B-Q Sauce	Bono's Pit Bar-B-Q

Barbecue Sauce: Fruit Mild
Place	Product	Company
1	Tennessee River BBQ Sauce	Tennessee River BBQ Sauce
2	Ole Ray's Apple/Cinnamon Barbeque Sauce	Ole Ray's Sauces
3	Barbie Sauce	Aussom Aussie Australian BBQ Co.
4	"If You Gotta Have It" Peach Chipotle Barbecue Sauce	Hill Country Barbecue Market
5	Lynch's Boar's Berry Blaster	Lynch BBQ Company

Barbecue Sauce: Fruit Spicy
Place	Product	Company
1	Spicy Orange BBQ Sauce	The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint
2	Kelly's Chipotle-Raspberry BBQ Sauce	4Legs Up BBQ
3	Smokin' Hot Sauce	Squealers Barbeque
4	Sydney Surprise	Successful Brands Group LTD
5	Raspberry Chipotle	Aussom Aussie Australian BBQ Co.

Barbecue Sauce: Vinegar Mild
Place	Product	Company
1	SuckleBusters BBQ Sauce	SuckleBusters
2	Smoky Jon's Mild Vinegar BBQ Sauce	Smoky Jon's #1 BBQ
3	Woody's Hickory Mild Bar-B-Q Sauce	Woody's Bar-B-Q Sauce Co.
4	Korean Kalbi Sauce	Rocky Mt. Products
5	Sweet Sauce O'Mine	Sweet Swine O'Mine Distributing

Barbecue Sauce: Vinegar Spicy
Place	Product	Company
1	Smoky Jon's Spicy Vinegar BBQ Sauce	Smoky Jon's #1 BBQ
2	Woody's Original Hot Bar-B-Q Sauce	Woody's Bar-B-Q Sauce Co.
3	Woody's Hickory Hot Bar-B-Q Sauce	Woody's Bar-B-Q Sauce Co.
4	Carolina	DennyMike's 'Cue Stuff
5	Jack's Original	Jack's Bar-B-Que

Barbecue Dry Rub/Seasonings: All-purpose
Place	Product	Company
1	Chick Magnet	DennyMike's 'Cue Stuff
2	Lynch's Butt Shaker	Lynch BBQ Company
3	Rib Rub	Picky Vicky Gourmet BBQ Sauces & Rubs
4	Jack's Hand Rub	Jack's Bar-B-Que
5	Bono's Rib Rub	Bono's Pit Bar-B-Q

Barbecue Dry Rub/Seasonings: Southwest
Place	Product	Company
1	Pixie Dust	DennyMike's 'Cue Stuff
2	Huck's Spicy "HOT" Barbecue Rub	Huckleberry Spices, Inc.
3	Sydney Seasoning	Aussom Aussie Austrailian BBQ Co.
4	Wild Wild Southwest Mesquite & Coffee Spice Rub	Top Secret Gourmets
5	Southwest Sunset	Tango Spice Company

Barbecue Dry Rub/Seasonings: Cajun
Place	Product	Company
1	Cajun Gator Bite Spice Rub	Top Secret Gourmets
2	X-Hot Cajun Gator Bite Spice Rub	Top Secret Gourmets
3	Seriously Cajun Shed Style	The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint
4	Lynch's Rajun Cajun	Lynch BBQ Company
5	Cajun Seasoning	Rocky Mt. Products

Barbecue Dry Rub/Seasonings: Caribbean/Jerk
Place	Product	Company
1	Jamaican Habanero & Lime Jerk Rub	Top Secret Gourmets
2	X-Hot Jamaican Habanero & Lime Jerk Rub	Top Secret Gourmets
3	Caribbean Dry Rub	The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint

Barbecue Dry Rub/Seasonings: Mediterranean/Herb
Place	Product	Company
1	Rocky Mountain Products Mediterranean Dry Marinade Seasoning	Rocky Mt. Products
2	Lynch's Butter & Garlic	Lynch BBQ Company
3	Smoky Jon's Mediterranean Herb Seasoning	Smoky Jon's #1 BBQ

Barbecue Marinades: Citrus/Fruit
Place	Product	Company
1	Lynch's Boar's Berry Blaster	Lynch BBQ Company
2	Raspberry Chipotle Gourmet BBQ Sauce	Mo Mo BBQ Co.
3	Mango Habenero Gourmet BBQ Sauce	Mo Mo BBQ Co.

Barbecue Marinades: Oil & Vinegar
Place	Product	Company
1	Marinade Your Meat	The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint
2	Woody's Marinade & Baste Sauce	Woody's Bar-B-Q Sauce Co.

Barbecue Marinades: Asian
Place	Product	Company
1	Kinky Asian Marinade	The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint
2	"Just Rite" Asian Marinade	The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint
3	Korean Kalbi Sauce	Rocky Mt. Products

Barbecue Marinades: Caribbean
Place	Product	Company
1	Caribbean Mojo	The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint

Add-Ons: Hot Sauce
Place	Product	Company
1	Checkered Pig Hot Sauce	Checkered Pig
2	Lynch's Redd Hott	Lynch BBQ Company
3	Texas Heat Pepper Sauce	SuckleBusters
4	Lynch's Wee Wee Wasabi	Lynch BBQ Company
5	Lynch's Hot Swine Sweet Honey Mustard	Lynch BBQ Company

Add-Ons: Condiments
Place	Product	Company
1	Sydney Surprise	Successful Brands Group LTD
2	Lynch's Salsa	Lynch BBQ Company
3	Scott's Famous BBQ -Original-	Scot's Pig Roast Scott's Famous BBQ Sauce
4	Lynch's Hot Swine Sweet Honey Mustard	Lynch BBQ Company
5	Lynch's Steak Stalker	Lynch BBQ Company

Best Overall Label of 2009: All Categories
Place	Product	Company
1	Sweet Sauce O'Mine	Sweet Swine O'Mine Distributing
2	Cow Bell Hell	DennyMike's 'Cue Stuff
3	Memphis Rub Me Tender Spice Rub	Top Secret Gourmets
4	Smokin' Hot Sauce	Squealers Barbeque
5	Jamaican Habanero & Lime Jerk Rub	Top Secret Gourmets

Best Overall Specialty Item 2009: All Categories
Place	Product	Company
1	GrillGrate Gift Set	GrillGate, Inc.
2	BBQ Starter Pack	Pig Enterprises, Inc.
3	Pizza on the Grill	Elizabeth A. Karmel
4	Napoleon's Everyday Gourmet Grilling	Key Porter Books
5	The Shed Menu	The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint

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