Ibaria
by WeissImpact
Appearance 4.2 / 5
Color: | burnt orange |
Surface: | a few pimples to go w/ the dimples |
Temper: | shined wax factor |
Snap: | snarling; exposes abrasive citrus rinds on the inside |
Aroma 8.7 / 10
beautifully proportioned transporter: zing & zest balmed in cocoa butter -> perfumes orange blossoms & white pepper, then nose-dives on powder soft of gardenia & comes femme until... faint tobacco leaf leads to oud to adds masculine edge to feminine touch
Mouthfeel 10.9 / 15
Texture: | arid... |
Melt: | ... orange zest gums up the works |
Flavor 40.7 / 50
opens strong see-thru orange, enough to flare the adenoids -> gradually dissolves into Weiss’ usual shy bed of Dark Chocolate to tone down if not balance out the flavor altogether -> slips onto stringent peel -> vanilla oud
Quality 16.1 / 20
Taste-hounds may think this saves the best for first because while chocolate tempers the citrus, it comes a bit vacant, no tannic structure, & begs for a little more dimension to its frame besides just vanilla. As such, the intensity splits between that flushed opening & the dissipating backend. But in character with Weiss’ modus vivendi, a bar that charms the wonkas out by the end... caressing pastel browns & oranges.
Reviewed 9/20/09
Reviewed 9/20/09