Description
Sweet, Smoky & Tangy BBQ Sauce for Ribs, Pulled Pork, Brisket & Chicken
Bring rich barbecue flavour to almost anything with Lane’s BBQ Kinda Smokey Sauce – a bold, versatile BBQ sauce combining smooth sweetness, tangy apple cider vinegar and deep smoky flavour with a gentle kick of spice.
Made with a tomato base plus brown sugar, molasses, honey, smoked paprika, garlic, mustard and cayenne pepper, Kinda Smokey delivers the classic sweet-and-smoky character you want from a great BBQ sauce without overpowering the meat.
It's an excellent match for ribs, pulled pork, brisket, grilled chicken, burgers and wings, whether you're using it as a glaze, finishing sauce or simply squeezing it straight onto the plate.
Why Choose Lane’s Kinda Smokey Sauce?
Kinda Smokey is designed to be an easy all-round BBQ sauce – sweet enough for pork and chicken, smoky enough for brisket and ribs, and tangy enough to cut through richer meats.
Key Features
- Sweet, smoky and tangy BBQ sauce
- Rich tomato base
- Made with brown sugar, molasses and honey
- Apple cider vinegar provides a tangy balance
- Smoked paprika and smoke powder add smoky depth
- Gentle warmth from cayenne pepper
- Excellent with ribs
- Perfect for pulled pork
- Great with brisket
- Delicious with grilled chicken and wings
- Excellent burger sauce
- New easy-to-use squeeze bottle
- Available in Small and Pitmaster sizes
Lane’s describes the flavour as a bold combination of sweet, smoky and tangy, with a smooth sweetness followed by a gentle smoky kick.
What Does Lane’s Kinda Smokey Sauce Taste Like?
Kinda Smokey delivers a rich, layered BBQ flavour rather than relying on smoke alone.
The tomato base provides the familiar savoury character of a traditional barbecue sauce, while brown sugar, molasses, honey and maple-flavoured syrup build sweetness and richness.
Apple cider vinegar adds acidity to balance that sweetness, while smoked paprika, smoke powder, garlic, mustard, black pepper, cinnamon and cayenne create a deeper, more complex finish.
The result is:
Sweet → Tangy → Smoky → Gently Spiced
It's a great choice if you want noticeable smoky BBQ flavour without moving into hot-sauce territory.
Perfect for Pork Ribs
Sweet and smoky sauce is a natural match for pork ribs.
Try Kinda Smokey with:
- Baby back ribs
- Pork spare ribs
- St Louis-style ribs
- Pork belly
- Rib tips
For sticky BBQ ribs, apply Kinda Smokey towards the end of the cook and allow the sauce to set and caramelise.
The combination of sugar, molasses and honey helps create that rich, glossy BBQ finish, while the vinegar and spices prevent the flavour from becoming one-dimensional.
Lane’s lists ribs as one of the primary pairings for Kinda Smokey.
Excellent with Pulled Pork
Kinda Smokey is also an excellent finishing sauce for pulled pork.
Once your pork shoulder is cooked, rested and shredded, add a small amount of sauce and toss it through the meat.
Or serve it on the side with:
- Pulled pork rolls
- Sliders
- Tacos
- Loaded fries
- Nachos
- Pulled pork burgers
The tang from the apple cider vinegar works particularly well with rich pork, while the sweet and smoky ingredients complement traditional low-and-slow BBQ flavours.
Great BBQ Sauce for Brisket
Lane’s specifically recommends Kinda Smokey with brisket.
The smoky character works naturally with beef cooked over charcoal, wood or pellets, while the sweetness provides a contrast to a peppery brisket bark.
Try it with:
- Smoked brisket
- Brisket burgers
- Brisket rolls
- Chopped brisket
- Brisket burnt ends
For a properly smoked brisket, we'd recommend serving the sauce alongside the meat rather than covering the bark – letting everyone add as much or as little as they like.
Delicious with Grilled Chicken
The combination of sweetness, smoke and gentle spice makes Kinda Smokey extremely versatile with chicken.
Try it on:
- Chicken thighs
- Chicken breast
- Drumsticks
- Whole BBQ chicken
- Chicken skewers
- Chicken burgers
- Chicken tenders
Brush it onto grilled chicken towards the end of cooking or serve it as a finishing sauce at the table.
Lane’s lists grilled chicken among its recommended pairings.
Perfect for Chicken Wings
Want smoky wings without making them seriously hot?
Kinda Smokey is a great option.
Use it as:
- A wing glaze
- A finishing sauce
- A tossing sauce
- A dipping sauce
Cook your wings until they're nearly finished, then coat them in Kinda Smokey and return them briefly to the BBQ to help the sauce set.
The result is sticky, sweet and smoky wings with just a gentle spicy finish.
Excellent Burger Sauce
Don't limit this sauce to low-and-slow BBQ.
Kinda Smokey works brilliantly on:
- Beef burgers
- Cheeseburgers
- Bacon burgers
- Pulled pork burgers
- Chicken burgers
- Steak sandwiches
The combination of tomato, sweetness, vinegar and smoke gives you plenty of classic BBQ character in a single sauce.
It also works well with hot chips, making it an easy bottle to keep on the table whenever the BBQ is fired up.
Use It as a Glaze, Finishing Sauce or Dip
As a BBQ Glaze
Brush onto ribs, chicken or wings during the final stage of cooking.
Because Kinda Smokey contains sugars, honey and molasses, avoid applying it too early over intense direct heat.
As a Finishing Sauce
Add it after cooking to:
- Pulled pork
- Brisket
- Burgers
- Chicken
- Sausages
As a Dipping Sauce
Serve it alongside:
- Wings
- Chicken tenders
- Hot chips
- Onion rings
- Sausages
- Burgers
On the Table
Sometimes the easiest option is the best one – put the squeeze bottle on the table and let everyone add their own.
Made for Low & Slow BBQ
Kinda Smokey is particularly well suited to the foods that define American-style low-and-slow barbecue.
Try it with:
- Brisket
- Pork ribs
- Pulled pork
- Beef ribs
- Burnt ends
- Smoked chicken
- Pork belly
If you're already cooking with charcoal, wood chunks or pellets, Kinda Smokey reinforces those BBQ flavours with an additional sweet and smoky finish.
Ingredients
Lane’s lists the ingredients as a combination of:
- Ketchup
- Brown sugar
- Apple cider vinegar
- Water
- Maple-flavoured syrup
- Sugar
- Molasses
- Honey
- Worcestershire sauce
- Butter
- Salt
- Smoked paprika
- Garlic powder
- Ground mustard
- Tamarind paste
- Vanilla extract
- Smoke powder
- Black pepper
- Cinnamon
- Cayenne pepper
- Preservatives
This combination creates the sauce's characteristic balance of sweetness, acidity, smoke and mild spice.
Allergen Information
Contains: Milk
Always check the bottle for the most current ingredient and allergen information before consumption.
Perfect For
- Pork ribs
- Pulled pork
- Brisket
- Beef ribs
- Grilled chicken
- Chicken wings
- Burgers
- Sausages
- Pork belly
- Burnt ends
- Hot chips
- BBQ glazing
- Dipping
- Low-and-slow barbecue
Why Buy Lane’s BBQ Sauces From Hot Things?
Hot Things stocks a wide range of Lane’s BBQ sauces, rubs and seasonings, making it easy to build complete flavour combinations for grilling, smoking and low-and-slow BBQ.
Whether you're smoking brisket on a pellet grill, cooking ribs over charcoal or simply looking for a great smoky sauce for burgers and chicken, Lane’s Kinda Smokey is an easy bottle to keep within reach.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Lane’s Kinda Smokey Sauce taste like?
Kinda Smokey has a sweet, smoky and tangy BBQ flavour. Brown sugar, molasses and honey provide sweetness, apple cider vinegar adds tang, while smoked paprika and smoke powder provide its smoky character. Cayenne adds a gentle spicy finish.
Is Lane’s Kinda Smokey Sauce hot?
It's not designed as a hot sauce. It contains cayenne pepper, but Lane’s describes the overall flavour as having a gentle smoky kick, making smoke and sweetness much more prominent than heat.
What meat is Kinda Smokey best with?
Lane’s recommends Kinda Smokey with ribs, pulled pork, grilled chicken, burgers, wings and brisket.
Is Kinda Smokey good on pork ribs?
Yes. Ribs are one of Lane’s recommended pairings. The combination of sweetness, smoke and tang works particularly well with rich pork.
Can I use Kinda Smokey on pulled pork?
Yes. It's an excellent pulled pork sauce. Mix a little through freshly pulled pork or serve it alongside the meat so everyone can add their preferred amount.
Is Kinda Smokey good with brisket?
Yes. Lane’s specifically recommends it with brisket. Its smoky and slightly sweet character complements the rich flavour of low-and-slow beef.
Can I use it on chicken wings?
Yes. Wings are another recommended pairing. Toss cooked wings in Kinda Smokey or glaze them towards the end of the cook.
Can I use Kinda Smokey as a dipping sauce?
Absolutely. It works well as a dipping sauce for wings, chicken tenders, hot chips, sausages and other BBQ favourites.
Does Kinda Smokey contain milk?
Yes. Lane’s current ingredient and allergen information states that Kinda Smokey contains milk.
What sizes does Lane’s Kinda Smokey come in?
Lane’s currently lists Small and Pitmaster size options for Kinda Smokey Sauce.
Is this the new Kinda Smokey squeeze bottle?
Yes. Lane’s says Kinda Smokey has returned in its new squeezy bottle, designed to make pouring and applying the sauce easier.
