What is the world's hottest pepper?
What is the world's hottest pepper?


According to the Scovile Scale the hottest pepper is Bhut Jolokia. The one you are currently growing

Scovile Scale Visualized




  What is a naga jolokia, and where does it stand in comparison to the
  other "contender" peppers?


Bhut Jolokia or Naga Jologia

According to some sources, they indicate that Bhut and Naga are the same pepper. Naga means Ghost.

MSNBC has a great article covering this world record chili:


  The pepper is known by any number of names across India’s northeast.
  It’s the “poison chili” in some areas, the “king of the chilis” in
  others. Just to the south of Assam is Nagaland, it’s eaten in nearly
  every meal. As a result, it is often called the Naga mircha — the
  “Naga chili.”