Over the years it's evolved, and I've come to discover, when at someone’s house where there isn't any Jack Daniels, but only fancier bourbon, that substituting a good bourbon, or even a nice single malt scotch, can really add something extra to the sauce. Not much of a surprise, really, in that your better bourbons and single malts are peaty, which definitely enhances the hickory taste of the Liquid Smoke.

Ingredients
4 T Vegetable Oil
Splash Soy Sauce
Splash Teriyaki Sauce
5 Drops Tabasco
4 t Chili Powder
4 t Black Pepper
2 t Salt
1½ Cups Ketchup
2 T Brown Sugar
1 t Ground Ginger
4 t Liquid Smoke
1 T Beer (Porter)
¾ Cup Jack Daniels

Directions
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and whisk together until thoroughly mixed. Pour over chicken, steak, pork, or tofu (if you must), and let marinate for at least a half hour. Turn the barbeque on to medium heat, and be sure to flip whatever you’re barbequing a few times, basting with the excess sauce each time.

Providing you haven’t marinated anything in it, this sauce will keep in the fridge for about a month, thanks to all the booze in it.