WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade
BINDER: Dominican
FILLER: Dominican
FORMAT: Robusto
ORIGIN: Dominican Republic
INTENSITY: Mild
NOTES:
Morning stretches | Balcony (east-facing) | Driving into the sun without your eyeglasses on
Smokes a bit like hazy-sunny morning freshly-made bed. White linen. Lying in that, sipping tea from a white cup. Almost glaringly-bright with a softening haziness about the edges. Kaolin clay front and chalky back-end. White pepper bridges the gap twixt, and structures. White raisins, toffee, nougat. White PJs, stark furnishings. Pignoli cookies--pine nuts and doughy sweetness. Lightly roasted coffee. Suede under-belly.
Notes go for a consistent Sunday drive, 45mph all the way. Not a wind in the road which to wend. Windows rolled-down. Throw 'pasture' into the tasting notes. A pastoral blend. Wildflowers. Nice, even excellent nuances, but no further complexities beyond that lone aspect. Balance is tilted purposefully toward sweet; a single addition happens at mid-point with the addition of a sugary citrus orangeade sorta thing.
Performs just fine, nothing spectacularly bears mention there. I counted both zero hiccups as well as zero wows--much the same as its pleasing if not maybe wishy-washy dreamy profile. If you want sweet nothings pillow talk, and who doesn't at times, this is for you. Or over a spring balcony breakfast. A quite visual flavor profile. Illuminated if not illuminating meditations. I take character into account while grading.
Hypnopompia.
TASTE: A-
DRAW: A-
BURN: B+
BUILD: B+
FINAL GRADE: A-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79
TASTE: A-
DRAW: A-
BURN: B+
BUILD: B+
FINAL GRADE: A-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79
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