Review of Lemon Pound Cake Flavor-SSA:

**Lemon Pound Cake (SSA) 1.5% (11-22-23)**  --  Wow, I HAD to take some extra time with this one.  9 tester tanks later, MORE wow.  I have to start this out by thanking @lukeloop who told me a WHILE ago, to get this one, and finally, I see why.   Yes, this IS the Pound Cake to get, period, hands down, just buy a BIG bottle now.  I know in the dark underbelly of the baking scene, the whole "Yes or No" to the Baking Soda is a REAL thing, BUT, I can tell you, [every time I've "pounded"](https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/perfect-pound-cake.html), I've always used it, AND, I got some of it with this one.  With this flavor, although HAVING some Lemon, the Pound Cake is/was/will always be the star of the show.  It IS the most accurate, spot on PC I have ever tried.  It had basically every nuance of a PC that you would ever need.  Dense, rich, somewhat buttery, and with a grainy-ness that wouldn't quit.  It really captured how a PC is supposed to taste, without being overly "cake-y", like a Birthday Cake for example.  NOW, the Lemon, was no slouch either, as it tasted very natural, and honestly, PERFECTLY paired with the PC.  Not only did Sobucky pick the RIGHT Lemon notes, they nailed the ratio as well.  Sure, sure, you Lemon HeadZ out there, could dose it up with some MO, but you might find, it's almost perfect, as is.  To say this would NOT be a One-Shot would be incorrect.

Sobucky did a great job of covering the entire PC, with lighter "yellow" notes, and some of the darker, more cooked elements, and just ladled it in the grains, which gave it a palatable "weight" and "feel", which was impressive.  As I continued to test this one (yes, I just kept re-filling the SteamCrave), I could not find ONE nit-pick, out of place note, or even a slight complaint about this one.  It was VERY rich, full, and tasty at my 1.5% testing weight, and it was just below mid-level sweet.  Again, thanks out to Luke, who DID hit me up about this one earlier on, and I only wish I had gotten into it sooner.  If you want the MOST realistic LPC out there, you should pick this one up.  Release the Kraken people, because it's THAT good.  **10/10**.  Thanks Luke, you were right mate.