There's something savory/fermented about the smell here; it reminds me a little of black bean paste (jjajang), so you can bet I was worried. Flavor is actually quite nice: dried fig, a decent amount of heat, caramel but unsweet. Less desserty than other Parabola variants.

Chocolate/caramel-forward, very warming. Toasted pretzel. There's a sharpness of bite, rye-like, and a woody edge on the thing, and I can't decide if that's a bug or a feature. My assumption is this will get more awesome with time.