it is what it is. Five million scoville extract. It is very hot. All I need to do is sample some on a toothpick, and my mouth is on fire. I have covered my finger tip with it and sampled it that way. There is no point in doing so. It didn't seem much hotter than a toothpick sample. With these extracts, it is about how long it stays in your mouth. If you swollow it quick, it is obviously not going to be as hot. That is a good way to get a bad stomach ache. So, when I want to feel the burn I dip a toothpick in it, lick it off, and let it sit in my mouth for a few seconds to really feel it.
This stuff is a great collectors item. It is also good to test on your chili head friends that claim they can handle anything. the price is not too bad either. I paid $49 shipped for a 1.7 oz bottle. It should last me a long time. My problem is I don't know what to do with this stuff. I bought it and planned on mixing it with everything. For example, adding a drop to my mustard to make it hot. The problem is it is too thick to mix up well. Unless I want to shake up the bottle all day long. It comes out like pancake syrup. I tried using a dropper. Half of the stuff sticks in the dropper. This stuff is too expensive to waste it like that. I like my 1 million extract alot better for spicing sauces up. It is way thinner, so it mixes up alot better. I am not sure how I am going to put this extract to good use. Any ideas?