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Where Smoke Meets Soul

Whiskey Blues
BBQ

Small-batch sauces, rubs, and seasonings built for real smoke, bold flavor, and the craft behind great BBQ.

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Small batch, hand crafted
Competition quality flavor
Made in St. Augustine, FL
Ships nationwide
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Sauces, rubs, And Fire...

The "Wall of flavor"

Handcrafted, Bottle By Bottle..

Every sauce and rub is made in small batches in St. Augustine, Florida. No shortcuts. Just real smoke and bold flavor.

For the pit

Rubs built for real smoke

For the tray

Sauces that bring it home.

Our Story

Where smoke meets Soul..

"Great barbecue is more than a meal, It's an experience.."

Whiskey Blues BBQ was born from a lifetime spent between two loves. The slow burn of oak and hickory drifting through the air, and the sound of a blues guitar filling a room full of friends and family. It is the glow of a fire that has been burning low and slow all night. It is the pour of a good bourbon and the stories that come with it.

Every recipe is crafted to celebrate authentic BBQ traditions while bringing its own signature character to the table. From the Serenade collection of sauces to the Harmony, Ballad, and Rhythm rubs, every product is built for people who appreciate real smoke, bold flavor, and the craft behind great BBQ.

This is only the beginning. Thank you for being a part of our journey!

The Vision

A destination where smoke, soul, bourbon, and blues come together.

One day, Whiskey Blues BBQ will be more than a name on a bottle. It will be a place where live-fire cooking, live music, and southern hospitality come together under one roof. Until then, we are bringing a piece of that experience to your backyard, one cook, one gathering, one memory at a time.

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Chad E. Hallman, founder and pitmaster of Whiskey Blues BBQ
Meet the Pitmaster

Chad E. Hallman

Founder, First Responder, Pitmaster

Born and raised in Northeast Florida, I grew up in an atmosphere with a passion for cooking amazing food and playing great music. Over the years I immersed myself in the studies of BBQ from great pitmasters across every region, honing the craft to bring my creation to you.

I have an extensive history in creating and playing music, touring with some of the greatest to ever do it. Today, I serve my community as a First Responder, giving my heart and soul to the people I serve and protect. I am a husband, a father, a family man, and a follower of our savior.

I cannot wait for the opportunity to shake your hand and personally thank you for coming along on this journey with us!

The Promise

Real smoke, Real Craft, No shortcuts...

From the first batch cooked, to the label on the bottle, every step is done by hand. Great barbecue does not allow shortcuts, and neither do our sauces and rubs..

Competition quality flavor
Small batch, hand crafted
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Overhead flatlay of Whiskey Blues BBQ sauces and rubs on dark reclaimed oak
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Questions Answered...

Whiskey Blues BBQ is a craft barbecue brand built around authentic, small-batch sauces, rubs, and seasonings inspired by southern BBQ traditions, live-fire cooking, and the soul of music. Every bottle is handcrafted in St. Augustine, Florida by pitmaster Chad E. Hallman.

Every recipe is developed to deliver elite quality and flavor while staying approachable for backyard pitmasters. We build layered, balanced flavor that complements smoked meats rather than masking them. No shortcuts, no fillers, real BBQ..

For pork, start with the Harmony Pork Rub and finish with Serenade Red or (My wife's favorite) Serenade Gold Sauce! For beef, the Ballad Brisket Rub is the classic Texas BBQ approach. For chicken and turkey, you can't beat the Rhythm Poultry Rub and Serenade Alabama White Sauce. Not sure? Grab a bottle of Serenade Red first, it plays well with everything! It brings a traditional Texas Red Sauce approach..

Orders ship from St. Augustine, Florida within 2 to 3 business days. Most orders arrive within 5 to 7 business days. Add your address at checkout and we will get in touch with tracking as soon as your package is on the way..

The restaurant is a vision in the works. For now, we are pouring everything into building the brand, growing the community, and getting our sauces and rubs into as many backyards as possible. Follow along on socials to be the first to know when the doors open! Stay tuned...

Yes. If you run a butcher shop, restaurant, or specialty grocer and want to carry Whiskey Blues BBQ brand products, send a note through the contact form or email thewhiskeybluesbbq@gmail.com and we will get back to you with wholesale pricing!

On the horizon.. Whiskey Blues Pitmaster Supply Co. - The ultimate BBQ outfitter. A one-stop destination for the backyard cook, competition pitmaster, and BBQ enthusiast, offering premium sauces and rubs, smokers and grills, hard-to-find parts and mods, fuels, tools, accessories, and everything needed to cook over fire. Built with the Whiskey Blues BBQ spirit, it's part old-school pitmaster supply house, part modern BBQ outfitter, with a nationwide online store bringing the same experience to pitmasters everywhere.

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Come say "Hello"

Questions about products, wholesale accounts, or just want to talk BBQ? Reach out anytime and Chad will get right back to you..

St. Augustine, Florida