I've ordered a few times from Maritime Madness and have always been ecstatic with the sauces. When they had the last sale on, I did some research (watching the videos of the challenge) and decided to by the two pack. I got them this morning. Not the hottest I have ever experienced but by god it's a good second. The fact it wasn't the hottest didn't matter; what did matter is the manner in which the heat was delivered. I will start at the beginning and progress through the experience. On first look, the brittle looked well behaved yet mischievous, an unassuming square with a reddish dusting. Being cautious, I wore gloves as I removed the "treat" from the package. The first sniff was inconclusive and after a moment of hesitation, I stuffed the square into my mouth. Here is where the insidious nature of the challenge comes into play; as I was chewing, the brittle became less brittle and more gooey. I could immediately taste the peppers but wasn't overly concerned as I've had reapers before. If you enjoy the flavour of hot peppers, you will probably find this tasty. The introspection on the flavour lasted for approximately 10 seconds as the heat started to kick in. The heat built and built and built. My tongue became numb, the roof of my mouth began to tingle as the heat became fully pronounced, and yet, it got hotter. I swallowed and was rewarded by the burn consuming the back of my throat. I thought to myself, "Now I wait for the eventual loss of heat." I was wrong, the gooey brittle was still stuck in my teeth and continued to feed the fire. This forced me to use my tongue in a foolish attempt to dislodge the candied goodness. My tongue screamed voicelessly at my stupidity. My eyes began to sweat and my nose began to cry. After enduring this "entertainment" for an eternity (about 4 minutes to those watching from the outside), I took some refreshment to cool myself. The heat did go down fairly quickly but it has been nearly 8 hours since I did this, and my tongue is still sensitive. Meanwhile the second chunk is sitting in the corner mocking me to do it again. Well done Maritime Madness, well done.

I read these other reviews, and wonder, what did I do wrong? I mean, I suffered for a good 30 minutes, and then felt unpleasant for an hour after, but that was it... Other than some cramping overnight.
Having said that, WOAH!!! There is no heat ceiling to this brittle. It just gets hotter and hotter until every nerve in your mouth is screaming for mercy. I have a 5 minute rule with really spicy stuff. By 5 minutes, this felt like it was getting hotter, not waning. By the 30 minute mark, I was on my way to recovery.
I would definitely do it again with the right people. Fantastic product, worth trying if you like suffering for a good laugh.

I’ve been enjoying MM’s sauces for about 3 years now and I’ve never been disappointed with any product I’ve purchased. While I LOVE “hot” sauces and put them in/on everything, I have to say my favourite day to day sauce is the Candied Jalapeño, it has a little bit of heat and an incredible flavour, great on eggs, bacon, steak, broccoli, carrots, etc. Yummy.

Please tell me what the Scolville rating is on this? For it to take my husband out like that makes me think it's crazy high. And if someone is looking for a will to live, this is their chance, every reason that you want to live for will flash through your mind in minutes. If I ever need to appreciate my life and my bottom again, I'll remember this moment.

Video? My husband and I had the bright idea to do the challenge at the same time. When I tell you there was no chance a video could have been taken, I'm not kidding. If you want video, make sure someone else is there because one second with this death chunk on my tongue and I knew my life was coming to an end. Instantly my mouth was on fire, we put the whole chunk in all at once and chewed and instantly I was full of regret. I felt like nothing in the world would stop the burning pain I was feeling and the more I swallowed the more the burn trailed into my stomach. I felt like I may have been a cartoon because I was sure my head was exploding. Only 2 minutes in and ice cream being shoved in my mouth while my husband paced while drinking milk I started to feel like I was on some sort of drug. My vision blurred and my eyes were watering, snot running all over my face and it was that moment that I told my husband I love him in case I didn't come out of this alive. Now, I am here to speak about it but I will tell you that I vomited and today I'm experiencing a whole new pain in which nobody should feel voluntarily. This could be a home remedy for an enema. I like spice and eat a lot of it but this was sheer death in a chunk.