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BBQ Brian Misko with his award-winning Slow Smoke Gold BBQ Sauce (Image Credit: House of Q)
Slow Smoke Gold BBQ Sauce

Local BBQ sauce maker earning more respectable awards 

Jun 23, 2026 | 4:28 PM

A local barbecue aficionado has received significant praise for a new sauce.

Vernon-based House of Q earned second place in the International Flavour Awards’ Mustard Sauce Category for their Slow Smoke Gold BBQ Sauce.

“Our first award was in 2007 for Apple Butter and more recently for Five Star BBQ Sauce, but it’s time for Slow Smoke Gold to get some more attention,” stated ‘BBQ Brian’ Misko, owner of House of Q.

“I created it as our competition BBQ slather, and it’s really cool to see it get another award. The judges clearly like this tangy mustard!”

This was not the first award for the new sauce. The Slow Smoke Gold BBQ Sauce placed second at the American Royal World Series of BBQ and earned two other awards from the National BBQ Association in the USA.

“One of the reasons we started our company was to share our love of BBQ and the flavours we create to win at competition BBQ events,” BBQ Brian said.

“Our sauces and spices are now in jars and on hundreds of store shelves, with thousands of fans.”

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