World's Hottest Chili 2011 - Trinidad Scorpion Butch T

Trinidad Scorpion Butch T pepper is the world’s hottest chili pepper.  It is named after Butch Taylor, the owner of  Zydeco Hot Sauce.  The ‘scopion’ refers to its pointed end which resemble a scorpion’s stinger.

Prior the this, the world’s hottest pepper was Naga Viper pepper.  A laboratory test by EML Chem in Melbourne, in March 2011, measured 1,463,700 Scoville scale, hotter than Naga Viper’s 1,382,118 Scoville scale.

The Trinidad Scorpion Butch T is grown in a farm in Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, by Marcel de Wit, the owner of Chilli Factory in Morisett.

The Trinidad Scorpion Butch T pepper is so strong that those who handle it have to wear protective gloves.  Exposure to the eye or near the eye could cause temporary blindness.  While cooking the Butch T, one should wear a chemical mask and a body suit to guard against the fumes.

Scoville Rating of Peppers

Scoville rating	Type of pepper
15,000,000–16,000,000	Pure capsaicin
8,600,000–9,100,000	Various capsaicinoids (e.g. homocapsaicin, homodihydrocapsaicin, nordihydrocapsaicin)
5,000,000–5,300,000	Law Enforcement Grade pepper spray, FN 303 irritant ammunition
855,000–1,050,000	Naga Jolokia (a.k.a. Ghost pepper )
350,000–580,000	Red Savina Habanero
100,000–350,000	Habanero chili , Scotch Bonnet Peppe , Datil pepper , Rocoto, African Birdseye/Peri-peri, Madame Jeanette, Jamaican Hot Pepper
50,000–100,000	Thai Pepper Malagueta Pepper, Chiltepin Pepper, Pequin Pepper
30,000–50,000	Cayenne Pepper, Ají pepper ,Tabasco pepper, some Chipotle peppers ( smoked Jalapeño ), Cumari pepper
10,000–23,000	Serrano Pepper, some Chipotle peppers
2,500–8,000	Jalapeño Pepper , Guajillo , New Mexican varieties of Anaheim pepper, Paprika (Hungarian wax pepper)
500–2,500	Anaheim pepper, Poblano, Rocotillo Pepper
100–500	Pimento , Peperoncini
0	No heat, Bell pepper