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Chocolate Espresso

by Equal Exchange
Info Details
Country USA   (via Switzerland)
Type Flavored   (Semi-Dark 55%)
Strain Blend   
Source (Dominican Republic; Peru)
Flavor Earthen   
Style Rustic      
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GPS meltdown: neither here nor there but everywhere stuck in the middle of a multiple crossroads intersection... ends up going in all directions simultaneously.
Appearance   4.1 / 5
Color: deep brown x cherry tint
Surface: silicon chip backed w/ nubs & nibs
Temper: semi-flat
Snap: electronic
Aroma   7.7 / 10
mid-roast Guatemalan coffee w/ “hints of chocolate notes”; mellow mahogany; lychee nut
Mouthfeel   12 / 15
Texture: granulated & surprisingly round
Melt: gritty meltdown
Flavor   42.4 / 50
sugar king -> café -> lychee syrup -> breadfruit -> pops a cherry -> brief chocolate walnut concentrate -> restive coffee
Quality   17 / 20
Strong inputs (never in the red peak readings zone) & nearly equalized around the horn. CBS ~ 1:2:2

  

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