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Sugar Burn Strawberry Daiquiri

The Sugar Burn strawberry delivers 5,000 SHU — enough to notice on first sip, not enough to overwhelm. Frozen with white rum and lime, it's the gateway spicy cocktail.

Prep

5 min

Cook

0 min

Total

5 min

Servings

2

Peak SHU

5K

Featured Organisms

SS-STR-02Sugar BurnStrawberry · 5K SHU

Ingredients

  • 6 Sugar Burn strawberries (SS-STR-02), hulled
  • 3 oz white rum
  • 1½ oz fresh lime juice
  • 1 oz simple syrup
  • 2 cups ice

Instructions

  1. 1

    Blend strawberries, rum, lime juice, simple syrup, and ice until smooth.

  2. 2

    Pour into chilled coupe glasses.

  3. 3

    Garnish with a halved Sugar Burn strawberry on the rim.

Tips

  • Upgrade to Candied Fang (SS-STR-03) at 25K SHU for a serious kick.
  • Add ½ oz Cointreau to bridge the sweet-heat gap.
Science Note

Freezing doesn't destroy capsaicin — the TRPV1 agonist is thermally stable well below 0°C. The cold temporarily numbs the receptor, so the heat hits 10–15 seconds after the first sip as the drink warms in your mouth.

Pairs With

Warm Kiss Summer Fruit Salad

A tropical fruit salad with Warm Kiss strawberries, Sunstroke melon, and Forbidden Bite apple — barely-there capsaicin.

Sugar Burn Strawberry Shortcake

Classic strawberry shortcake with Sugar Burn strawberries — 5K SHU of sweet heat meets whipped cream.