US (NC): The world's hottest ever pepper?
Lab reports will be sent to the Guinness Book of Records to pitch it against other contenders.
The Chilli Pepper Institute at the University of New Mexico recently proclaimed the Trinidad Maruga Scorpion the world's hottest pepper after it proved to reach 1.2 million on the scoville scale.
The reaper, on average, reaches 1.474 million, according to Currie.
Under the PuckerButt Pepper brand Currie sells a variety of hot sauces and seeds. He recently opened a store on Main Street in Fort Mill, but does most of his business via the Internet.
He also recently hired an organic co-packer to make his sauces. The co-packer get pepper mash from Currie and follow Currie’s recipes to make sauces such as Voodoo Prince Death Mambo, Patrick Morgan’s KaBoom and Edible Lava.
Currie says he has spent $4,000 asking Guinness to verfiy his world record claim.
Interest in buying the “Carolina Reaper” seeds has skyrocketed since the Guinness record attempt was announced on the PuckerButt Pepper website. He said has he gotten more than 1,000 emails inquiring about the peppers. The "Carolina Reaper" pepper seeds sell for $9.99 a pack.
Source: charlotteobservor.com
