I ignored the warning thinking it was just another sauce that says its hot and is nothing close Tabenero, Dave's hurting Habanero ect. So I took a large drink of it plain like I do all my sauces to try. (I do use a spoon) WOW! It hit my hard and fast. My tummy was hurting as sweat pored from my pores. In short, it was awesome! This is a real hot sauce and is the first one I have tried that I would grab over Habanero Tabasco. I am use to really hot things so those who are not should use caution and not try to drink it by itself. The flavor is also wonderful and I enjoyed it on my simple salad of some lattice and dressing with this. It does need to be kept refrigerated which means I cant keep a bottle in my purse for when eating out like I do with Tabasco so that's a shame. Otherwise, this is a new favorite. 9 out of 10.