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Rio Mar Beach Resort & Spa debuts "World's Spiciest Drink"
This drink is no joke. The Fire Pit Bloody Mary is part of the Wyndham's Rio Mar Beach Resort & Spa's new "Caliente Cocktails" and the Puerto Rico hotel is already staking claim that it's the spiciest drink in the world.
The Fire Pit Bloody Mary's key ingredient is the fiery Indian bhut jolokia chile pepper. It boosts a ranking of more than one million Scoville units (the measurement of 'spicy' heat) and the pepper has been ranked by Guinness World Records as the world's hottest.
"If you think you've already tasted the hottest Bloody Mary in the world, you're wrong," said Danna Holck, general manager of Wyndham Rio Mar. "If you're man-or woman-enough to drink one, we'll give you a second Fire Pit on us." It's a nice offer, but after you use the fire extinguisher (which comes courtesy of the hotel when you order a drink) to put out the blaze in your mouth, can you really stand another one? For only $10, maybe you're brave enough...
For those of you not quite ready to taste this spice of life, the "Caliente Cocktails" menu also includes an assortment of $10 drinks including the Volcano (a concoction of brandy, sweet and sour mix and orange juice); Fire Ball (cinnamon schnapps and Tabasco); and the Fire and Ice (rum, grenadine, vodka and blue curacao).
Caliente Cocktails are only available at the hotel's new fire pit - the inspiration for the new drink menu - which is located at Wyndham Rio Mar's Tiki Grill overlooking the beach. If you're brave enough to taste this concoction, let us know how it was (and how you're feeling).
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lo Jun 5th 2010 9:56AM
Wow I love to try that : ) .....The Fire Pit Bloody Mary... sound good to me
Harry Hurt Jun 5th 2010 9:56AM
I LOVE a good hot Bloody Mary. Where can I get the pepper mentioned in the article? Stomach lining, LOOK OUT!
Sandy Jun 5th 2010 11:41AM
I must admit that I love a good Bloody Mary. And I've had some fabulous ones in my Bloody Mary career. However...last week I ordered one that literally burnt my mouth, my tongue, my lips and made my eyes water just by bringing the glass up towards my face! I (literally) can still taste it and it's been a week! It was, I must confess....huge! It also had wedges of Lime (as usual), HUGE green olives (not usual, but great), and chunks of something I "though" (operative word here) was Zucchini. Now I LOVE when a Bloody Mary is made with White Horseradish and asked the waitress if theirs was made with it. She said it was. It arrived in a TAAALLL glass, frosted and looking and smelling absolutely deelish! However, I took one sip and thought my whole body was on fire! You know those "chunks of Zucchini"? Well....they were chunks of fresh HORSERADISH...and there was also grated horseradish mixed in the drink along with all of the other usual spices. Somehow, I managed to drink 1/2 of it but boy, oh boy...that was SOME experience! If anyone is interested, we dined at The Sand Bar Restaurant in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. My friend was smart, she ordered a frozen Pina Colada...but it was very disappointing. Next time I'll stick with my usual Dirty Martini.
mamita Jun 5th 2010 4:01PM
You can order the peppers at MySpiceSage.com
Brink Jun 5th 2010 12:44PM
I'll have two! Being a two fisted drinker, I love to cry when I eat or drink.
m0ng00se Jun 5th 2010 1:05PM
I grow my own. I got seeds from New Mexico State University over a year ago. Hot? Don't even go there. Not for human consumption.
http://www.nmsu.edu/~ucomm/Releases/2007/february/hottest_chile.htm
greg Jun 5th 2010 1:49PM
I can't believe you admit going to bartending school. I used to take prospective employees applications that mentioned attending a bartending school and file them in the cylindrical file cabinet under my desk.