I'm growing Sugar Rush Red, Peach, and Cream, and as I noticed some pods forming on the plants yesterday, I realized I had no idea how hot they each are. I notice some places mention that 1 or more varieties are "below a habanero" but that's not really informative. Does anybody have any idea what kind of heat level I'm looking at with each of these?
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How hot are the Sugar Rush varieties?
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I was under the impression that the pale ones I'm growing (peach maybe?) were a touch above Jalapeño, making them ideal for some sweeter and slightly hotter poppers. I'm not at all confident in that, though.
spicefreak said:
Yeah, it seems like from what I can find, the peach are the most mild variety. Depending on what site I look at though, the red in particular is described as anything from "moderate heat" to "habanero-like". And I suppose that if you like your food really, really hot, those might mean the same thing. But personally, I'd describe habanero as well above moderate heat. Certainly not extremely hot, but just as certainly not moderate.
Mitzi said:
Thanks!
So by mild, do you mean like a little less than a Jalapeno, or what? Just trying to understand your point of reference.
I took advantage of a Facebook special from Refining Fire Chiles.
I got 2 each of the Sugar Rush varieties and 2 Venezuelan Tiger (8 plants total) for $21.99 shipped. Jim Duffy is good people.
If you're interested, I can set some seeds aside for you at the end of the year.
newbiepepperguy said:
If that offer's open to me as well, I may well take you up on that. Got to see what the variety I have is like first, though.
i find the cream round phenotype to be extremely sweet with a touch of heat certainly not heatless (more like a mouth glow than a stinging )but ive certainly had hotter jalapenos
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I am also growing and have tasted the Peach sugar rush and i find it to be more variable on heat from plant to plant, but still even the hottest one i tried had less heat than aji Omnicolor, or Aji lemon drop. closer to Aji Mango IMO
(I can't seem to find my pics of sugar rush peach. If i find them i'll edit this post to include them as well)
taste, and heat, as well as sweetness are subjective, and others may find something less or more hot than i do. I find the sugar rush pods to be mild, with the cream being significantly sweeter upfront. I have not grown or had a chance to taste RED sugar rush.
I am also growing and have tasted the Peach sugar rush and i find it to be more variable on heat from plant to plant, but still even the hottest one i tried had less heat than aji Omnicolor, or Aji lemon drop. closer to Aji Mango IMO
(I can't seem to find my pics of sugar rush peach. If i find them i'll edit this post to include them as well)
taste, and heat, as well as sweetness are subjective, and others may find something less or more hot than i do. I find the sugar rush pods to be mild, with the cream being significantly sweeter upfront. I have not grown or had a chance to taste RED sugar rush.
spicefreak said:
Absolutely. Just to temper expectations though, there's no guarantee of isolation on this offer. I have other hot and sweet pepper varieties planted nearby, so accidental crossing is a possibility.
Guatemalan Insanity Pepper said:i find the cream round phenotype to be extremely sweet with a touch of heat certainly not heatless (more like a mouth glow than a stinging )but ive certainly had hotter jalapenos
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I am also growing and have tasted the Peach sugar rush and i find it to be more variable on heat from plant to plant, but still even the hottest one i tried had less heat than aji Omnicolor, or Aji lemon drop. closer to Aji Mango IMO
(I can't seem to find my pics of sugar rush peach. If i find them i'll edit this post to include them as well)
taste, and heat, as well as sweetness are subjective, and others may find something less or more hot than i do. I find the sugar rush pods to be mild, with the cream being significantly sweeter upfront. I have not grown or had a chance to taste RED sugar rush.
Thanks!
I'm trying to decide how to properly use them in a way that won't make my family and friends who don't like heat very much cry. Sounds like I'm pretty safe treating the peach and cream with no more carefulness than a Jalapeno, which is really good news to me. I may be able to use that knowledge to make a sweeter salsa, sauce, etc of a heat level other people can enjoy.
I grew all 3 last year, and the peach and cream were fairly mild, though did have some heat. The red were surprisingly hot though, easily the hottest Baccatum I've had. A few of the ones I had were close to hab level.
MeatHead1313 said:
That's encouraging news! Not only will I get a variety of flavors, but it sounds like I'll have what basically amounts to a very sweet habanero to make some killer sauce. That $21.99 seems like money well-spent.
newbiepepperguy said:
By mild I do mean a bit less than a Jalapeno, and it did have the sweet taste that they are named for. I have a pretty low heat tolerance (trying and failing to raise it!) and I ate it raw without too much difficulty.
I would absolutely love a few seeds, especially for the cream variety although red would be welcome too, if you can save some from your harvest. This is my first year as a serious chilli grower so I don't have much of interest to swap. However, I am due to visit the Ivory Coast in Africa late in the year so I'll be on the lookout for some interesting local varieties there... might end up with the next big thing everything is scrambling to grow!
Just an update to this thread- I have a ripe Red on one plant, and some others in the process of ripening. A few full sized pods on the Peach and Cream, but no ripening yet. I'll post some pics when I have some time.
http://imgur.com/4wNU5DA
That's the first ripe red I've had, but there's probably 6 or 7 starting to ripen, too. Another 20 or so currently not ripening yet. Still flowering like crazy, too. Great plant from Refining Fire Chiles. Can't recommend them enough.
That's the first ripe red I've had, but there's probably 6 or 7 starting to ripen, too. Another 20 or so currently not ripening yet. Still flowering like crazy, too. Great plant from Refining Fire Chiles. Can't recommend them enough.
Glad to hear this is very sweet I'm growing it next season for that very reason. I notice in your pics that it seems to have a bleeding calyx!Guatemalan Insanity Pepper said:i find the cream round phenotype to be extremely sweet with a touch of heat certainly not heatless (more like a mouth glow than a stinging )but ive certainly had hotter jalapenos
next to a US Nickel
Cut pic
I am also growing and have tasted the Peach sugar rush and i find it to be more variable on heat from plant to plant, but still even the hottest one i tried had less heat than aji Omnicolor, or Aji lemon drop. closer to Aji Mango IMO
(I can't seem to find my pics of sugar rush peach. If i find them i'll edit this post to include them as well)
taste, and heat, as well as sweetness are subjective, and others may find something less or more hot than i do. I find the sugar rush pods to be mild, with the cream being significantly sweeter upfront. I have not grown or had a chance to taste RED sugar rush.