Impact
Reliable friend chocolate. Despite sugar being the lead ingredient, Theo maintains more than enough cocoa trust.
Appearance 5 / 5
| Color: | russet / cinnamon suntan |
| Surface: | supermodel |
| Temper: | gleaming for milk |
| Snap: | minor |
Aroma 8.9 / 10
buttermilk –> cocoa –> strawberry/cream –> vanilla - caramelized burnt licorice
Mouthfeel 13.8 / 15
| Texture: | round & swollen |
| Melt: | waxen |
Flavor 44.5 / 50
high-wire flatliner: vanilla –> cocoa milk –> caramel, very linear until soft strawberry cuts it, smoothed in rum; rapid diminution
Quality 17.4 / 20
Solid roast on strong African beans (probably including a few from Madagascar) keeps sugar in check, & opens a wider spectrum than expected from milk chocolate.