Anyone try putting a frozen habanero in a Mountain Dew (or other soft drink) instead of (or in addition to) ice? The fumes released from the carbonation are *wicked*, and stirring the drink up really releases them. It also seems like the capsaisinoids tend to stay mostly toward the top of the glass, so like the entire pepper itself, it must be less dense than (carbonated) water.
The heat takes a while to stick--it's almost like the water just rinses it right down, and it doesn't start burning until several sips (and minutes) later. The fruity habanero flavor, while in the background compared to the citrus flavor, seems to compliment the flavor nicely. The heat is overall much less than I would have expected, except maybe at the end of the glass.
If anyone tries this, I'd recommend a straw to keep your nose away from the glass (and therefore, the fumes). It's a minor irritation (doesn't last long) but it's pretty strong, I got some burning all the way up my nose a couple times but only very briefly...
Also, I tried with Pepsi with less impressive results... due to the darker color of the pop, the habaneros look brown and rotten as they float around on the top. The habanero flavor, although it seems stronger in Pepsi due to its "lighter" taste, doesn't really fit. But it doesn't surprise me--I only tried Pepsi because I didn't think there was any Dew left, I'm not normally a Pepsi drinker anyway. No matter which drink, the carbonation dies relatively quickly with the pepper added (but no big loss really). BTW, the Dew was Throwback (with actual sugar) and the Pepsi was regular (with HFCS).
I would consider trying a habanero in beer, but I usually go for the quality imports and craft brews (not the cheap stuff), so unless I ever find a chile beer somewhere around here that's probably not going to happen...
The heat takes a while to stick--it's almost like the water just rinses it right down, and it doesn't start burning until several sips (and minutes) later. The fruity habanero flavor, while in the background compared to the citrus flavor, seems to compliment the flavor nicely. The heat is overall much less than I would have expected, except maybe at the end of the glass.
If anyone tries this, I'd recommend a straw to keep your nose away from the glass (and therefore, the fumes). It's a minor irritation (doesn't last long) but it's pretty strong, I got some burning all the way up my nose a couple times but only very briefly...
Also, I tried with Pepsi with less impressive results... due to the darker color of the pop, the habaneros look brown and rotten as they float around on the top. The habanero flavor, although it seems stronger in Pepsi due to its "lighter" taste, doesn't really fit. But it doesn't surprise me--I only tried Pepsi because I didn't think there was any Dew left, I'm not normally a Pepsi drinker anyway. No matter which drink, the carbonation dies relatively quickly with the pepper added (but no big loss really). BTW, the Dew was Throwback (with actual sugar) and the Pepsi was regular (with HFCS).
I would consider trying a habanero in beer, but I usually go for the quality imports and craft brews (not the cheap stuff), so unless I ever find a chile beer somewhere around here that's probably not going to happen...
will report back later tongiht! ok so i failed, no MD at home, i made a virgin margarita(allergic to Alcohol) and added a whole douglah, and let me tell you it is tasty and HOT!
I'm growing some fatalii and douglahs next year, so I'll have to try that. What sounds like it would be pretty good also is some Aji Limon. I'll be growing (or trying at least) some of those next year, too. I hear they're pretty tasty.