Ibaria
by Weiss 
		Impact
		
					Appearance   4.2 / 5 
			| Color: | burnt orange | 
| Surface: | a few pimples to go w/ the dimples | 
| Temper: | shined wax factor | 
| Snap: | snarling; exposes abrasive citrus rinds on the inside | 
Aroma   8.7 / 10
			
beautifully proportioned transporter: zing & zest balmed in cocoa butter -> perfumes orange blossoms & white pepper, then nose-dives on powder soft of gardenia & comes femme until... faint tobacco leaf leads to oud to adds masculine edge to feminine touch
			Mouthfeel   10.9 / 15
			| Texture: | arid... | 
| Melt: | ... orange zest gums up the works | 
Flavor   40.7 / 50
			
opens strong see-thru orange, enough to flare the adenoids -> gradually dissolves into Weiss’ usual shy bed of Dark Chocolate to tone down if not balance out the flavor altogether -> slips onto stringent peel -> vanilla oud
			Quality   16.1 / 20
			
Taste-hounds may think this saves the best for first because while chocolate tempers the citrus, it comes a bit vacant, no tannic structure, & begs for a little more dimension to its frame besides just vanilla. As such, the intensity splits between that flushed opening & the dissipating backend. But in character with Weiss’ modus vivendi, a bar that charms the wonkas out by the end... caressing pastel browns & oranges.
Reviewed 9/20/09
			
		
Reviewed 9/20/09
 
					 
		 
		 
		
