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Spice Beautiful — Original

Born in the 1980s on the competition circuit as Jim Quessenberry's signature finishing rub. Competed at the first Memphis in May in 1978, Irish Cup champion in County Clare (Fanore 1985 and Lisdoonvarna 1987) — this is the real deal that made the Trav'ler team legends.

All-purpose BBQ rub seasoning (4.7 oz shaker) for chicken, pork, beef, and everything in between. Jim Quessenberry's original championship blend.

UPC
8-60015-85661-6
Size
4.7 oz
Case pack
12 shakers
Unit price
$8.99
Case price
$107.88 (12 × $8.99)
$8.99 each
Line total $8.99

1 × $8.99

Singles or case of 12. Total = unit price × quantity (live).

One-time order, skips the cart → checkout. 4 boxes of 6 × 4.7 oz shakerOriginal Rub, one every 3 months · $47.47/box · shipping included on every box. Welcome kit: stickers, magnets & recipe cards.

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All Sauce Beautiful and Spice Beautiful orders are final sale — no returns, no refunds. Damaged or lost-in-shipping items will be replaced.One-time prepaid order: you pay for the whole term once at checkout, and we ship one box every 3 months with shipping included on every box. No repeat charges. Final sale — no refunds on a prepaid term.

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  • Made in Arkansas by Jim Quessenberry's sons
  • Original 1980s championship recipes
  • Ships nationwide

Spice Beautiful Original is Jim’s all-purpose championship BBQ rub seasoning — the one we keep closest to the grill and reach for when in doubt. It’s balanced sweet and savory, with brown sugar, paprika, garlic, onion, a kiss of heat, and a secret slide of spices that rounds out the whole thing. It’s not smoke-forward like our Hickory — it’s brighter, a little sweeter, and meant to make whatever you put it on taste like the best version of itself.

Rub it on chicken (wings, thighs, whole bird — doesn’t matter), pork chops, tenderloin, pulled pork, brisket, sausage, shrimp, vegetables, or potatoes. Use it as a dry rub for smoking, a seasoning for grilling, or a finishing sprinkle on fries and popcorn. It’s the kind of shaker that somehow ends up in every drawer in the kitchen.

This is the rub Jim used to win with. Around the pit it’s Rub Beautiful, and when somebody says Spice Beautiful they mean this shaker. If you’re buying your first shaker from us, start here. If you’ve been buying our stuff for years, you already know. Every product is shipped directly by Jim’s sons.

Championship Legacy

By Lee & Michael Quessenberry — continuing the exact recipes of two-time World Champion Pitmaster Jim Quessenberry and the Arkansas Trav'ler Cooking Team. Same championship flavors. Every product is shipped directly by Jim's sons. Same "We put the Q in BBQ!" attitude.

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