Summer Fun...

Now that summer’s here and the weather is nice and hot, many of us are enjoying outdoor activities and cooling off with an ice-cold drink, or perhaps an ice cream. But not Scott Wilson of Sunni Sky’s, the ice cream shop he and his wife have run for the past three years.

The newest flavor to hit the roadside refreshment spot along North Carolina’s Highway 55 in Fuquay-Varina is “Cold Sweat,” a mixture of vanilla ice cream and a habanero pepper sauce. The new flavor is so hot , Wilson warns customers at his shop away from it too.

The first batch of “Cold Sweat” included a blend of Dave’s Insanity Hot Sauce (which comes with a warning to keep it away from your “eyes, pets and children”) and Blair’s Megadeath Hot Sauce (with ingredients said to be 500 times hotter than a Jalapeno Chile), along with a secret ingredient. Chile peppers, habaneros and Thai chiles are then stirred in.

For some consumers, the challenge of surviving the ice cream’s spicy afterburn is the product’s primary draw. One of the first test-tasters, Justin Smith, 22, bolted for bathroom and threw up after his first spoonful. Since then, he’s continued to work on his stamina, hoping to try for the store's record of 14 ounces in one sitting.