Impact
Appearance 3.6 / 5
Color: | rosewood |
Surface: | pocked, chipped, & welted |
Temper: | translucent |
Snap: | the ‘big deep’ & resonating, exposing dried berry fragments along the break |
Aroma 6.8 / 10
w/ so many additives onboard, a dry/dusty disappointment: rosehips takes the lead, raspberry-concentrate the support (eventually spreads out candied jam) against cocoa powder backdrop
Mouthfeel 12.9 / 15
Texture: | dense |
Melt: | interminable |
Flavor 40.1 / 50
red bomb -> toasted cocoa steadies the length -> rosehips comes rushing, burns the chocolate then turns it slightly astringent & eventually buries any trace of berries
Quality 16.2 / 20
Rosehips adds warm depth but, similar to its ‘Lavender’ sister bar, overdrawn & heavy-handed, altering (& nearly assaulting) overall profile to its ultimate detriment.