Pitt County, North Carolina

Made to give.
Built to share.

Sam’s original Eastern Carolina barbecue sauce—bright with vinegar, generous with pepper, and carrying just the right zip.

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The original family recipe

EASTERN
CAROLINA
ORIGINAL
Sam & Sons Original Eastern NC Vinegar Barbecue Sauce label

Same family recipe.
A better bottle.

VINEGAR FOR TANGPEPPER FOR ZIPMADE FOR SHARINGEASTERN NC ORIGINAL
Sam and his two sons holding bottles of their family barbecue sauce
Sam & his sons, bottles in hand.
Sam’s weathered handwritten barbecue sauce recipe card with the quantities obscured
The recipe that started it all

It started as a Christmas gift

Before there was a label,
there was Sam’s sauce.

Every year, our dad Sam saved old wine bottles, filled them with his Eastern North Carolina barbecue sauce, and gave them to friends and family for Christmas.

We grew up with that bottle on the table—sharp, peppery, and impossible to mistake for anything else. Sam & Sons is our way of passing it on.

Written by hand. Refined around the family table. Passed from Sam to his sons.

— Sam & his sons

From Sam’s kitchen

From a handwritten recipe
to a bottle worth passing around.

Sam’s sons making a batch of the family barbecue sauce in the kitchen
01Making the family recipe
The first group of hand-filled Sam and Sons bottles on the kitchen counter
02The first hand-filled bottles
Sam and his two sons together by an Eastern North Carolina river
03Sam and his sons

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A little for the table.
More for the people you love.

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One bottle of Sam and Sons Original barbecue sauce1 bottle

The original

Single Bottle

One bottle for the table, the grill, or a first taste of Eastern Carolina zip.

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Three bottles of Sam and Sons Original barbecue sauce3 bottles

Made for sharing

Three-Bottle Family Pack

Keep one, give one, and make sure there is another bottle ready for the next meal.

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Six bottles of Sam and Sons Original barbecue sauce6 bottles

The generous choice

Six-Bottle Pass-It-Around Case

Stock the pantry, bring it to the cookout, and carry on Sam’s tradition of giving it away.

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The Eastern Carolina way

Not sweet.
Not smoky.
Plenty of zip.

A thin, vinegar-forward sauce made to soak into slow-cooked pork—not sit on top of it. The pepper brings the punch. The tang keeps you coming back.

01Vinegar

Bright tang that cuts through rich, smoky pork.

02Pepper

A lively kick you feel without losing the flavor.

03Tradition

The same family recipe that started in Sam’s kitchen.

Pass it around

Made for more than
just the pig.

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Whole hog & pulled pork

Where it belongs. Shake generously and chop it right in.

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Chicken & grilled meats

Use it as a finishing splash for a bright, peppery lift.

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Slaw, greens & beans

A dash wakes up sides, sandwiches, and whatever needs zip.

From Sam, with zip.

Good enough to give.
Too good not to keep.

Bring Sam’s original Eastern North Carolina barbecue sauce to your table—or send a few bottles to someone worth sharing with.

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