The world’s hottest pepper is constantly changing, evolving almost.

It seems every year a new pepper is either created or discovered so check back often to see new record-breaking peppers!

We provide you, spicy lovers, with the ability to grow all these insanely spicy peppers in your own backyards.

Without further ado, here is our Top 5 list of hottest peppers.

1.Carolina Reaper

The previous world champion, Carolina Reaper has been beaten!  by itself… The Carolina Reaper is once again officially the World’s Hottest Pepper.

Originally ranked as the world’s hottest in 2013, the Reaper has tested again in 2018 with an even higher SHU. (71,000 SHU higher to be exact) This gives the reaper a renewed title as World’s Hottest! It was bred for heat and that it is, with an average SHU of 1,641,000 SHU and peaks at 2.2 Million SHU!

2. Trinidad Moruga Scorpion

Straight from the depths of hell the Trinidad Scorpion Moruga Blend, AKA Moruga Scorpion, is a rare sought-after pepper that was only just recently discovered.

Native to the lands of Moruga in Trinidad and Tobago. Once you take a bite of this formidable pepper the heat never stops building.

This pepper may be lacking the Reaper’s stinger, but do not let that fool you. The Moruga Scorpion is every bit as hot as The Carolina Reaper. Well, renowned in the pepper community as one of the hottest peppers with the best flavor.

3. 7 Pot Douglah

The 7 Pot Douglah is the hottest pepper you can find that is not red. The hottest “superhot” peppers are traditionally red, but the Douglah defies the odds by being brown AND scorching hot. You cannot go wrong with fresh, dried, or powdered Douglah on any food. Also known as 7 Pod Douglah, Chocolate 7 Pod, or the 7 Pot Brown.

4. 7 Pot Primo

The 7 Pot Primo is very distinctive with its long skinny “tail”. This pepper was created by horticulturist Troy Primeaux. Some peppers cultivators have tried to replicate the Primo look by breeding their own peppers to have a long stinger.

When you just look at this pepper, you know it is going to be INSANELY hot. It coincidentally looks strikingly like The Carolina Reaper

5. Trinidad Scorpion “Butch T”

The Trinidad Scorpion Butch T is a previous Guinness World Record Holder (2011) from Australia. No doubt it’s insanely hot, but other peppers have been proven to be hotter.

It’s aptly named due to the scorpion stinger found at the tip of the pepper and also the creator, Butch Taylor. The burn from this hotness of peppers is unlike any other.