Ole Ray's Red Delicious Apple/Bourbon BBQ & Cooking Sauce
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Ole Ray's Red Delicious Apple/Bourbon BBQ & Cooking Sauce
When orchard sweetness meets barrel-aged character, barbecue gets elevated.
Ole Ray’s Red Delicious Apple/Bourbon BBQ & Cooking Sauce is small-batch Southern craftsmanship at its finest—layering ripe apple sweetness with smooth bourbon warmth and a subtle whisper of smoke. It’s balanced, versatile, and already earning accolades across the country.
This is not a novelty fruit sauce. It’s structured, pitmaster-built flavor designed to complement real meat.
Crafted by a Judge Who Knows Great Barbecue
Ray Greene—better known as Ole Ray—is a proud member of the National Barbecue Association and a certified judge with the Kansas City Barbeque Society. With roots in Northern Florida and Southern Georgia, and years spent in California and Ohio, Ray has tasted barbecue from nearly every major regional tradition in America.
After eating great ‘cue coast to coast, he wanted something better balanced, more versatile, and truly memorable. So he created it.
Ray and his wife Susan travel nationwide delivering and demonstrating his sauces, sharing hands-on expertise from competition smokers to backyard grills.
Flavor Profile: Apple Brightness, Bourbon Depth, Subtle Smoke
Red Delicious Apple/Bourbon BBQ & Cooking Sauce is built on harmony:
Natural apple sweetness that’s smooth, not sugary
A splash of bourbon for mellow warmth and depth
Gentle smokiness for authentic pit character
Balanced acidity for clean finish
A rounded sweetness that complements without overpowering
The apple provides brightness and lift. The bourbon adds richness and body. A restrained touch of smoke ties it all together.
The result is a sauce that enhances meat instead of masking it.
Built for the Pit—and Beyond
This sauce was designed to perform across a wide range of proteins.
Exceptional on:
Steaks
Roasts
Pork chops
Baby back ribs
Smoked brisket
Grilled or roasted chicken
Salmon
Shrimp skewers
Brush it onto ribs in the final stages of cooking to create a glossy, apple-kissed glaze. Use it as a basting sauce for pork butt. Drizzle lightly over grilled salmon for a sweet-smoky contrast that surprises in the best way.
For a competition-style marinade or mopping sauce, mix equal parts—or slightly less—Red Delicious Apple/Bourbon with apple cider vinegar. The added acidity allows it to penetrate deeper while maintaining that signature apple-bourbon balance.
Small Batch Southern Craftsmanship
From Florida roots and Southern heritage, Ole Ray’s sauces are produced in small batches with consistency, structure, and pit performance in mind. Every ingredient serves a purpose. Nothing is excessive. Nothing is accidental.
This sauce reflects Ray’s talent for blending fruit, bourbon, and smoke into a cohesive, gourmet-level barbecue experience.
Great for the Entire Family
Red Delicious Apple/Bourbon is approachable enough for family dinners yet layered enough for serious grillers. It’s sweet without being sticky, smooth without being flat, and smoky without overpowering the natural flavor of the meat.
Ripe apple brightness.
Smooth bourbon warmth.
Balanced Southern smoke.
Ole Ray continues to raise the standard—and this bottle proves it.
Tomatoes, Apple Jelly (Apple Juice, Corn Syrup, Sugar, Fruit Pectin, Citric Acid), Water, Sugar, Apple Cider Vinegar, Yellow Mustard (#1 Mustard Seed, Less then 2% Turmeric, Paprika, Garlic Powder), Brown Sugar, Corn Syrup, Worcestershire Sauce (Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Molasses, Carmel Color, Spices, Anchovies, Tamarind), Bourbon, Lemon Juice, Natural Smoke Flavor, Chile Pepper Sauce, Onion Powder, Black Pepper. CONTAINS: Soy, Fish (Anchovies)
