Man, I don't know where they came from but a few years back I had some poppers from a place I liked them at before. They were so hot they made me and my wife sick for a day or two. I don't know what the hell was up with them. I think they must have been sprayed with something that probably was toxic or something. I can eat ghost peppers/salsa and a popper is usually just a little nip with some cheese/bacon. Those were f-ing nuclear. It has been a while though. The last ones we had were pretty dang good but I grew them myself in our hydro garden indoors. I don't think they were more mild than the one's we have had or grown in the past but I could be wrong I guess.