Hi there!
Hope this question fits in here.
I am one of (perhaps the few) who can't stand that chinense "twang" at all. Especially if it goes into apricot direction. Actually I avoid eating chinense and am not eager to plant them for consumption since I found out. I am living in Thailand and no-one around seems to truly like them either. People tend to be rather conservative and stick to their "tradtions" too, Frutescens are the real thing here.
But here is my question: I have been told that Bhut Jolokia should be an altrnative then, because they are lacking the typical apricot or 'tropical' perfume and flavor. I've been told that they actually taste more like frutescens - neutral peppery, compared to chinense.
Recently this has been denied in a other forum, where someone pretended that "his" Bhuts had a strong apricot flavor, much like Fataliis.
As I haven't taste any ( just because my tongue and throat are no match for 1 Mio.SCO) I can't tell, but am still interested in the real facts from someone objective. Because if they have any strong chinesnse flavor, even like Fataliis, my interest of growing them is gone once and for good.
So, what do the experts say about it?
Thanks!