Scotch bonnet Scotch bonnet Scotch bonnet, also known as bonney peppers, or Caribbean red peppers, is a variety of chili pepper named for its resemblance to a tam o' shanter hat. It is native to the Caribbean islands and Central America. Most Scotch bonnets have a heat rating of 80,000–400,000 Scoville units. For comparison, most jalapeño peppers have a heat rating of 2,500 to 8,000 on the Scoville scale. However, completely sweet varieties of Scotch bonnet are grown on some of the Caribbean islands, called cachucha peppers. These peppers are used to flavour many different dishes and cuisines worldwide and are often
Scoville Jenkins lost to Luis Horna in the first round in four sets. Jenkins lost to Kevin Kim in the 2009 BNP Paribas Open. Scoville came through qualifying at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship, where he beat Donald Young in the final round. He then routed Alexander Peya to reach the second round. He then fell to semifinalist Björn Phau in straight sets. At the French Open, Scoville was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Sergei Bubka 7–6(5), 4–6, 6–4. In August 2010, Jenkins retired from professional tennis and joined the staff at Kennesaw State University as a men's