WASHINGTON 鈥斅燤cDonald鈥檚, which recently rolled out two new versions of its iconic Big Mac 鈥斅爐he Mac Jr. and the Grand Mac 鈥斅爓ill give away 10,000 bottles of the sauce that made the Big Mac famous at selected locations on Thursday.
The giveaway, on a first-come-first-served basis, a first for the fast-food chain.
The McDonald鈥檚 locations are being kept under wraps until Jan. 25. The D.C. location where a limited number of sauce bottles will be handed out will be posted at 聽.
In order to get the free bottle, customers must say the special code phrase “There’s a Big Mac for that.”
McDonald鈥檚 introduced the Big Mac in 1968, but the special sauce name comes from a 1975 advertising campaign that rattled off the list of Big Mac ingredients (“Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun”).
McDonald鈥檚 still calls the sauce recipe secret, though it is a variation on Thousand Island dressing, including mayonnaise, pickle relish, mustard, vinegar and spices.
McDonald鈥檚 does say the sauce must be refrigerated, so customers should plan accordingly when trying to get a bottle.
They also will make a special bottle number 10,001, which will be auctioned off on Friday to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities.
