Taylors usually do some pleasing blends, but I'm not keen on this one. It's a darkest roast, so of course there are dark chocolate flavours, but there's also a fair amount of sludgy bitterness with few sharp or acidic notes to balance it out. Some creamy toffee or caramel adds to the interest, but overall this is too much in the direction of a simple strong roast. There is absolutely no regional character due to the dark roasting, so putting Brazil in the name is not helpful - I don't doubt that the beans came from Brazil, but they could have come from anywhere, the regional character has been roasted out of them.
Not impressed.
Score: 3
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