The JPGS that I grew seemed, to me, a fair bit hotter than any red Bhut I've had but, TBH, anything over a million SHU kicks my ass entirely so it gets difficult for me to compare heat on Supers. What impressed me about the JPGS pods was more about how the heat crept on me in a way that started out very stealthy, and ended up very dramatic. Kinda like any Bhut-type does, but to a greater degree than any other I've sampled...spicefreak said:
Like, it starts out where you think it's got sub-super heat going on, maybe you tell yourself you've finally become the hard man you always wanted to be, snacking on superhots like it ain't no thing. And, slowly, gradually, the JPGS turns the screw. A few minutes later, you're telling yourself "ok, this *is* hot, but I can totally handle it..." A few minutes later, youire like "oh, shit. Never mind. I'm NOT a hardman" and a few minutes later, it's still building. I had one fresh, and I had some in omelets. Similar experience in both scenarios. Most of them ended up in sauce or smoked and/or powdered.
Interesting fact: when my JPGS plant finally started podding up, I accidentally broke of a branch with some very small pale green immature pods on it. On a whim, I ate one. It had nearly no heat at all, and I felt like it had an onionish flavor to it, tasting faintly like scallions. I thought maybe my plant wasn't really a JPGS.... But the ripe pods proved that theory wrong. Very hot.
But truth be told, I like the JPGS as much for it's growth habits as I do the pods. Mine grew bushy and vigorously, with unique wavy foliage and a buttload of pods. It only took me one season of growing to appreciate the plants as much or more than I do the pods...
