Arthur Bryant's Original Sauce Since 1930, celebrities and common folk alike have made the pilgrimage to Arthur Bryant's to enjoy barbecue that's slow-smoked with a combination of hickory and oak woods, mellowed to the peak of flavor, then splashed with original sauce. Now you can enjoy Arthur Bryant's Original Barbecue Sauce, with its carefully guarded secret recipe, right at home! Featuring a distinctive and unusual blend of spices, the Rib King's world-famous, vinegar-based barbecue sauce remains a secret to this day.