Impact
Sensually bitter bar akin to a mentholated filtered cigarette. Hot roast / cool taste latticework of flavors cascading from one to the other down an encapsulated terrace.
Appearance 4.2 / 5
takes serious to another level: gravitas
takes serious to another level: gravitas
| Color: | brown coal |
| Surface: | beat on, nicked, chipped & ready to rumble |
| Temper: | sinister flat coat w/ thin shellac |
| Snap: | latches open |
Aroma 8.1 / 10
demonic & anxiety-producing: carbon, tobacco smog, heirloom leather luggage, coffee berry, sharp bladed wheatgrass w/ brazil nut; quince / green banana underneath
Mouthfeel 12.6 / 15
| Texture: | straight & smooth |
| Melt: | easy pace |
Flavor 43.7 / 50
explosive brown rush -> dried pineapple / banana -> affectionate persimmon -> bitter particles release... brazil nut -> quick coffee sip -> lively unbletted quince hit -> embracing chocolate counterbalanced by eucalyptus & white cedar
Quality 18.6 / 20
Complicated contradiction that works: flavors defy & belie aroma while coming true to it, managing to escape the fire unsing’ed; this with minimal cacáo butter, moderate sugaring, & modest levels of acids / bitters. Chocovic knows this varietal well (it’s not 70% cacáo count or 75% but a precise take on cacáo-count – 71%... damn it) & plays it close to the bean. CBS a hefty 5.5 : 2.5 : 2