Blair’s 16 Million Reserve. Billed as the world’s hottest chili powder. How hot? Werll…Tabasco? About 1500 Scoville units. Mad Dog’s Revenge (450 times hotter than Tabasco) about 1 million Scoville units. Yep, you’re way ahead of me here, this one rates at 16 million SU. Here’s a review on the Hot Sauce Blog for you to wince at, plus some cringe-worthy pictures of what one grain does to you if you’re not careful. Apparently this kind of macho stuff is considered fun thereabouts… $310.00 for a 1 oz bottle.
Blair warned me of the heat level of this item many times. He talked about having put a small speck, a piece about the size of a salt crystal, on his tongue and apparently his tongue was wounded for a few days afterward. So when I managed to get ahold of a bottle before anyone else, I knew I had to try it out for myself. I made sure to have plenty of protective gloves on hand before even handling the container and I also made sure to take out my contacts and put my glasses on. Don’t want to lose an eye to this stuff…
