Impact
Showcase bar but limited production run. If you see this Carmen on the streets or online, take her home.
Appearance 5 / 5
beauty bar
beauty bar
| Color: | dark violet brown |
| Surface: | ultra-smooth sateen skin |
| Temper: | lustrous |
| Snap: | explosive crackatoa |
Aroma 8.4 / 10
focused: chocolate head hit on the nose -> red tones (cherry top) -> fermented mango -> twigs & smoke
Mouthfeel 12.2 / 15
| Texture: | dehydrated for such high butter content |
| Melt: | well-paced |
Flavor 45.1 / 50
unwinds long chocolate straightaway into a fresh bread line -> fruit complex (tart fried cherries -> tangelo/mango citrus) take control, wrapped in banana leaf -> almond skin endnotes w/ operatic echos well after the curtain closes
Quality 18.2 / 20
Nice synergy & balance. S-B veers off its usual course during the initial stages of this bar until, like a good understudy, following Valrhona to the land of twang (tart & tangy). Still, a trophy chocolate, & important one, signaling it’s prepared to step out on its own. CBS ~2:3:2