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Info Details
Country USA   
Type Semi-Dark   (68%)
Strain Hybrid   (moderate Nacional)
Source Ecuador   
Flavor Fruits & Flowers   
Style Rustic      
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Sweetness
Acidity
Bitterness
Roast
Intensity
Complexity
Structure
Length
Impact
A golden median of purple power
Appearance   3.9 / 5
Color: brown & black joined by purple
Surface: scored in a lattice-work design of waves
Temper: semi-flat
Snap: thump
Aroma   8.3 / 10
cocoa/leather/wood -> roasted smoke -> juniper berry + pepper
Mouthfeel   10.6 / 15
Texture: dry as oatmeal
Melt: hard labor
Flavor   44.8 / 50
drops in cocoa -> concentrated sweet of soft fruit punch (straw/blueberry + honey) stirs away to full-city coffee roast -> brazil nut husk -> juniper/banana leaf -> caramel fusion -> back to coffee tailspin
Quality   17.7 / 20
Rides the roast hotter than usual, even for a Nacional, which wipes out the Arriba florals, making for straighter chocolate spine. But the extra couple degrees of cane sugar add back a sappy sweetness that colors it in a fractionally unique way.

  

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