About

Smoky Black himself, Jon Kenney, took several years to develop his own BBQ sauce and perfect it over time to make what is now Smoky Blacks BBQ Sauce. As he introduced the sauce to friends and family over the years, he got request after request to bottle some sauce up for others to take home. After some time, Jon started to realize he had something special. This sauce has potential to be something big!

In 2022, Jon introduced Smoky Blacks BBQ Sauce to his longtime friend Dustin Osterman over dinner with their families. Dustin’s response was, “Dude, what sauce is this?” To which Jon replied, “It’s Smoky Blacks. I make it.” Then Dustin said, “Have you ever thought about bottling it?” Jon’s response, “All the time, but I don’t know how to go about it.” 2-months later, and several productively fun conversations, Jon asked Dustin to partner with him and start a business to make Smoky Blacks BBQ Sauce available to so many more people. 

Jon and Dustin are both girl dads, and their wives are part owners in the business. All are having fun together building a sauce empire!