Impact
Crystal fruit-cocktail sparkler. Renders redundant any after-dinner drink or designated driver. Lyrically contrapuntal - just bars away from an instant classic.
Appearance 5 / 5
| Color: | red-brick |
| Surface: | perfect |
| Temper: | semi-gloss |
| Snap: | thunderclap; the sight & sound of this is just another piece of sex from Theo |
Aroma 7.3 / 10
mulled tobaccco smoke, petrol wood, wine must, buried green then champagne grape; firm roast
Mouthfeel 13.6 / 15
| Texture: | minute grain; otherwise clean / even |
| Melt: | incredibly elapsed yet practically quaffable |
Flavor 44.5 / 50
immediate sugar beet -> coriander-spiced roasted cocoa -> grapes & berries galore -> juice verging on white wine w/o going alcoholic -> bing cherry -> all under a spice-cedar plank featuring cinnamon 'n clove -> flash mango -> sun cocoa breaks thru to soda fizz
Quality 18 / 20
Laser focus & clarity. Virtually bitter-free (though darkness looms as the spice is in the roast) & just the nicest splashes of acid on a cedar counter for flashing contrast. CBS 4:5:5