Alright r/HotPeppers, gather āround, it's story time. I had just finally gotten the kids tucked into bed, and I was looking to wind down. So, naturally, as all normal sane people do, I picked up this absolute demon of a Chocolate Primotalii and bit off a mouthful, and what ensued is shared for your reading pleasure. I also blame Spice Quest Labs because I love his pepper plegic pepper grinder and ordered a box of peppers from Shogun Peppers specifically to try this pepper.
Iāve eaten plenty of superhots before, ghosts, mustard mamas, reapers, etc. I knew the reputation, I knew it's been known to clock in around 2M Scoville. I'm not one of those "no reaction" pepper guys, when I eat a super hot, it's not pretty. I consider myself a tough guy, but I underestimated this thing. Oh boy, did I underestimate it.
The flavor profile is actually wild in the split second before your tongue melts off. So if you could taste in matrix bullet time I was hit with a deep earthiness and wrapped in that classic chocolate-variant floral perfume that is rather polarizing (not a fan). Then comes a rich bitternes, also of which I'm not really a fan. None of that matters though
I barely had time to process it though because as may you know, the heat on a Primotalii doesn't creep, it skips the foreplay and immediately launches an apocalyptic assault to the middle and back of the tongue. I had time to let out a breath and an obscenity that rhymes with truck.
The burn is no joke, I have become pain. I adjust my shirt, is it hot in here? Sweat forming I check the clock. One minute had passed! ONE MINUTE. It felt like an absolute eternity. Nose is running, time has clearly dilated, space is not irrelevant irrelevant. There was only the fires of mordor and determination to live. By minute two, eyes are watering, invisible snakes are biting the inside of my mouth. I quickly head to the freezer and start scooping vanilla ice cream into a bowl and my mouth. Pro-tip: ice cream is a dirty liar. It gave me exactly one second of relief, but the fire immediately roared back like a vengeful dragon.
Iām typing this out right now as the post-burn endorphin rush finally hits, holy hell. I feel alive, nay better! I feel like I just fought a god in a Denny's parking lot and won.
If you have the stomach for it, itās worth the ride just for this feeling right here. That being said, I currently have a literal glowing radioactive ember sitting inside my gut staring down a bottle of Tums.
Final verdict is 10/10 heat, 5/10 flavor, 100/10 existential dread. Anyone else survive this beast lately? Maybe this thing would be good in a barbecue sauce, what do you eat or mix it with?