**Cherry Mascarpone (SSA) 1% (10-29-24)** -- While not being 100% sold on the Mara Cherry, this one smelled REALLY good in the bottle. The completely delicious, RED cherry hit me right on the front end. Bright, red, slightly sweet, and dare I say, more Mara, THAN the previously tested Mara cherry. It had a nice tarty finish to it, that 100% helped sell it. Below the delicious cherry it was a little more mysterious. It was a somewhat creamy carrier or undertone. It did present as a mascarpone cream, but it did play second fiddle to the cherry, so it was fairly hard to quantify. Even though it was not a 50/50 split it's effect on the overall tone and flavor was obvious. Some mouthfeel, but not overly so, and I feel like after the third tester, I would have liked a little more of it. The split tasted pretty close to 60% cherry, and 40% mascarpone cream if that helps. After finishing the last tester, for my tastes, I preferred this cherry over the Maraschino Cherry previously tested. A nice combination, and it was very full at 1%, with no off-notes, medicinals, or soaps sometimes found in cherries. Very tasty, great cherry, just needed a little more mascarpone. I decided to leave it at a high **8.0/10**.