Brickhouse Maduro Mighty Mighty review
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Big thanks to
@cheaphumidors
AKA Kayla for bombing me with this originally! I found it at my local B&M and got another one to review.
The vitola is called the Mighty Mighty, and is their name for a Gordo size. 6.25" x 60. Not good if you do not have a lot of time to smoke!
Unsurprisingly, the foot had chocolate notes, as well as the wrapper, which reminds me of the finest dark chocolate. This one had some discoloration near the foot, which you can see in the photo. It didn't rub off, but didn't look like mold either, so I dunno.
I used the 9mm punch from the bottom of my Xikar ELX, and got a really good draw, which surprised me. With a cigar of this size I thought that I would have to do a figure 8 double punch. Oh well!
I light it up, and get some tobacco notes, along with chocolate. I also get fleeting hints of molasses here and there. The taste is definitely there, but it never stays long enough for me to say, "Okay, molasses notes showed up."
At the end of the first third, a hint of spiciness shows up. It actually balances well with the molasses and chocolate notes.
Halfway, I'm starting to get coffee notes, but it's hard to tell if the chocolate notes are just melding.
Sadly at the 90 minute mark, with just under 2" to go, I have to call it. My son is apparently sick from the Hepatitis shot he got at the doctor's office. This one is EASILY a 2 hour or 2.5 hour smoke for me.
I can definitely see the draw for maduros. I have a Xikar HC series one, so maybe I'll have to have that one soon.
