CROIX VALLEY: Hickory Brown Sugar BBQ Sauce (Foundry Series) | 325ml (11oz) squeeze bottle

Hickory smoke and brown sugar in an everyday squeeze

Hickory Brown Sugar pairs real smokiness with brown sugar sweetness, part of the Foundry Series squeeze-bottle line built for regular weeknight barbecue. It's an easy, everyday companion to the brand's premium glass-bottle range.

The flavour

Front: brown sugar sweetness. Middle: hickory smoke builds through the middle. Finish: a warm, lingering smoky close.

How to cook with it

• Brush onto pork ribs in the last 15–20 minutes so the sugars glaze rather than burn
• Squeeze over pulled pork straight out of the smoker for extra shine
• Glaze sausages in the final few minutes on the grill
• Warm slightly before squeezing for an even coat
• Left-field: stir a spoonful through baked beans for a smoky-sweet side

In the bottle

Rich amber-brown, medium-thick and squeezes easily from the Foundry Series bottle. Warms up glossy and clings well when brushed late over hot meat.

Ingredients & Dietary

Ingredients: Full ingredient statement to be confirmed from the physical label.

Dietary: Full ingredient statement not verified for this product — dietary claims to be confirmed from the physical label.

The Rub Smuggler's Verdict

Hickory and brown sugar is an honest combination — no tricks required, just smoke and sweetness doing exactly what they're meant to. Brush it in the last twenty minutes so the sugars glaze rather than catch on the ribs. Season the pork first with Butcher's Axe Ranger Red rub for a bolder base.

Questions answered

What is the Foundry Series?

Croix Valley's everyday squeeze-bottle line, a value-positioned companion to the brand's premium glass-bottle sauces.

Is the smoke flavour strong?

It's a genuine hickory smoke note balanced against brown sugar sweetness, rather than an overpowering smoke flavour.

What's it best on?

Pork ribs, pulled pork and sausages, per the brand's own recommendations.