Twilight Delight
by GhirardelliImpact
Behind the times. While it’s midnight ‘round much of the country, it’s barely twilight in Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco, CA.
Appearance 4.4 / 5
| Color: | ultra-brown |
| Surface: | unblemished marble w/ minor scratch marks |
| Temper: | flat finish |
| Snap: | cracks clean |
Aroma 8.3 / 10
deep dark roast – oaken, tobacco, coffee, peat leather, vanilla mace, coconut plantain; smoke on the break; hazel/mac nut rubdown
Mouthfeel 11.6 / 15
| Texture: | slow fighting |
| Melt: | dry breakdown |
Flavor 40.8 / 50
brown sugar -> coconut cacáo -> brief bitter almond -> cocoa -> flash signaling kumquat / orange blossom veers red instead (raspberry/cherry) -> pulls out green (vegetal; moss)
Quality 16.9 / 20
Taste remarkably defies the aromatics - not a small feat. Tempered, timid, & rather still. A lot of bean flavor left behind in the processing. Unrealized; jejune. CBS ~1:2:1