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chinense W.A.S.P. - maybe a C.chinense??? Maybe not!

Another great one grown by Omar Soto in Texas. It was believed to be a C.chinense, but a USPS mishap caused the pods to get a little dehydrated before I got them. 
 
The initial aromas were a little chinense-like, but more fruity with some sweet notes as well. The pod was also a slightly off-shape for a C.chinense. 
 
The flavor was superb, flat out delicious. It was fruity, a little sweet and very rich. To me it had a nutty essence, similar to marzipan and a lovely almost juicy fruit gum flavour. The flesh was very soft, like a C.frutescens and the skins a little tough, again like a frutescens. 
 
The heat was a little prickly, more like black pepper-style heat and overall the heat was very good. I`d say not far short of half an Orange Habanero. 
 
 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9idFTluaIB8&feature=youtu.be
 
    Good review as always Nigel.By the way I now know where Newman from Seinfeld works,he is your SOB of a mail carrier. :P
 
Peppers went to wrong house? I can just see one of your neighbors getting some super-hot’s and thinking they’re for them. Good review Nigel
 
Great review ! I also was enjoying the guitar riffs in my headphones. You've given me greater respect for the small pods. I always passed up the wilds before. Now I find myself shopping in that section first. Great job!
 
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