MA Wartryx Pepper Review
The MA Wartryx is a hybrid pepper grown out by Matthew Arthur (the MA) part of the name. This gnarly beast is believed to be a cross between a Trinidad Scorpion, 7 Pot Jonah and an Ubatuba Cambucci. At least, that’s what the Internets has informed me.
The particular plant that I grew out had a variety of pod shapes – some looking as they should and others, like this specimen, that has a more mushroom shape. Regardless, all were blistered out and more wrinkled than any other pepper I grew this past year. Inside, all are packed with seeds and placenta, a glistening sheen of oils clinging with evil intent.
![MA Wartryx pepper](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ma-wartryx-2.jpg)
The aroma of this small, evil things is floral with a traits similar to the Bhut Jolokia. The smell of heat just emanates from this one.
Thankfully, the floral character is short-lived once you start crunching into the blistered pepper. A fruity trait arrives before being swiftly swallowed by a tidal wave of building heat. The burn attacks the tongue first as a light sweat starts to build. The under side of the tongue takes the brunt of the burn as the heat peaks with a stinging sensation. Slowly, the sting starts to shift to the back on the throat, methodically marching down into the chest. This this is intense.
![MA Wartryx pepper](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ma-wartryx-3.jpg)
To put it bluntly, the MA Wartryx is an asshole. The experience is fairly extreme as the pepper drags its stinging heat excrutiatingly slowly across the tongue. There’s a slight bitterness that persists, but nothing that takes away from the flavor too much.
This thing is going to make for one mean sauce or powder.