Hi all,
I'm a chilihead in training and I wanted to share my experience with you guys with the first two hot sauces I purchased after doing some research on this website. I made the decision that I'm not going to go overboard with extract based sauces or anything that's hotter than a habanero on the scoville scale and since the Tabasco Habanero sauce was the spiciest sauce I've had I thought I'd move slowly up the ladder with a hot sauce called El Yucateco Kutbil-Ik Habanero sauce rated at 11,0000 SHU. My next choice was something I've seen on hot sauce websites before and that's Blair's Pure Death Sauce rated at 35,000 SHU. I heard both sauces have a lot of flavor and for a chilihead they're not really that hot.
I ordered the sauces last week and two days ago the El Yucateco sauce arrived first. I tried half a teaspoon without any chips or crackers and I just have to tell you guys this sauce kicked my butt!! It didn't make me cough or sweat but man, my mouth was on fire! It was painful but I highly enjoyed the pain. I wanted more! I couldn't wait til that night when I put some on my food and I ordered a steak burrito from a fast food joint and they asked if I wanted hot sauce and with a big smile I said, "No thanks, I've got something special at home." I used a drop on every bite and I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a burrito that much.
That sauce has to be over 11,000 SHU because Blair's Pure Death sauce just arrived an hour ago and I had a teaspoon of it the same way, no chips or crackers, and it disappointed me because it was actually less hotter than the El Yucateco. Can you believe that? They both have great flavor but as far as the heat goes Blair's was equal to the Tabasco Habanero sauce. I had to pull out the El Yucateco bottle again and take another teaspoon just to make sure my taste buds haven't gone haywire but sure enough it kicked my butt the same way it did two days ago. I knew Blair has hotter hot sauces but I was going by their SHU and 35,000 seemed like it was more than enough but apparently not.
Well, thanks for reading my story and if you guys have some suggestions for me you're more than welcome to share them. I also took a picture of the hot sauces so I thought I'd share them with you all. That El Yucateco is only 2 days old and by the looks of it I'm going to need to order another bottle before the month is over.
Cheers,
Tony
I'm a chilihead in training and I wanted to share my experience with you guys with the first two hot sauces I purchased after doing some research on this website. I made the decision that I'm not going to go overboard with extract based sauces or anything that's hotter than a habanero on the scoville scale and since the Tabasco Habanero sauce was the spiciest sauce I've had I thought I'd move slowly up the ladder with a hot sauce called El Yucateco Kutbil-Ik Habanero sauce rated at 11,0000 SHU. My next choice was something I've seen on hot sauce websites before and that's Blair's Pure Death Sauce rated at 35,000 SHU. I heard both sauces have a lot of flavor and for a chilihead they're not really that hot.
I ordered the sauces last week and two days ago the El Yucateco sauce arrived first. I tried half a teaspoon without any chips or crackers and I just have to tell you guys this sauce kicked my butt!! It didn't make me cough or sweat but man, my mouth was on fire! It was painful but I highly enjoyed the pain. I wanted more! I couldn't wait til that night when I put some on my food and I ordered a steak burrito from a fast food joint and they asked if I wanted hot sauce and with a big smile I said, "No thanks, I've got something special at home." I used a drop on every bite and I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a burrito that much.
That sauce has to be over 11,000 SHU because Blair's Pure Death sauce just arrived an hour ago and I had a teaspoon of it the same way, no chips or crackers, and it disappointed me because it was actually less hotter than the El Yucateco. Can you believe that? They both have great flavor but as far as the heat goes Blair's was equal to the Tabasco Habanero sauce. I had to pull out the El Yucateco bottle again and take another teaspoon just to make sure my taste buds haven't gone haywire but sure enough it kicked my butt the same way it did two days ago. I knew Blair has hotter hot sauces but I was going by their SHU and 35,000 seemed like it was more than enough but apparently not.
Well, thanks for reading my story and if you guys have some suggestions for me you're more than welcome to share them. I also took a picture of the hot sauces so I thought I'd share them with you all. That El Yucateco is only 2 days old and by the looks of it I'm going to need to order another bottle before the month is over.
Cheers,
Tony
