Impact
Heating fuel is volatile: it can power up or explode the mouth. This does the better, ala a baby Mayan Ek Chuah in a Frank Gehri-like assemblage.
Appearance 3.8 / 5
| Color: | deep, rich forest-brown |
| Surface: | welts, craters, scars burbling up as expected from the additives |
| Temper: | rough |
| Snap: | screams |
Aroma 9 / 10
flower tops (peach cream blossom), underbrush, & leather; herbal on the rubdown
Mouthfeel 13.4 / 15
| Texture: | coarse & nappy |
| Melt: | very situational between creamy smooth & relatively pre-digested nibs |
Flavor 45.1 / 50
chocolate / coconut storm -> backlit reds (fruit) -> raisin rides in w/ pepper rising... long not too strong, just a small blood-curdling alarm -> charred café -> bitter hazelnut the end result
Quality 18 / 20
These guys really enjoy their roasts. Nibs considerably darken Ocumare’s light fruit traps while chili brings a psychological scorching. Deft proportion control, every element high up on the dials without blaring.