It will probably become a flavoring for Virgin Marys. A little will go
a long way. By making it so hot, not much can be used in a drink. An
addition of vodka will be necessary for alcoholic content. Rather
self-defeating.
Tim
> Hi All,
>
> I thought I'd give a try to Jack's Jalapeno wine recipe. So I go to
> Produce Depot here in Ottawa to pick up 8 nice green Jalapenos to make up
> for the 1 gallon recipe. Right beside the Jalapenos, I see the Habaneros! I
> think to myself "Why not take it to the next level?" So I picked up 6 (3
> yellow and 3 red) habaneros to make up another gallon... I used Jack's
> recipe but substituted the 8-16 Jalapenos for 4 Habaneros...
>
> Litterature says the Habaneros are between 200 000 and 577 000 Scoville
> Units (unit to measure for the heat in chile peppers) and regular Jalapenos
> are 2 500 and 5 000 Scoville.
>
> I can't wait to see the end result. Might come out being way too hot for
> drinking but if it does i'll just use it as a cooking wine.
>
> Anyone out there crazy enough to have ever tried it with Habaneros ? Let
> me know what you think !
>
> EB