Impact
Appearance 3.1 / 5
Color: | mushroom |
Surface: | the great outdoors - rugged & rough |
Temper: | flat coat |
Snap: | roars |
Aroma 7.2 / 10
earth-clad: leather, spice (cinnamon/vanilla), dried wood, roasted olive, garland of germanium (hmmm – distant traces UFC’s Ecuadorian transplants)
Mouthfeel 10.8 / 15
Texture: | dry bed crumble cake |
Melt: | tough despite relatively high butter content |
Flavor 40.4 / 50
caramelized cocoa swirls into coffee -> short, small olive -> pineapple/lime -> resurgent cocoa/olive tail
Quality 15.6 / 20
Politically correct - that’s the organic side of it. Culturally incorrect (cacáo culture, that is) as butter-to-mass ratio weighs in a flabby 2:1 which shows in the delivery – lite flavor. Stays tilted toward the darkness, however, without being in it, typical of Costa Rica at this percentage, with olive & coffee sticking out, backed by moderate acid. CBS 7:12:9