Color:	titian - warm orange brown
Surface:	a tombstone face; huge whirlpool out back to swim in
Temper:	matte
Snap:	breaking rocks can break hands; granite edge

none of Domori's typical feral alcohol; instead crushingly delicate petals of orange blossom & elderflower, golden berries (Inca uchuva) & sultana raisins lay atop honey-sweetened chantilly chocolate w/ banana... breathless

Texture:	tumescent; one of the rare cases in which Domori adds lecithin (this is technically a couverture offering), producing a more swollen texture (& rolling off some high notes in the upper palate)
Melt:	languishing, even a little lazy ala Milk Chocolate; slight particulate

captures aroma completely & then some; only slightly darker / bolder than its countenance, just enough for depth & dimension; uploads soft chocolate caramel w/ mace before relaying aromatics, especially orange factor, + waves of Milk Chocolate undercurrents, including a faint marshmallow & curuba (banana/passionfruit) until riding out on hazelnuts

Nothing dead about this slab that appears flatter than a tombstone. Simple within a deceptive complex, & perhaps resurrected, as the genetic relics of Esmeraldas are a bit of a puzzle. Technically the origin refers to a location in Ecuador, though here in this bar sourced from Colombia. Natural geography cares little about national borders; treated & processed like Nacional (deeper roast by Domori standards), with Arriba trademark orange accents, but the overall arc traces Criollo (passive, subtle nature; cream tones - even Santander-like marshmallow; only minimally astrigent; radically low bitterness... the constancy & delicacy of it all). Short of a truly great chocolate but a loving one.