**Brownie (SC) (Nomz) 1.5% (2-29-24)** -- Alright, something was going on with this one, and it took me a bit to finally figure it out. I smelled chocolate in the bottle, but I wasn't really tasting it in the tester. Maybe light, to VERY light, but hehe, I know what this is. It's a [BLONDIE, not a BROWNIE](https://www.cookist.com/differences-between-brownies-and-blondies-explained/) !!! Now I only know this because I'm not a real choco-head, and actually almost prefer Blondies. Very light cocoa/choco taste, which was almost completely overshadowed by a pretty decent bakery base, that did resemble a blonde brownie. At 1.5% it was a little underpowered, and felt llike maybe a bit higher for solo'ing would be better, and at about mid-level sweet. I didn't get an overwhelming taste of brown sugar, which is very indicitive of a blondie, but some light buttery and caramel notes. Maybe the more accurate name would be a Blank Slate Brownie", because you could EASILY push/pull this one directly INTO a brownie, or better, over to a full on Blondie. I did get some very convincing baking powder from the bakery, and it just sold it perfectly. Very tasty, super easy to turn into whatever you wanted, but not really a brownie. Despite the "not brownie"-ness of it, the bakery elements were so good and accurate, I think I'm going to get a bigger bottle. Knocking this one down only for the lack of the needed cocoa/chocolate to push it into a true brownie, but that's it. Leaving this one at a **6.0/10** only for that reason. Tasty.