Anice Stellato
by DeBondt
Impact
Appearance 4.7 / 5
| Color: | chocolate-brown w/ just a shade on the red side of it |
| Surface: | clean & richly saturated w/ pigment |
| Temper: | burnished |
| Snap: | low-frequency boom |
Aroma 8.1 / 10
nostril-clearing: balsa wood engrained w/ sharp anise & black pepper
Mouthfeel 12.9 / 15
| Texture: | textbook in a light weight |
| Melt: | even & equal dispersion |
Flavor 38.6 / 50
direct transfer of the aromatics... very resinous spikes... small cookie dough sweet-spot -> burnt cocoa at the back (roasted long & strong to cut thru the pumped-up & high-heeled anise) -> astringent finish
Quality 14.8 / 20
Cocoa & sugar merely the binders delivering herbal meds; virtually clinical-strength, bordering absinth. Squarely resides on the apothecary confection side of deBondt’s business.