PuckerButt Pepper Co

I ordered Carolina Reaper seeds from PuckerButt Pepper Company and was disappointed that only two out of the entire packet germinated. I followed proper germination steps, but the results were far lower than expected. Really wanted to have a better experience, especially given their reputation.

My girlfriend and I stopped by here on our way home from the NYC Hot Sauce Expo. I absolutely love the store, excellent selection of great hot sauces and all things spicy. Everyone here is super nice and engaging. Now I’ve got my bottle of Thermaggedon and a variety of super hot seeds to start growing here in Florida.

Recently visited the area and the name of the store caught my eye. I’m so glad my husband and I checked it out. The store is loaded with so many great options. Staff was friendly and I tried some samples of great sauces. Who would have thought spicy maple syrup would be so good? We are putting Voodoo and Unique Garlique on EVERYTHING. We don’t live in the area so I’ll be placing an online order very soon. The heat is great and a little can go a long ways.

Have not visited the store yet. I'm writing the review because I have bought the Bonnie Carolina Reaper plants in years past from Home Depot. Grew well and produced a good amount of Reapers. A little goes a long way, so I skipped this year. Great product nonetheless!

I ate a fresh Carolina Reaper here. Quite an out of body experience. Oh yeah, they have all the hot sauce you'd ever want ranging from mild to unbearable. Great prices. Most of the sauces don't contain xanthan gum either, which is a plus. If you like hot sauce this place is a no brainer. Employees also know their stuff.

My family all love to visit this place with a wonderful variety of different brands and type of hot sauces for every ones taste. You can get some scorch or some flavor, or maybe some of both. The very friendly staff will be happy to help - and they’ll let you try any sauce in the house . The “hot ones” line is available and the blue label is quite a popular one around here . It might be a little off the beaten track (about 10 -15 minutes off I-77) but I totally recommend a visit .

Made an online order of several bottles of hot sauces. Received the order quickly. I must say every bottle is frickin awesome! I am a life long fan of Ed and PBPC Team. Keep up the awesome and innovative creativity!

I love myself some hot and spicy things. So when I came to Charlotte this time a relative had mentioned this place. I felt like a kid in a candy store! The staff which I believe is family owned was so friendly and helpful! I purchased the hottest sauce they had. Ummm I haven't tried it yet but I have my fire extinguisher handy when I do!!

Took forever plus phone calls to get order shipped. The manager had to ship it in 24 hours and refunded my money. So she was able to really resolve everything

With a name like Pucker Butt, you know what's coming next! I've lived in the town of Fort Mill, SC going on 6 years now and have popped in from time to time just to check out the store but I never bought anything until today. I saw a YouTube video about Smokin Eddie Currie the owner and learned he had developed a pepper hotter than the Carolina Reaper called Pepper X. No a real snazzy name but it has been officially acknowledged at THE hottest pepper by The Guinness book. Smokin Eddie wasn't around but I bought some sauce anyway. They were having a holiday sale at 30% off so I had to get some, tis the season. You should know about the Scoville scale. Pepper hotness is a science and on the scale, the Pepper X is at the top of the chart. A Pimiento Pepper is up to 500 on the scale. Previously the Carolina Reaper was 2,500,000, yeah, that's two million five hundred thousand. Pepper X comes in a 2,693.000. You can see my photo of the Guinness record. Yeah, that's gonna make some butt's pucker.

(1/6/24) I returned to Puckerbutt after seeing that Pucker Duck was on sale. Surprisingly, for a Saturday, the store was nearly empty. I found the Pucker Duck easily & got a surprise as the chocolate bhutlah jerky was available as well. The young man behind the counter remarked that I really must love Pucker Duck. I bought ten bottles. I told him that I'd never tried it. I think it'll pair well with everything just from its description on the website. I was able to catch the tail end of the Christmas sale. Don't worry I'll be back.

I now have five bottles of assorted sauce flavors, plus bags of Reaper seeds and pods. The Reaper seeds are already planted and I've made quite a dent in three of the bottles. It's all fantastic! I need to ger some Pepper X sauces next as I'm becoming somewhat immune to the ordinary Carolina Reaper.

I finally made it to the store in downtown Ft. Mill. I actually met some sales reps as a Vendor at the Italian Festival in St. Philip Neri this year. That's where I was introduced and tried out this company for the first time. The owner was at the festival also. This made me want to seek them out and support a local company. I've been using the bacon me crazy hot sauce since this Spring and like it ($10). I've put it on eggs, tacos, and quesadillas so far. This time I came to the downtown store to get some gifts for folks in Indiana. I like giving stuff that's local and sending for folks up there to experience. I bought 4 of the Carolina Reaper Hot Sauce ($10 each) and 4 of the Ed's Picnic Sauce ($8 each). For Ed's birthday they are running a special 17% off now July 30th thru August 17th (Ed's Birthday). So, they made some money off me today. Lol. The store is very well organized with prices and heat levels on the signs. The lady at the counter was casual with no pressure or hovering. It's a cute little store to support a local business. I highly recommend you check it out.

Welcome to Pucker Butt, the mecca of peppers engineering weapons of gastro destruction! The first time I came here, I wasn't aware of their reputation, their penchant for holding the Guinness World Record for the World's Hottest Chili which is over 1.64 million Scoville Heat Units. It is infamously called the Carolina Reaper. I consider myself to be very tolerant of spicy foods and am able to withstand the pain and agony of many peppers and the Carolina Reaper will not touch my beautiful lips. Moving on, the staff here is very helpful, friendly and informative. They want you to have fun, be educated, leave happy and return to expand their wide variety of taste bud destroying monstrosities. I highly recommend Pucker Butt for their innovation, commitment to customer service and representing the small town of Fort Mill.

If you are looking for pepper heat, you will find it here. The store features hot sauces, and condiments that will knock your socks off. Even the store clerk will warn you about the the products that are especially extremely hot for some people to eat. I sampled the sweet hot nuts and immediately had to drink some water. Paper cups and water available for drinking! l bought some reaper pepper seeds and dehydrated peppers for a family member. A nifty store even if you don't like hot peppers.

If thinking of spice makes your mouth drool in a good way, this place is a must visit destination when you find yourself in this part of the country. Known for their "Carolina Reaper Chilies," these hot sauces, mustards, salsas, barbeque sauces, are kicking. If you're like me, and feel like you've dabbled in the arts of eating competitively spicy food items; prepare to be rocked. These hot sauces and peppers are astronomically spicier than the well known ghost pepper chilies. When you step foot in this store, you are in the presence of greatness - I mean GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS greatness. Another great thing about this store is the pride they have for selling what they know best, how to locally grown chili peppers that will have your butt PUCKERING. Like spicy things but aren't looking to spend copious amounts of time on the toilet? Their collection is extensive. Using a 5 point scale, there are different variations of sauces and jams that range from mild to dangerously spicy. The one I chose to purchase at around $8 a bottle was a honey reaper hot sauce that made my tongue tingle and my mouth water. They also have a bacon, ham infused temperate hot sauce that was really tasty. The only thing I would recommend to this store/brand is to have some tangible things to munch on that would better allow the customer to sample a few of your items. While there are tiny spoons, I'm talking crackers, pretzels to be able to serve as a vehicle for these intense flavors. After about the fourth hot sauce, my mouth was almost numb and it was hard to taste anything else!

One of my favorite places to visit while I'm in rockhill they have so many different types of hot sauces to choose from and they have all of them available to try before you buy which is awesome!!!

If you're looking for hot and spicy you'll find it here. Just when you think you found the hottest the owner ups his game so keep up with what they're doing and you'll have a reason to return. I wish they would host another pepper eating contest; I'm sure you can imagine the entertainment value.

Very nice dudes. They helped me find a hot sauce that was hot but not gonna murder my stomach. I also got the hottest one for my buddy who loves the hottest stuff. Much appreciated!

Great service, the two young men behind the counter let us sample lots of hot sauces. Their encyclopedic knowledge of peppers, sauces, flavors and scoville counts was awe inspiring. I left happy with my purchases. A simple shop, no frills, a lotta heat, I'll certainly be back.

If you are a hot pepper officanato then you will love this place. It is a must visit for those who just have to have a Carolina Reaper. Small intimate store with friendly help and advice.

Awesome! Went in to buy some sauces while on a trip from out of state. The lady working was amazing! Very helpful, honest and friendly. She allowed us to try a lot of sauces and made good recommendations. Excellent!

You are in world record territory here. Awarded the hottest hot sauce in the world by the Guiness Book of World Records for Carolina Reaper. They are hard at work developing one even hotter. This is one of the most comprehensive collections of hot sauces, most all of them proprietary to Pucker Butt. There are also some commercial brands available. What is their best customer aids is a selection of hot sauces to sample. Most important to one shopping for an ideal-for-them sauce. Pucker Butt uses a 5 point scale, with 5 the hottest. I find that the number 2s are just hot enough for me to not cause pain, but will add a nice flavor to my foods. The 3s are pretty darn hot, for me. The descriptions of the heat levels are: 1 - Mild 2 - Hot 3 - Medium 4 - Smokin' Hot 5 - Stupit (sic) Hot Prices are not too bad. Sale items can be $6 and $8. The more exotic sauces are into the $20s. They also sell packets of pepper seeds, so you can grow your own. Quite a variety, sold in packets of 10 and ranked on their 5 point scale. There are also salsas, chutneys and spices. Impressive. I have pepper-head friends, so buy the ultra hot stuff to mail them as gifts. If you have out-of-town visitors, bring them by. The staff will help guide them on their journeys of pain and pleasure. On Main Street in the old Fort Mill downtown.

A choice for every taste bud! All the employees were very kind and informative about the various kinds of sauces. My father and I tried the "Reaper Squeezin's." WARNING: NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. It was delicious and definitely worth the money. Plus right now you get 20% off! We tried the "I dare you stupit" hot mustard, our eyes were watering for 20 minutes! Plus, we met the legendary Ed Currie, inventor of the Carolina Reaper! In all, this place is perfect for all your spicy needs! We will be back!

Whenever I'm in the area I stock up on Gator Sauce. I'm from Florida. Lol. My Friends Love the Sauce!!

Horrible service. They charged me $14 shipping for a few bottles of hot sauce. $14 with USPS gets you Priority, they use Parcel select, Postal Service's economical ground delivery service, which is slow and unreliable, worse then First Class Mail. Basically ripping you off for shipping cost. It's been over a week since I placed the order still nothing, they should've used Priority Mail which I paid for. Suffering over here with some basic Tabasco. This is unacceptable. Sonoran Spice sells Reaper powder and actually ships Priority.

Nirvana for hot sauce aficionados. It's not a huge storefront but has more than enough selection, ranging from your expected small batch hot sauces to pepper-infused salsas, popcorns, and chocolates. You can also buy seeds to make your own carolina reapers. They have a plentiful array of sauces to try and if you see one you want that's not already on display, they have been more than happy to open a bottle to let me have a taste. They will at times have specialty items to try as well, like the Last Dab made famous by the youtube show Hot Ones (and made by the store) and the chocolate reaper bar. The staff has always been helpful and friendly. My parents live 15 minutes from the store so I usually stop by when I'm visiting them. One time they gave me a 10% "adorable mom" discount. Prices are reasonable for what you get. I have found several items more expensive online elsewhere than at this store. I did have one gripe pricewise where I bought a giftpack and the next day went to their website to check how much the sauces would've been if I bought them individually and ended up paying $6 MORE by buying the pack. They are so nice I'm sure they would've done something to make up for it but I wasn't going to make a stink over $6. But you may want to ask how much individual sauces are before buying a gift pack as to not run into the same predicament. They also make my favorite hot sauce currently: the Reaper Racha. It's like having a sriracha kicked up a notch and stripped of any artificial chemical flavoring. Highly recommend.

Fun hot pepper sauce store in Fort Mill, SC. If you like very hot pepper sauce mixed in creative ways, this is the spot for you. Featured in "The Champions" series on Netflix, they created the Carolina Reaper and other hot sauces that now make the Reaper seem cool as a banana pepper. They also have chocolate and jelly infused with fire starting material if that is your thing. Worth a visit just for fun. We came away with a three pack of fiery sauce that we can't wait to try and a chocolate bar. Suggestion for the owner- why not sell men's underwear with "pucker butt" across the back. They might outsell your t-shirts. Just saying.

Wow, where do I start with this place!? From customer service to location to the hot sauce, this place is 5 stars all around. First, they truly are the home of the Carolina Reaper. They have two sides of their store. One side is the companies that use their peppers and the other is their own hot sauces with their peppers. I stuck to trying all of their famous hot sauces. The woman who helped us was phenomenal. It is not the kind of place where you feel judged trying everything. They encourage you to grab a spoon and try their samples. She had us start from mild to the hottest reaper sauce. We liked her recommendations. All the sauces were unique and the flavors were fantastic. It was not just hot sauce that burned your mouth and you couldn't enjoy the flavors, they were flavorful. We got 4 hot sauces, a spread and the mustard. I am looking forward to enjoying this hot sauce on anything and everything I can pair them with. The store was clean, had great samples, was well priced and staff was friendly. If you like hot sauce, this is the place to go. You will not be disappointed.

I have seen the videos read the reviews and the first chance I got I took the trip. The store is amazing and has better prices than anywhere else. If you want the best go to the source and that's what I got. The associates there knew the history and recommended the right product. The reaper peppers were beautiful and there knowledge of how to grow the seeds was very helpful. I can't wait to start planting.

I found this shop due to their online presence. They have an updated Facebook and website which is excellent for people that aren't necessarily close by. I wanted to do my research before making the trip out to fort mill. I came in search of a solid hot sauce for an uncle of mine and I definitely came to the right place. The folks that work here are super nice and more than willing to listen to you and help you out while you search for what you need. The store isn't too big but you can get lost in the sauce here if you don't know what you are looking for. They have lots of their own products including Carolina reaper seeds so you can grow your own. They also feature different sauces from other friends even some from New Zealand! Don't miss the tasting bar. I didn't and it set my day on fire. You can see if you can handle the sauce before you even buy it. What a great place! Will remember this shop for gifts as well as my own hot sauce needs!

The best peppers, hot sauces, dips, etc... I even got a can of pickled peppers! Brett was really helpful. I love their flavored hot sauces like peach, strawberry, bacon, etc...

Dropped in to get some heat. No problem in and out with all my questions answered. Love the heat. You get a chance I say make this a stop and shop for sure. The Rasman

Nice hot sauce shop....similar to place at Barefoot Landing in Myrtle Beach. I liked the place because I like to collect hot sauces and BBQ sauces/ rubs. Now for the sauces....only tried a couple...FREAKING HOT....not temperature wise. Unbelievable!!!! Prices are very reasonable. Great little place and South Carolina grown.

The most amazing hot sauce store you will find anywhere in the Carolinas. Right on Main Street cool little shop. Sweetest guys you'll ever know! The owner; Ed Currie and his gang of pepper master work the pots in the back and make sauces by hand all day from their home grown peppers. Smokin Ed holds SC'S only Guinness Book of World Records Certificate for the World's Hottest Pepper; The Reaper. It's a scorcher brothers and sisters! They also sell jams, bbq sauces, and salsa, and cool chocolate reaper candies to trick your friends with. Not everything is hot and the prices are reasonable. I absolutely love going in here. It's the pepper bomb!

The selection of sauces is awesome! We love to come here to stock up, and the staff are always super friendly! Definitely worth a drop in to check it out, at least!

If you're anywhere near the area, you need to stop here. And by "near the area", I mean within 30 minutes (having driven down from Charlotte, myself) Fantastic sauces, great people, and usually something new to try every time. Ended up taking home some of their Lemon Pepper Jelly this time. AMAZING!

0% germination from all seeds I bought from them. Had I not read the other one star reviews I would have thought I was crazy. Almost 20 years gardening experience so I know what I'm doing. All my other seeds from other companies germinated just fine. Do yourself a favor and order your seeds somewhere else. I just threw all of their seed packets I bought in the trash. What a waste of time and money.

A decent little hot sauce shop. They sell their own product, as well as other companies. What is unique about the shop that I have not seen anywhere else is that they sell plants and seeds well. Go and try some sauces in the tasting area, see if you like it. Knowledgeable staff, that know much about peppers they do the sauce. They do internet sales as well, just in case you're just passing through.

Ordered three different varieties of pepper seeds. The Carolina Reapers did okay, very poor germination on the another and the last one was completely mislabeled seeds. I sent photos of the incorrect plant and fruit and requested a correct ID. Didn't even request shipping me the correct seeds, just wanted to know what I was growing and can not even get a reply. Very, very poor customer service and poor quality on the seeds. I definitely would not recommend. If you're looking for some unusual pepper seeds, I have had much better luck with Pepper Joes.

We were able to sample anything and everything, and that helped us decide what to buy. Great place to get a unique gift! Can't wait to go back again soon.

I ordered my seeds and payed extra for 2 day shipping and I checked the tracking number shows they haven't been shipped. The lady I spoke with says they have. Its been a week and still nothing. Now they wont respond to my calls or email. WILL NOT BUY FROM THESE PEOPLE EVER AGAIN..

Exceeds expectations. Lots of great sauces--if you're on the fence, try the Mean Green. Great flavor and hot enough to make things interesting.

This Pucker Butt company I found so effective to hot lovers ,Mainly so impressive thing is culinary purpose is showing by this Pucker Butt Pepper Company is benificial specially better for all purpose culinary chefs.

All the peppers you want. More of a hot sauce company. The Carolina reaper is a novelty pepper. Can't really cook with it in my opinion.

I ordered six or seven different types of seeds from them. The seeds and plants are of very low quality. The Peruvian Habaneros had a 0% germination rate. Most of the other varieties had very low to no yield and most of the peppers from here never set fruit. The Carolina Reapers grew large plants but there were only 3-4 peppers on eight plants. The burgundy 7-pots never produced a single pepper. It was fortunate that I planted other peppers that I obtained from our local nursery - which all did very well - or I wouldn't have had a pepper crop. Unfortunately, buying these seeds was a waste of time and money and I am unable to recommend them.

OMG! They have some HOT stuff here. Tried a bottle of hot sauce with ghost pepper and I was crying for mercy. Loved the hot peanut butter brittle, but I had to give the hot sauce to a friend from Dominican Republic, which she loved very much on her jerk chicken. Very friendly people and lots of samples to try.

Superb store visit. The staff is friendly and knowledgable and there is a huge selection of sauces and seeds. The best part is definitely the tastebud melting taste test though. Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area!

Friendly knowledgeable staff and an awesome selection of hot sauces. Great atmosphere for taste testing before you buy. And my dog could come in with me, what more could I ask for?! We will return for all our hot sauce needs.

Perfecto! Thanks Pucker Butt lol. easy orders, fast shipping, notifies u of shippments route via email, etc... and of course, killer products. :) Thanks All. will order again soon.

I ordered a bottle of hot sauce (I dare you stupid) and I ordered (2) packs of carolina reaper seeds and when I recieved my order I got the hot sauce and only one pack of seeds containing 10 seeds..where's my other 10 seeds??? I called several times and know answer and I've sent two emails and no response? ? Wth...see where I live when you do the math 10+10=20 not 10!!! So over them not sending me the 10 other seeds I payed for I'm posting this and saying these people are bad business but go figure look where its coming from...I don't care if it was only $6 I've lost.. its just plain bad business and I would not recommend this place to anyone! !! I will continue to fight for my seeds and at this point I think everything I've ordered should be refunded my cash from the crap I'm going through just for this!!!

Ordered Reaper seeds. They arrived promptly. I've successfully grown numerous ultra-hot seeds so this isn't a case of not knowing how to grow seeds. These seeds didn't germinate...none of them. I sent an email and got a boiler-plate response asking me soil type, depth, etc. I responded to this email and got no response. I followed-up 2 days later and actually got a response from Ed and he said they were busy tending to plants and would get back the next day. Tending to plants? Really, okay...now 2 additional days later and still no response. I'm not going to waste my time with them. I'm out $10 for the same seeds that I can get elsewhere for 1/4 of the price. If they send you something that you ask for and it works...decent site ( they send stuff quickly ) but if customer service or "satisfaction guarantee" is what you're looking for avoid at all costs ( they will ignore you )

I ordered seed for the "Carolina Reaper" Pepper, I believe in early May, 2014. I sowed the seed immediately upon their arrival in individual peat pots in a seed starting mix. 7 out of ten germinated, not bad. Unfortunately they grew very little after that. By June 25, 2014, they had barely grown in the starting mix, and only had two true leaves, way fewer than they should have at that point. I emailed Puckerbutt Pepper Co. and asked if they could offer any advice and got no response. I decided on that day to go ahead and transplant into the garden. Since then the plants have had slow growth, and on about Sept. 10 I noticed the first flowers forming. As of this date, no peppers have formed. I will not get any peppers from their seed this year because it is already too cold. I may put some of the plants in pots ( three out of four remaining plants are less than one foot tall ) and try to nurse them through the winter for another trial next season. My complaint about this company is that they failed to respond to my email asking for advice about the slow growth. I don't know if I got defective seed or if I did something wrong or what the problem is. Customer service is important in any business. It apparently doesn't exist in this company.