I set out to determine the best store bought sauce I could find. I purchased sauces from Target and Publix and sampled a couple drops of each in a blind taste test, making lots of notes along the way. Only after ranking all sauces did I discover which ones they were.
My favorite sauce took us to Flavortown smokin' hickory BBQ sauce. Like others on this list, Flavortown's sauce was very sweet. While some of the other sauces rely heavily on ingredients like high fructose corn syrup, Flavortown's very first ingredient on the list is sugar. There is also molasses and pineapple juice as other sweeteners. And there's a depth to the sauce that I couldn't quite put my finger on — but when I read the ingredient list, it became clear: In addition to all the typical ingredients, there is also cocoa and Worcestershire sauce.
This is an easy gold star because of the solid on-point flavor; I have zero complaints. Nearly anyone would enjoy Flavortown smokin' hickory BBQ sauce — and it's this universal acceptability that places this one at the top of my list. I like a sauce that is unique in flavor but also sweet enough that many people would enjoy it. There's no additional bite to Flavortown, so that's a nice feature — but it finishes off superbly on the palate. You're going to be pleased with this sauce whether you're using it for a condiment or for the actual barbecue. Seriously, if everything in Flavortown tastes like this, I'm first in line for a bus ticket! Have you tried out the other sauces from Flavortown yet?
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