Impact
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.