# Dragon's Breath

Also known as Dragon Breath chili, Dragons Breath pepper.
Species: Capsicum chinense.

Dragon's Breath is a Capsicum chinense cultivar from Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom. Capsi’s sourced range is 458,029 SHU (Lab-verified). Flavor is fruity, sweet, floral, bitter. Used for diluted in extreme hot sauces, dried into superhot powders and flakes, capsaicin extraction for research. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 18 times a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU typical).

## Heat sources

- 458,029 SHU · Lab-verified
  Malak Alghamdi, Thirumurugan Rathinasabapathy, Slavko Komarnytsky (2025) Int. J. Mol. Sci. · HPLC
  DOI: 10.3390/ijms26104916
  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26104916

- 876,319 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Pepperworld
  https://pepperworld.com/dragons-breath-chili/

- 1,500,000–2,500,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  HRSeeds
  https://www.hrseeds.com/dragons-breath-pepper

- 2,480,000 SHU · Unverified
  (2017) Wikipedia and contemporaneous news reports
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon%27s_Breath_(chili_pepper)

## Heritage

We don't have a documented family for this pepper yet.

Peppers bred from Dragon's Breath:
- [Death Dragon](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/death-dragon)

## Page sources

- [Wikipedia: Dragon's Breath (chili pepper)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon%27s_Breath_(chili_pepper))
- [PepperScale: Dragon’s Breath Pepper Guide](https://pepperscale.com/dragons-breath-pepper/)
- [Chili Pepper Madness: Dragon's Breath Pepper](https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/chili-pepper-types/dragons-breath/)
- [Pepper Joe: Dragon's Breath Pepper Heat Level, Origins](https://pepperjoe.com/blogs/blog/dragons-breath-pepper-the-spicy-scoop-on-a-controversial-welsh-chili)
- [BBC News: World's hottest chilli pepper grown in St Asaph (2017 primary source)](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-39946962)

## FAQ
### How hot is Dragon's Breath?

Capsi’s sourced range is 458,029 SHU (Lab-verified). 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 Dragon's Breath taste like?

Sweet and fruity with floral and slightly bitter undertones, but the extreme pungency overshadows these notes in any use.

### How do I grow Dragon's Breath?

Dragon's Breath: about 110 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Dragon's Breath?

Capsi does not have that recorded yet.

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/dragons-breath
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data