When it comes to blazing heat that scorches quickly and precisely, the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T will surely deliver. It is one of the hottest chili peppers in the world. The Butch T is a strain of the flaming Trinidad Scorpion pepper with roots in the United States, Australia and Trinidad, and was listed at the hottest pepper in the world briefly in 2011. It was eventually surpassed in heat by the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion and then again by the Carolina Reaper, which is currently the hottest chili pepper in the world officially according to the Guinness World Records. Still, with it’s amazing heat, it will surely satisfy those craving massive heat. A habanero pepper measures up to 350,000 SHU. It is more directly comparable to peppers like the ghost pepper (bhut jolokia) and the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion. It is definitely one of the super hots. The previous record holder was the Naga Viper, measuring 1.38 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU). It is possible that the Naga Viper is really a Scorpion Pepper, but his is hotter. The “scorpion” peppers are referred to as such because the pointed end of the pepper is said to resemble a scorpion’s stinger. I enjoy using scorpion peppers to make extra spicy hot sauce, or for dehydrating them to make piquant chili powders, hot pepper flakes and personal spice blends. Even though the heat fades eventually from ground peppers, these still carry a wonderful blaze long after a year. Once you get passed the heat, the flavor is quite fruity.
Butch T Seeds (affiliate link, my friends) Dried Butch T Pods (affiliate link, my friends) Butch T Chili Flakes (affiliate link, my friends)
