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Air Fryer Sweet Bourbon Dry Wings

I was on a mission. A mission to acquire seasonings. I was not going to get distracted by sauces (as I often am). I was after seasonings and for one reason: dry chicken wings. Perfectly cooked wings with plenty of flavor. That meant it was time to go to a Pepper Palace Store. This time, it was the one in the Edinburgh Outlet Mall in Indiana. It wasn’t my first time there. And it won’t be my last. I loaded up. Well, I did some tasting first. Then I loaded up. And one of the first bottles to go into my ‘pile’ at the register was the Sweet Bourbon rub. As soon as I tasted it I knew it was going home with me to make a batch of delicious air fryer sweet bourbon dry wings.

Crispy skin. Moist meat. And oh, what flavor. A little sweet. Hints of molasses and soy sauce. Bourbon flavor without being too bourbon-y. There’s a lot going on in the seasoning, and it works magic on dry wings. Man, did I ever like these wings. Dry wings will make a believer out of you if you think every batch of wings needs to be covered in sauce. It doesn’t.

Dry Wings Good. Sweet Bourbon Dry Wings Better.

Making air fryer sweet bourbon dry wings isn’t rocket science. The goal is to get maximum seasoning yumminess onto the wings. That starts upfront with a nice light coating of the rub to start things out. Then, after the wings are cooked perfectly and have that great crunchy skin, you season again. Heavily. No shy shakes here, grab that bottle like you mean it and get to seasoning. Transfer the wings to your plate. Want still more seasoning? Do it.

If you’re not sure if you put enough seasoning on your wings, add more.

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Air Fryer Sweet Bourbon Dry Wings

Crispy skin. Moist meat. And oh, what flavor.

Prep Time5

Cook Time30

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: crispy, wings

Servings:

Calories: 7kcal

Equipment

Air Fryer

Ingredients

6 chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
1 tablespoon Sweet Bourbon Rub or more, divided

Instructions

Lightly spray the basket of your air fryer with non-stick spray. Preheat per manufacturer’s recommendation.
Toss the wing flats and drumettes with the seasoning.
Add the wings to the basket (be careful it’s hot!). If you have trouble fitting them without overlapping, stand the drumettes along the sides of the basket.
Cook at 360 F for 12 minutes for large wings, 10 minutes for smaller ones.
Carefully flip the wings (rotate the drumettes if they are standing) and cook another 12 minutes again (10 minutes for smaller wings) at 375 F.
Flip the wings one last time. Increase the temperature to 390 F and cook another 6 minutes (4 minutes for smaller wings).
Remove wings to a bowl and sprinkle with more of the seasoning. Toss to coat.
Serve.

Notes

Serve with your favorite dipping sauce on the side, if desired.

If you’d rather cook your wings using another technique, click here for our guide on cooking wings using a grill, smoker, deep fryer, oven, griddle, air fryer or Char-Broil Big Easy.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.

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Wing-Time Honey Bourbon Wings

The sauces from Wing-Time are crazy good. Their Buffalo-inspired versions are insanely flavorful and come in spice levels from mild to hot. The Wing-Time Honey Bourbon wing sauce is equally fantastic. It’s a traditional Buffalo sauce at heart. They added some honey to give it some sweetness. Delicious. Then just enough bourbon so you go ‘wow’. These Wing-Time Honey Bourbon wings are fantastic!

I Was Wrong. I Love Bourbon-Flavored Sauces!

Here I was thinking that maybe I wouldn’t like a bourbon-infused sauce. And boy was I ever proven wrong. This is great stuff right here, and it made for some of the best wings I’ve had! I could eat Wing-Time Honey Bourbon wings every day for sure!

I would recommend that if you find any bottles of Wing-Time Honey Bourbon wing sauce, grab them. No matter what happens, you’ll still get to enjoy some fantastic wings.

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A perfect blend of taste and heat

I couldn’t find any contact info for Wing-Time online. Their website is gone. Their Facebook page is inactive. Fortunately, though, the manufacturer of their sauces, Allied Old English, is still around (but didn’t respond to a DM on FB). I sure hope this means that their sauces will still be available online and in stores.

What Are You Waiting For?

Go make some wings! It’s not that hard to do! My go-to method is to air-fry them. A little seasoning first. Air-fried to perfection. Fantastic aroma as they cook. Crispy skin. Juicy meat. Tender. Ready for a sauce. Air-fried wings can hold up to being tossed with sauce, so that’s what I do. If they were deep-fried with a batter I wouldn’t abuse them like that. I’d gently brush the sauce on. Or serve it on the side, for dipping.

See my guides for cooking your wings, and saucing them! I’ve got you covered!

My Trusty Wingman

My air fryer isn’t fancy. It doesn’t have any bells and whistles. Well, ok, it does have a bell when the timer goes off but that’s it. I don’t even use the timer actually. I use a timer on my phone that has two countdowns: one for 12 minutes and one for 6 minutes. That’s all I ever need to get perfect wings each and every time!

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