Beef Brisket Marinade

[wilsonjclay]

Looking for a good bourbon based marinade for an 8lb brisket this weekend.

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

Hi and welcome to SMF.

Personally, I wouldn't bother with marinating a brisket since the flavors will not penetrate very much into the meat.
Injecting would be a better option if your're trying to get flavorings down into the meat.

 

[Blues1]

Spog on the brisket and sip the bourbon...

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

Spog on the brisket and sip the bourbon...

And a good measure of bourbon in the side sauce too.

 

[zwiller]

Agree on injecting over marinade/dry brine but a looong brine will work much better than night before. Running oak should give you some bourbon flavor influence as bourbon is aged on oak.

 

[schlotz]

Bourbon is for sipping! Brisket... it's traditional TEXAS STYLE 50/50 kosher salt & freshly cracked black pepper.