
As of 2013 it was over 7 generations old.ĭespite the heat, which some people love, it is surprisingly fruity with a touch of sweet. It was bred in South Carolina and tested at over 2.2 Million Scoville Heat Units (with an aveerage of 1,641,000 SHU) by Winthrop University. It is was developed by a grower named Ed Currie by crossing a Pakistani Naga with a Red Habanero type from St Vincents Island in the West Indies. The Smokin’ Ed's Carolina Reaper® is currently the hottest pepper in the world.

Here's a little information about the Carolina Reaper. The Carolina Reaper is more comparable to other superhots like the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Pepper or the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T. It reaches around 1 Million SHU, making the hottest reaper over twice as hot.

Or consider the ghost pepper, which you know is very hot. If you'd like a comparison, consider it next to a typical jalapeno pepper, which averages about 5,000 Scoville Heat Units, and you'll find that the hottest Carolina Reaper is up to 440 times hotter. Some of them can match the heat of the reaper pepper when comparing pod for pod, and even seems hotter, but no other pepper has achieved the peak heat of 2.2 Million Scoville Heat Units. Yes, there are many other superhot peppers out there in the world and I have cooked with many of them. This hot sauce is made exclusively with Carolina Reaper Peppers, the official world's hottest pepper in the world at the moment, according to the Guinness world records. I've tried so many and enjoyed a lot of themīut like anything, it's fun to make hot sauces on your own, like this one - my Homemade Carolina Reaper Hot Sauce. I'm sure you have your own collection of artisan Carolina Reaper hot sauces in your stash, and there are a lot of great ones out there for sure.

I know you love your hot sauce HOT, and it really doesn't get much hotter. This is for you, my true chilihead friends. If you love your hot sauce “hot”, it doesn’t get any hotter! This homemade Carolina Reaper hot sauce recipe is incredibly hot, made with roasted Carolina Reaper peppers, the hottest peppers in the world, garlic, and onion.
