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Sao Tome

by Godiva
Info Details
Country Germany   
Type Dark   (75% w/ Nibs)
Strain Amelonado   (Amazon)
Source São Tomé   
Flavor Earthen   
Style Rustic      
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Ill-advised compound. Like eating pomegranate stripped of pulp. A mouthful of nibs is all that’s left after chocolate quickly melts away... with neither doing much for the other, especially when both need it most.
Appearance   4 / 5
Color: titian brown
Surface: scuffed; grease spatter on the back
Temper: glossy
Snap: sharp & clean
Aroma   5.1 / 10
coconut & espresso punctured by mild alcohol & distant green olive w/ dusky undertones
Mouthfeel   10.6 / 15
Texture: big crunch
Melt: rapid, leaving nibs behind
Flavor   36.4 / 50
coffee vaporizes into espresso liqueur -> spice hit (pepper / licorice) -> off-note on lime stone -> stabilizes w/ peanut attributed to, & accentuated by, nib textures -> distant red berry
Quality   12.2 / 20
Significantly sweet for a 75% - with nibs no less. Narrow flavor range for an origin that’s already a bit limited & nibs only circumvent it further. To compound matters, Godiva leaves São Tomé’s oft-characteristic aggressiveness intact.

  

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