**Dulce de Leche (Flavor Artists) 3.0% (10-10-24)** -- Starting this review off, like I've NEVER done before. OK, this was NOT a DDL. Read carefully, and keep that in mind regarding my scoring. OK, now that THAT is out of the way, DDL's are typically caramelized sugar and milk, or sweetened condensed milk, which typically tastes like a caramel, milk sweet flavor. Typically. This flavor was not even close to that, BUT, it was good. It tasted like a mix of coffee, light chocolate, with a smooth creamy-ness. The three main notes were perfectly balanced, i.e. 33.3% (roughly) of each, with none overpowering the others. Because they were so evenly matched they did almost meld into a somewhat unique NEW flavor, almost.

The creamy-ness was maybe possibly some milk and cream, but it stayed consistent throughout, providing a smooth carrier for the chocolate/coffee notes. No sharp edges, but really a smooth, and tasty mix. The coffee notes was fairly dark, but not an espresso, and the chocolate tasted like a mid to mid-dark chocolate. ZERO off-notes in this one, and it was fairly strong, and I would rate it at about a 7.5/10 strength wise, at 3.0%. All in, this was a DAMNED tasty mix, BUT, it wasn't a DDL. Scoring this was a challenge, as I score focusing on the name, and accuracy TO that name, so let's double score this one. As a DDL I would have to rate it low, at a **5.0/10**, but as a Yeah, but did it taste good" rating, I would pump it up to an easy **9.5/10**. I would not recommend buying this for or as a DDL, BUT, I would def. recommend buying it anyway."