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Country Belgium   
Type Dark   (75%)
Strain Trinitario   
Source Trinidad   
Flavor Earthen   
Style Classic      
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Sweetness
Acidity
Bitterness
Roast
Intensity
Complexity
Structure
Length
Impact
Stealthy chocolate sniper that gets the ‘job’ done.
Appearance   4.8 / 5
Color: orange-brown camouflage
Surface: straight plate
Temper: spit-shine
Snap: powerful, sharp, & clean
Aroma   7.1 / 10
pointed force: coffee, celeriac, walnut husk, tobacco & leather; light but more imposing tone than traditional Trinidads, due to Marcolini’s penchant for deeper roast
Mouthfeel   12.3 / 15
Texture: complete non-interference
Melt: exceptionally even, lined w/ some astringency
Flavor   41.4 / 50
clover honey -> spiced cocoa (coriander, celeriac, & roman chamomille) -> grassy knoll -> shoots quick ballistic chocolate bang -> disappears behind column of tobacco smoke -> walnut rears its head, recoiling in vanilla -> 1st & lone fruit case: dried pommerac apple shadowed by hibiscus -> arrests back in walnut... & coffee; coconut & grape seed extract in the stringent after-shaft
Quality   17.7 / 20
Good sourcing / selection of bean. Straight ferment; just past a midpoint roast, then strips off a fair amount of acidity by conching a lean – though never mean – cacáo bean, leaving reduced vertical scale for longer length.

  

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