Verbal Warning Michelada
A michelada is supposed to cure hangovers. This one might cause new problems. A quarter teaspoon of Verbal Warning hot sauce in a beer sounds mild until you remember it's roughly 0.9 million SHU.
Prep
5 min
Cook
0 min
Total
5 min
Servings
1
Peak SHU
861K
Featured Organisms
Ingredients
- ¼ tsp Verbal Warning hot sauce (SS-0087)
- 12 oz Mexican lager (ice cold)
- 4 oz Clamato or tomato juice
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- Tajín rim
Instructions
- 1
Rim a pint glass with lime and Tajín.
- 2
Combine hot sauce, Clamato, lime juice, and Worcestershire in the glass.
- 3
Stir well — capsaicin doesn't dissolve easily in aqueous liquids.
- 4
Add ice, then pour beer slowly down the side.
- 5
Stir gently. Drink with respect.
Tips
- Start with ⅛ tsp and work up.
- The beer's carbonation amplifies the burn. Have milk nearby.
At roughly 0.9 million SHU, even ¼ tsp of Verbal Warning extract distributes approximately 700 SHU per sip across a full pint — a mild background warmth on its own. The perceived heat is higher because CO₂ pre-sensitizes oral nociceptors.