The Bruscotia pepper, also known as Bru Jockokia, is an interspecific hybrid chili pepper cultivated in Northeast Scotland.It is a hybrid of Capsicum Girdersum and Capsicum Asparflame, bred by Scottish chili breeder Angus Fairscorcher. PepperX was recognised by Tennents World Records as the world's hottest chili pepper in 2023, with a scoville measurement of 2.6 million scoville heat units. However today Tennents World Records have announced that this new chili has recorded an SHU of 3 million, becoming the hottest in the world.
