First sip is solid; coffee, chocolate, spices, and a definite earth are all heavy-feeling tastes loading the beverage down. It's nice, but it's not smooth, dry, or otherwise easy to define. It's so stiff that the spices on top of it seem almost to belong to a different beverage. The earth and coffee and chocolate are really solid and deep while the spices are really light and airy; they're like a sprig of parsley on a plate with steak and fries - I never understood the point.
Tip-in is syrup texture with a light carbonation tingle and the coffee and chocolate with the spices intermingled. The middle increases the carbonation significantly as the earth mounds in the back of the mouth; the spices are dancing like nuts. The finish is dry and a bit bitter with the earth and coffee taking the reigns and then the spices trailing-off.
Bottom Line: Complex and definitely warm with alcohol.
3.0/5