A Carolina Reaper seedling — species Capsicum chinense, 1,400,000 to 2,200,000 Scoville units, 4 out of 5 on the heat scale.
This is the first chilli the brand grew, in 2017, and the first one tasted before any product existed. It held the title of the hottest chilli in the world for several years, and today it is more than any other by number of units.
The whole Original sauce line rests on it, in the hot and extremely hot versions, and it is the reason the range exists at all.
How to grow it
Sow in spring, give the seedling light, fruit in late summer. Germination is slower than for most varieties and the seedling takes patience; young plants are sensitive to cold.
When it arrives
Seedlings are delivered in spring (the site states late April), Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.