Trinidad Scorpion
Also known as Butch T Scorpion · Butch Taylor Scorpion · Trinidad Scorpion Butch T · Trinidad Scorpion Pepper
The Trinidad Scorpion is a legendary superhot chili from Trinidad, once one of the hottest peppers in the world. It is known for its extreme heat and surprisingly complex fruity-sweet flavor with a scorpion-tail shape.
Flavor & Use
Surprisingly sweet and fruity with bright citrus and floral notes. The extreme heat is intense and long-lasting, but the complex tropical sweetness makes it one of the most flavorful superhots.
Culinary
About
Trinidad Scorpion peppers are 2–3 inches long, heavily wrinkled, and pod-shaped with a distinctive “scorpion tail” point at the tip. They ripen from green to a vibrant bright red. The skin is thin and bumpy; the walls are juicy. Heat is extreme (1,200,000–1,463,700 SHU).
Backstory
Originating in Trinidad and Tobago, the Trinidad Scorpion gained worldwide fame in the early 2010s as one of the hottest peppers on Earth. It belongs to the same family as the 7 Pot and Butch T varieties. Its extreme heat combined with real fruity sweetness made it a benchmark superhot before the Carolina Reaper took the record.
Appearance
Growing
Heritage
We don't have a documented family for this pepper yet.