02-02-2021, 08:39 PM
(02-02-2021, 08:26 PM)MileHighGrowler Wrote: I'd agree completely with that. If I can't taste anything, the experience is ruined. What really blew me away with the folks at Heatonist (https://heatonist.com/) is that they made a sauce that clocks in at over 3 MILLION Scoville (a habanero is about 200,000 for reference - 2 million is about the same Scoville as pepper spray) that still has flavor, and damn good flavor at that. You can pick out the ginger and coriander, which is just a remarkable feat. It's hard to beat putting a little of that in some chili. Eating it straight is madness, although I've done it a few times to help clear the sinuses.
LOL, for gods sake, use a Netty Pot.
Seriously, I didn't even know what that was until my wife made me do it. But anyway, that's not why I'm replying.
The best way I've experienced to try a new hot sauce is with a Ritz, piece of cheese and 1 drop. If it's week, then 2 drops and so on. A sip of wine also helps clean the palate between sauces or experiments.