Frederic Loraschi
Impact
Presentation 5 / 5
smart-looking, polychromatic w masculine edge
Aromas 3.4 / 5
highly infusion-dominant
Textures/Melt 7.1 / 10
| Shells: | semi-thin |
| Centers: | mainly soft |
Flavor 35.3 / 50
disequilibrium; obvious flavors against timid couverture (chocolate just an excuse)
Quality 21.2 / 30
Uninspiring
Selections
| Couverture: | generic |
Caramel – crowd-getter; savory salt hit oozes instantly before collapsing around a speck of almond
Coriander – advertises almond & hazelnut too, pretty nakedly spiced until chocolate comes up & joins in for a mint confluence w/ nuts providing late stage wooden backdrop; after-taste goes Girl Scout Cookie
Pistacao – pistachio struggles while cinnamon later breaks thru for vanilla White choco-froth
Lime – key lime pie w/out the gel
Banana Foster – caramelized banana verges on rum; perhaps the height of the collection
Passiflora – stiffest texture of the set; loud & brassy passionfruit settles down then fades to pineapple juice against dark background; excellent
Crunchy – lives up to its title; rice crispies over take hazelnut praline to go a wafer
Coriander – advertises almond & hazelnut too, pretty nakedly spiced until chocolate comes up & joins in for a mint confluence w/ nuts providing late stage wooden backdrop; after-taste goes Girl Scout Cookie
Pistacao – pistachio struggles while cinnamon later breaks thru for vanilla White choco-froth
Lime – key lime pie w/out the gel
Banana Foster – caramelized banana verges on rum; perhaps the height of the collection
Passiflora – stiffest texture of the set; loud & brassy passionfruit settles down then fades to pineapple juice against dark background; excellent
Crunchy – lives up to its title; rice crispies over take hazelnut praline to go a wafer