Smoked Turkey Drumsticks & Chocolate Chili BBQ Sauce – Ontario Turkey

Ingredients

• 4 cups (1L) boiling water
• 1 cup (250 mL) kosher salt
• ¾ cup (175 mL) buckwheat honey
• 8 cups (2L) cold water
• 4 cups (1L) pilsner beer (2 x 500 mL tins or 3 x 350 mL tins)
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) whole black peppercorn
• 4 -5 dried, cayenne chili pods
• 8 cloves fresh garlic
• 1 medium onion, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 4-6 medium fresh Ontario Turkey drumsticks approximately 1-½ lbs each (750 g)