Proper Name: Naga Viper Purple Chocolate

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Type: Capsicum Chinense/Frutescens (AKA “Assamicum”)

Rarity: Mythic

Seed Availablity: Trade Only

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Sauce Strength Rating*: Super Hot – 7/11

Colour: An unusual pattern of ripening that goes from green to partially purple and, finally, various shades of brown.

Ripe Flavour: Deep, rich, earthy and delicious, taking all the best qualities of chocolate ghosts and habaneros, with very little floral tones.

Flavour when Green-Tinged Brown: Light, bright and green, with freshness and slight floral hints but nothing too major and none of the harsh, sharp and bitter qualities that I’m used to in underripe superhots.

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Related Peppers: Naga Viper Red, Naga Viper Purple

You may also enjoy: Bhut Jolokia Chocolate, Bhut Jolokia Caramel, Habanero Chocolate, Gayle Lofthouse Red,

*This value represents the heat rating that I would expect to give to a sauce using this pepper as its main ingredient. Other ingredients or particularly high purity may result in a slightly stronger sauce, while lower concentrations will yeild a weaker one and other products may vary.