Impact
Appearance 5 / 5
Color: | Pralus brown (port-sherry) struck w orange |
Surface: | glass top, whirlpool bottom; |
Temper: | bounceback mirror |
Snap: | cold crisp |
Aroma 8.3 / 10
top nose on the vine (grape) -> quiet wild spice/just a blush of nut -> then all big exotic woods; blackstrap smoke along the break
Mouthfeel 13.8 / 15
Texture: | pure Pralus – suave slate |
Melt: | succulent |
Flavor 46.4 / 50
flaming red raisin –> coconut butter -> flush citric/grape –> cocoa spine stands up an offset bitter-moss crisscrossed w/ fruit leading to boss coffee; distant finish w/ after-pings
Quality 18.8 / 20
With Pralus in Java the worry is always a smoke-on-smoke death-match smoke-out. But good-make / top rank beans from a couple different sources (maybe Nosy Bé, Madagascar?) allay those fears in a bar featuring dark citrus & a tender bitter fold on the roast that never quits.