Impact
Very soft hands, the combined likes of a brain surgeon, body masseuse, & serve-&-volley ace (McEnroe/Sampras), nurturing a kinder / gentler Ecuador.
Appearance 5 / 5
forbidding – a menace to the competition
forbidding – a menace to the competition
| Color: | ravenous: purple macro-dot cast in black |
| Surface: | model perfect |
| Temper: | buffed, incl extra refined detail: a polished highlight around the “O” in the middle scored-tiles spelling out ‘Marcolini’ |
| Snap: | muffled; clean break |
Aroma 8.3 / 10
seductively light & dark sedative: café in a perfumed-surround of geranium / jasmine / orange blossom; underlying spice (cardamom & clove); roasted cocoa on the rubdown (soft-to-the touch yet firm
Mouthfeel 11.7 / 15
| Texture: | bit fractured |
| Melt: | mildly astringent |
Flavor 45.1 / 50
jaw-dropping entrance: blackberry chocolate -> molasses takes it to deep chocolate bang -> special geranium & hazelnut combo... momentary constancy... a caesura of sorts that eventually basks in vanilla cardamom – all dense & dazzling -> profile lightens to pecan & coriander w/ gentle bitter support provided by rare appearance in chocolate of Andean red gentian root -> echoes of flamed-orange sundog in upper palette -> butter rolls in a lotion, coating it in simpler chocolate-coffee w/ languishing spiced after-FXs
Quality 18 / 20
A trophy bar. Interdynamics on full display: butter (judicious yet ample) deftly mediates flavors generated from the roast (slow, medium-low, prolonged).