Golaghat, Assam
🔍 Darkroom
Dawn mist rolling over the ancient seed-grown tea bushes. Dhiren checking the first unfurling two-leaves-and-a-bud.
October Harvest Expedition
BATCH #03 — 90 TINS LIMITED
Smoked Naga Bhoot Jolokia (King Chilli)
£15.00
Complimentary Royal Mail delivery on UK orders over £45
Sensory Profile & Flavour Dimensions
Intense Oak SmokeSweet TobaccoDried CherrySearing Slow Fire
Scoville Thermal Intensity
1,041,427 SHU
Smoke Absorption
48h Wild Oak Embers
The legendary Naga King Chilli, grown on bio-diverse mountain clearings in Mokokchung and cured slowly over open oak hearths. The slow smoke infusion imparts a sweet, dried-cherry and tobacco aroma before unleashing a devastating, lingering mountain fire.
Preparation & Terroir Ritual Guide
Water Temp
Gentle Simmer
Pure spring water recommended
Vessel
Cast Iron / Earthenware
Unglazed earthenware holds heat
Serving Ratio
½ Pod per 4 Servings
Concentrated whole botanical
Steep / Infusion
Micro-Sliver Finishing (Extreme Caution)
Allows multi-layered flavour bloom
The Origin Documentary
Flames on the Ridge: Two Days in a Naga Smokehouse with Bhoot Jolokia
📅 Autumn 2025To understand the King Chilli, you must sit by a Naga hearth when the autumn mist wraps around the mountain ridge of Mokokchung. Bhoot Jolokia is revered here not as a daredevil stunt, but as...
