Impact
Rough stuff with a little chocolate flavor thrown in. A bag of nuts, really; ungracious, at times unwelcome, & always unapologetic.
Appearance 3.1 / 5
| Color: | dirt brown splashed w/ cantaloupe |
| Surface: | deep airholes, nibs more like pebbles, a pocked lunar landscape |
| Temper: | angry |
| Snap: | grumbles then crumbles |
Aroma 7.4 / 10
tropical gas fumes, toasted cashews, browned butter -> blackberry / starfruit vein -> raisin -> lavender / elder flowers; practically zero chocolate
Mouthfeel 11.8 / 15
| Texture: | grating as if chewing thru a nut sack |
| Melt: | what melt? |
Flavor 37.6 / 50
unleashes bitter choc -> main cashew theme -> packs more-black-than-berry punch -> add’l cashew -> fleet cabernet raisin -> cinnamon coffee stains at the clearing
Quality 14.9 / 20
Rough & wild in every respect – origin, manufacture, & effect. Unbalanced & stilted; its wilding-thru-the-mouth a would-be call to all thrill-seekers except it never delivers the joyride. Instead, a narrow projection turned momentarily expansive (& mostly empty), then a tease... as the greatest concentration of complexity occurs when it clears the throat.
ING: cocoa mass, raw sugar cane, soy lecithin
ING: cocoa mass, raw sugar cane, soy lecithin