The Reaper of Death Peach chilli (often just called a Peach Reaper or Carolina Reaper Peach) is a colour variant or hybrid line of the famous Carolina Reaper superhot pepper.<\/p>\n
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It belongs to the species Capsicum chinense, the same family as other extreme chillies like the ghost pepper and Trinidad scorpion. It was originally developed from Carolina Reaper genetics, which were bred by Ed Currie of the Pucker Butt Pepper Company in the USA.<\/p>\n
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Appearance<\/p>\n
Ripens from green to pale orange to peach\/salmon colour<\/p>\n
Rough, bumpy skin like a classic Reaper<\/p>\n
Often has the signature \u201cstinger tail\u201d (though not always as pronounced)<\/p>\n
Pods can look slightly more elongated or irregular than the standard red Reaper<\/p>\n
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Heat level<\/p>\n
Typically around 1.2\u20132.2 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU)<\/p>\n
Still firmly in the \u201csuperhot\u201d category<\/p>\n
Can feel slightly less aggressive than a full red Carolina Reaper in some strains, but still extremely intense<\/p>\n
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Flavour profile<\/p>\n
Initial fruity, tropical sweetness (often described as peachy or citrus-like)<\/p>\n
Very quickly overtaken by a delayed, building burn<\/p>\n
Long-lasting heat that affects mouth, throat, and sometimes skin<\/p>\n
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What it actually is<\/p>\n
\u201cPeach Reaper\u201d isn\u2019t a single officially standardised pepper variety. It usually refers to one of these:<\/p>\n
A colour variant of Carolina Reaper<\/p>\n
A cross between Carolina Reaper and peach-coloured superhots (often ghost\/scorpion types)<\/p>\n
A stabilised seed line sold by growers, not a Guinness-recognised distinct pepper<\/p>\n
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Why it\u2019s called \u201cReaper of Death\u201d<\/p>\n
That name is mostly a marketing-style nickname used in seed trade and chilli communities to emphasise:<\/p>\n
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Its extreme heat level<\/p>\n
Its connection to the infamous \u201cReaper\u201d lineage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Reaper of Death Peach chilli (often just called a Peach Reaper or Carolina Reaper Peach) is a colour variant or hybrid line of the famous Carolina Reaper superhot pepper. It belongs to the species Capsicum chinense, the same family as other extreme chillies like the ghost pepper and Trinidad scorpion. It was originally […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[18],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-110","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-fresh-chillies","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstlightchilli.co.uk\/shop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstlightchilli.co.uk\/shop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstlightchilli.co.uk\/shop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstlightchilli.co.uk\/shop\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=110"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstlightchilli.co.uk\/shop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstlightchilli.co.uk\/shop\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstlightchilli.co.uk\/shop\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=110"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstlightchilli.co.uk\/shop\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=110"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstlightchilli.co.uk\/shop\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}