Extreme · 1,200,000 – 2,009,000 SHU
Trinidad’s scorpion-tailed monster — briefly crowned the hottest tested, still brutal today.
About the pepper
Moruga Scorpion pods are deeply folded with a pronounced tail; in lab testing they have exceeded two million SHU, trading “hottest in the world” titles with Reapers and Pepper X depending on year and sample.
On the printed scale’s top column it sits beside Carolina Reaper and Chocolate Bhutlah — all are chef tools, not snacks.
Also known as
Moruga Scorpion
Good to know
Quick facts, trivia, and context worth knowing before you reach for the bottle.
Fact 1
New Mexico State University’s Chile Pepper Institute published notable HPLC numbers on Moruga in 2012.
Fact 2
Every superhot record is sample-dependent — assume “extreme” always.
Fact 3
Named for the Moruga district.
Keep exploring
Harmony grows and blends a wide range of cultivars — each brings a different place on the Scoville Scale and a different flavor to the bottle.
Extreme · 800,000 – 1,041,427 SHU
Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Pepper)
The first chili certified above one million Scoville units — smoky, fruity, and genuinely ghostly in the back of the throat.
Extreme · 1,569,300 – 2,200,000 SHU
Carolina Reaper
The record-holder. Bred specifically for maximum Scoville, but with a genuinely fruity front note before the burn takes over.
Extreme · 923,000 – 1,853,000 SHU
7 Pot Douglah
Chocolate-brown Trinidad superhot — fruity nose, then long, oily heat that coats the tongue.
Extreme · 1,000,000 – 1,500,000 SHU
Naga Morich
Close cousin to the ghost-pepper family — wrinkled pods and serious million-plus potential.
Extreme · 800,000 – 1,463,700 SHU
Trinidad Scorpion
Tail-stinger pods and blistering SHU — a former record holder that still defines “superhot.”
Extreme · 1,000,000 – 1,350,000 SHU
7 Pot Brain Strain
Grotesquely pitted, brain-like pods from the 7 Pot line — looks scary, tastes like danger.
Extreme · ~2,000,000 SHU (variable)
Chocolate Bhutlah
Hybrid folklore from the ghost and douglah lines — brown pods, brutal heat, inconsistent batch to batch.
Medium-Hot · 100,000 – 350,000 SHU
Scotch Bonnet
The most aromatic pepper in the Caribbean — stone-fruit aroma, floral finish, and real heat behind it.
Medium-Hot · 100,000 – 350,000 SHU
Habanero
The workhorse of the super-hot family — citrus-forward, clean heat, and endlessly versatile on the shelf.
