A 2023 limited edition pod belonging to the Ispirazione Italiana line. Dark brown foam. Intense cocoa aroma, with nice roasting notes. Perhaps surprisingly, also jammy, like strawberry’s, notes can be smelled. Those together create a round aroma, balanced. Quite an heavy-bodied pod, definitely on the intense side as well. Markedly bitter, with a peculiar burnt aftertaste, nearly ashy. This after taste tends to linger on the palate, and can put off some drinkers. With little to show in the fields of sweetness and acidity, it is an unidirectional capsule: bitter and intense. Cocoa notes dominate, along with undertones of an hypothetical jam without sugar. This jamminess donates not sweetness to…