Impact
Appearance 1.7 / 5
Color: | chestnut |
Surface: | shoddy & sloppy |
Temper: | semi-sheen |
Snap: | surf-breaking |
Aroma 8 / 10
floral dirt – as natural as flowers in potted soil
Mouthfeel 10.3 / 15
Texture: | greasy candle wax |
Melt: | flow down |
Flavor 40.9 / 50
2 peaks a) quick cherry; b) middle blue flush - plum on a citrus range - backed by wooden cocoa spine -> flavors defuse & scatter into weak, burnt-coffee ping at the back
Quality 15.7 / 20
Sugar sees to low acid/bitter ratios & helps explain a bar struggling for flavor with a bean that can easily support greater cacáo-content overhead.