Screaming Eagle: what is in it and how hot it is
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The product page for Screaming Eagle gives the full recipe: ten peppers, each with its share of the blend, from 18 percent down to 4 percent. This SpiceQuest chili grinder is rated at 873,024 Scoville heat units (SHU), and it contains no natural capsaicin extract. That figure is calculated from the lab result for each pepper in the blend, weighted by its share.
The recipe, as the product page lists it
| Pepper | Share of the blend |
|---|---|
| Jay's Peach Ghost Scorpion | 18% |
| Purple Death | 18% |
| Tom's Giant Peach | 18% |
| Zing | 12% |
| Red Hydra | 8% |
| Red Primotalii | 8% |
| Chocolate Primotalii | 5% |
| Death Spiral | 5% |
| Dragon's Breath | 4% |
| 7-Pot Primo | 4% |
The shares add up to 100 percent. The first three peppers make up 54 percent of the Screaming Eagle blend, and the page calls them its lift. It says Chocolate Primotalii and Death Spiral give the blend a deeper backbone, and Dragon's Breath and 7-Pot Primo sharpen the finish.
A fast, bright opening
The product page describes heat that comes in fast and sharp. The opening is bright, and then a deeper, darker burn follows. The taste is golden fruit and peach, with red superhot depth and darker undertones, and a clean finish.
The heat starts high on the tongue and the front of the palate. It spreads through the mouth and settles in the throat. It is long, but the page says it climbs quickly and peaks cleanly.
How 873,024 compares
On our numbered scale, Screaming Eagle is just under no. 8 Butch T Scorpion at 887,188 and above no. 7 Red Moruga Trinidad Scorpion at 734,512. It is about 89 percent of our pure Carolina Reaper, no. 9 Reaper X, at 975,612. On our tier list it is Superhot, 350,000 to 999,999. Every result is on the Scoville chart.
Screaming Eagle is the follow-up to Crying Lion, an earlier ten-pepper blend with no extract. Crying Lion is rated at 1,001,621, so Screaming Eagle is the milder of the two, at about 87 percent of it. The product page says it does not hit with the same heavy feel as Crying Lion.
Who it suits
Screaming Eagle suits someone who is comfortable with our scorpion grinders and wants a blend with a peach and fruit taste. If the person wants a hotter blend with no extract, Crying Lion is the pick.
Screaming Eagle is a limited release, and the product page shows whether it is available. Start with one press. For Crying Lion, read our ultra-hot safety page first.
Questions people ask
Which peppers make up most of Screaming Eagle? Jay's Peach Ghost Scorpion, Purple Death and Tom's Giant Peach, at 18 percent each. Together they are 54 percent of the blend.
Is Screaming Eagle hotter than Crying Lion? No. Screaming Eagle is rated at 873,024 SHU and Crying Lion at 1,001,621. Both figures are calculated from the lab results of the peppers in each blend, and neither blend contains natural capsaicin extract.