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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Hottest Cocktail on Earth' at Mercadito today, if you dare

One way to keep from overdoing it at today's Cinco de Mayo revels is to order the "Vato Loco" cocktail at Mercadito (108 W. Kinzie St., 312-329-9555).
Odds are good you'll be one and done. Maybe one and really done. Vato
Developed in concert with the Tippling Bros., the $12 Vato Loco is billed as the "Hottest Cocktail on Earth," so insanely hot that Mercadito requires customers to sign a liability waver.
The drink is made with tequila, smoky chile pepper syrup and puree of pineapple and something called the “seven deadly chile peppers.” The glass is rimmed with ground chiles and the whole is garnished with a hollowed out jalapeno filled with sweetened milk and high proof rum and flamed. The waiver, a tongue-in-cheek document, includes wording such as, "I am aware that participating in this activity can result in serious tearing of the eyes, a severe burning sensation on the tongue ... and possible fire shooting out of the mouth."
It's available at lunch and dinner, so one has the option of ruining one's evening or the entire day.
Consider it a call to arms, or possibly tonsils, for macho dipwads everywhere.

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