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7 Pot x Red Congo F1

Buzzman19

Buzzman19

This is my first crack at making a cross, its not the gnarliest looking or whatever but she is pretty to me.  I made this cross with a taste in mind, its has a smooth fruityness and a tiny hint of the smokiness brought on by the Red Congo.  The heat I would estimate right around 1 - 1.1mil SHU.  Its not an instant burn, takes about 10 seconds for heat to start building, and you get an overall mouth burn and a good concentration right in the back of the throat. 
 
I am not a professional reviewer so I may n the future share with a professional reviewer like Nigel Carter. 
 
 
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I have already shared this cross with two people, I wounder what the f2 stage will look like.  :D
 
cheers
 
 
Hybrid Mode 01 said:
     I love the color. I have a "not" yellow bhut that is the same shade.
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Thx, it really is a firey blistering red.  I am pretty stoked about this cross, I included a Red Congo in the picture just to show the lineage.  
 
Appreciate the response!
 
SavinaRed said:
That is a fiery red color. Would you say the flavor is more on the Congo side rather than the 7 side ?
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Hmmmm, yes I think so.  I think the Congo dominates the flavor but you get a nice hint of fruityness.   I sent a couple pods to my bud in Cali and he made a FB post and a tiny written review. 
 
 
David Naddy Thanks Bob for the great peppers! This 7 Pot Orange X Red Congo is a great pepper. Has a light flavor and just lightly fruity. Mild at first and then the heat hits, mostly at the back of the throat that lasted around 10 minutes. I would guess 1 Million plus. Will definitely grow them next year!
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Personally I can taste the Congo, but as I said I am not a professional reviewer who can discern all the notes of flavor like a Nigel Carter would.  I think I may have to send out a few pods to a pro, lol. 
 
Congrats on your new parentage!!  :P  This looks & sounds like a wonderful cross! I love the Orange 7 pot (never had a Red Congo..had a Brown though) - so I certainly understand the 'fruity' aspect this cross would have as a characteristic. I agree as well with the beautiful red coloration these have! You can detect certain traits from each parent in these offspring (gnarly not one of them..haha) Are these more 'thick walled/meaty... even juicy' like the Orange 7's are - kind of hard to tell?
 
Well done! Looks delish'!  
 
Yes, they are thick walled and Juicy.  I cut one open the other day (started at bottom of pepper) with friends and we did a sampling and liquid just poured out the bottom onto plate.  As you bite into pepper its crunchy and a bit juicy. 
 
All of these are good questions, thx for chiming in! 
 
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