# Chocolate Bhutlah

Also known as Bhutlah Chocolate, Chocolate Bhutlah Pepper.
Species: Capsicum chinense.

Chocolate Bhutlah is a Capsicum chinense cultivar from Wisconsin, United States, United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 1,500,000–2,200,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is sweet, fruity, earthy, smoky, floral. Used for hot sauces, salsas, soups, stews, chili powders. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 80 times a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU typical).

## Heat sources

- 1,500,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Chocolate Bhutlah Pepper Seeds
  https://pepperjoe.com/products/chocolate-bhutlah-seeds-1

- 2,000,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Chocolate Bhutlah CS - Seeds
  https://bohicapepperhut.com/products/chocolate-bhutlah-cs-seeds

- 2,000,000–2,200,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Chocolate Bhutlah
  https://thehippyseedcompany.com/product/chocolate-bhutlah/

- 1,500,000–2,000,000 SHU · Unverified
  Chocolate Bhutlah Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses
  https://pepperscale.com/chocolate-bhutlah/

## Heritage

Disputed

Sources disagree on the family of this pepper.

Parents:
- Ghost Pepper (Not a named variety)
- 7 Pot Douglah (Not a named variety)

Peppers bred from Chocolate Bhutlah:
- [Deadpool Peach](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/deadpool-peach)

## Page sources

- [PepperScale Chocolate Bhutlah Guide](https://pepperscale.com/chocolate-bhutlah/)
- [Chili Pepper Madness Chocolate Bhutlah entry](https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/chili-pepper-types/chocolate-bhutlah/)
- [PepperGeek Chocolate Bhutlah Pepper Guide](https://peppergeek.com/chocolate-bhutlah-pepper/)
- [SuperHotChiles Bhutlah Variants Guide](https://www.superhotchiles.com/crosses-hybrid-peppers/bhutlah-variants-peppers/)

## FAQ
### How hot is Chocolate Bhutlah?

Capsi’s sourced range is 1,500,000–2,200,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Capsi uses a sourced range and a trust tier, not a single marketing number. How we verify heat: https://web.thecapsi.app/learn/heat-and-capsaicin/how-we-measure-heat

### What does Chocolate Bhutlah taste like?

Initial sweet and fruity notes with floral and smoky undertones, accompanied by mild bitterness and earthiness typical of chocolate pepper varieties; the complex flavor is quickly dominated by extreme heat.

### How do I grow Chocolate Bhutlah?

Capsi does not have that recorded yet.

### What can I substitute for Chocolate Bhutlah?

Carolina Reaper, Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, Komodo Dragon

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/chocolate-bhutlah
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data