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7 Pot Brain Strain (1,350,000 SHU)

This 7 Pot Brain Strain has a hotness level of 1,350,000 SHU. It is said to be developed thru selective breeding via saving pods from certain plants and herbs that would produce particular traits. This is not a hybrid chilli or one that is created by crossing varieties of other chillies. Sometime in 2010, David Capiello a popular grower and chilli aficionado from North Carolina gathered 7 Pot seeds from a friend grower in Trinidad. This is the result and it is believed to be highly related to the spicy Trinidad Moruga pepper.