Snake Venom is the new place holder for the world's strongest beer. It was released Thursday, according to The Scotsman.

The latest extreme beer from Banffshire's Brewmeister Brewery in Scotland, Snake Venom contains 67.5 percent alcohol by volume, besting the brewery's previous creation and old record holder, Armageddon, which contained 65 percent. A single bottle costs around $80, listed on the company's website.

Brewmeister partners Lewis Shand and John Mackenzie used "smoked pea malt and two varieties of yeast" to create a beverage meant to be sipped slowly, The Scotsman reported.

The childhood friends began brewing for friends when they were 16 (not yet of age in Scotland), according to the company website. In 2011, they began making beer full time. Their website highlights their products for containing only four ingredients, natural carbonation, 100 percent Scottish spring water, and no chemicals.

According to The Daily Record, Brewmeister faithfuls challenged Shand and Mackenzie to create a beer that tasted stronger than Armageddon, which sold over 6,000 bottles online. Consumers complained the brewery masked the alcohol too effectively in Armagedon, according to the Brewmesiter website. The partners bought another brewery and took nine months to concoct Snake Venom.

"Snake Venom is definitely sharper in taste. With Armageddon, we actually tried to disguise the taste by making it quite oily," Lewis said. "We thought if it was too strong, people wouldn't like it. But the problem we found is that people said we shouldn't have tried to cover up the intensity. Some even said they didn't believe it was 65 percent, so this time we thought we'd go full out. We were too nice last time."

Each sud is wrapped at the neck in a tag that warns the consumer to drink wisely. Snake Venoms should be treated more like hard alcohol than beer and shouldn't be finished in one sitting, according to Lewis

"You're not supposed to drink more than 35ml in one sitting. It should Be poured like it's whisky," Lewis said. "There's too many bland beers out there and we are trying to push the limits. It's still a beer, but it's something different."