Dead Rooster Co Black Gold Coffee Rub

When grilled and smoked meats need more than a basic salt-and-pepper seasoning, Dead Rooster Co Black Gold Coffee Rub brings a distinctive combination of chocolatey coffee, garlic richness, black pepper, cumin, cinnamon, and red pepper to the cook.

Black Gold is Dead Rooster Co's most popular rub and a competition award-winning seasoning built for serious meat flavor. Use it on grilled or pan-seared cuts of meat, or take it to the smoker for brisket, ribs, chicken thighs, and more.

• Coffee-Forward Flavor: Made with 100% Arabica coffee beans for the distinctive chocolatey coffee character that defines Black Gold.
• Garlic Richness: Dehydrated garlic adds savory depth to grilled, seared, and smoked meats.
• Hints of Sweet & Spicy: The blend balances its coffee and savory character with subtle sweet and spicy notes.
• Competition Award-Winning Rub: Black Gold is identified by Dead Rooster Co as a competition award-winning seasoning.
• Made for Meat: Especially suited to grilled and pan-seared cuts, smoked ribs, brisket, and chicken thighs.
• Versatile Cooking Methods: Put it to work on the grill, stovetop, or smoker.
• Most Popular Dead Rooster Co Rub: Black Gold holds the top spot in the Dead Rooster Co dry rub lineup.

• Grilled cuts of meat
• Pan-seared cuts of meat
• Smoked brisket
• Smoked ribs
• Chicken thighs

• Steak lovers looking for a distinctive coffee-based meat rub.
• Brisket cooks who want coffee, garlic, pepper, and spice in their seasoning profile.
• Backyard pitmasters seasoning smoked ribs and chicken thighs.
• Grillers looking for a rub designed around grilled cuts of meat.
• Home cooks who frequently pan-sear meat and want more layered seasoning.
• BBQ enthusiasts interested in a competition award-winning dry rub.
• Coffee lovers looking to experiment with coffee as part of a savory meat seasoning.

Black Gold starts with 100% Arabica coffee beans and builds from there with salt, black pepper, cumin, dehydrated garlic, cinnamon, and red pepper. Dead Rooster Co describes the coffee character as chocolatey, complemented by garlic richness and hints of sweet and spicy flavor.

That combination gives Black Gold a distinctive profile for cooks who want something different from a traditional herb blend or sweet barbecue rub.

Dead Rooster Co specifically recommends Black Gold for grilled and pan-seared cuts of meat. The coffee, garlic, pepper, cumin, cinnamon, and red pepper combination creates a layered seasoning profile designed to complement savory meat.

Whether you're cooking over a grill or working with a hot pan, Black Gold gives you a convenient way to bring multiple seasonings together in one rub.

Black Gold is also at home around the smoker. Dead Rooster Co identifies it as a competition award-winning rub and specifically recommends it for smoked ribs and brisket.

Its coffee-forward profile gives pitmasters an alternative to more traditional sweet barbecue rubs when seasoning long-smoked cuts.

Chicken thighs are another specifically recommended use for Black Gold. The savory garlic, coffee, black pepper, cumin, cinnamon, and red pepper profile provides a different direction from traditional poultry seasonings.

• Use Black Gold when grilling cuts of meat and you want a distinctive coffee-forward seasoning profile.
• Try it on pan-seared meat when cooking indoors.
• Season brisket with Black Gold before smoking for coffee, garlic, pepper, and spice character.
• Use it on smoked ribs as another alternative to a traditional sweet BBQ rub.
• Try Black Gold on chicken thighs for a savory coffee-based poultry seasoning.
• Pair Black Gold with Old Timers and Redwood when you want all three Dead Rooster Co signature flavor profiles available for different cooks.