Trinidad Scorpion Butch T Pepper, Trinidad

The Trinidad scorpion ‘Butch T’ pepper is a Capsicum chinense cultivar that is among the most piquant peppers. The “scorpion” peppers are referred to as such because the pointed end of the pepper is said to resemble a scorpion’s stinger. According to Guinness World Records, the Trinidad scorpion ‘Butch T’ pepper was for three years, ranked as the most hot pepper in the world. In March 2011 this pepper measured a specimen at 1,463,700 Scoville heat units(SHUs).