Sour Lemon DUOMEI
PG 100%
Flavor Notes
**Sour Lemon (Duomei) (Re-Test) 0.6% (6-16-23)** -- Re-testing this one for a second glance. When I FIRST tasted this one, it immediately reminded me of [Limoncello](https://bespokeunit.com/spirits/limoncello/). Now it wasn't an exact match, but that WAS my first thought. It had an almost bitter-ness to it, and while in no way overpowering, stayed present throughout. It did have some sourness, but mated with the aforementioned bitterness. Now typically bitter" is described as a negative, but in this case, it was almost a plus, as it did seem to work in/with this flavor. I did get some actual Lemon from it, but I also got a lot of the skin, and maybe some of the pith, which is why it seemed very Limoncello like. There was an almost dry-ness to the finish that again, typically would be a negative, but in this case, it seemed to work. It did not present like a typical "Sour Lemon" which is normally lots of the lemon body with sweet and sour/tart thrown in. Because of that, I don't think it would work as the main Lemon note, but would be outstanding as a supporting note. At 0.8% it was fairly present, but not what I would call "strong". It was an iteresting one, and while mulling over what would NORMALLY be negatives (i.e. the somewhat bitter, and dry-ness), and how they actually worked here, in determining a final score for this one. All in, it was a fairly bright, light lemon flavor with some bitterness, and a touch of dryness on the finish. As previously stated, I don't think it could be the main SL in a mix, but would excell as a supporting lemon, as it had some very unique aspects to it, that I don't think any other SL's had. As a Lmoncello I'd rate it very high, but as a specific Sour Lemon, I think moving it down to about a **7.5/10** felt fair. Repeating this, as you Lemonheads might be surprised by what this could bring to the Lemon party, despite it not being able to handle the freight of the main lemon note. Quite an interesting one
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