Sadaharu Aoki, Cuneo

Got cake from Isetan again, this time Cuneo from Sadaharu Aoki. Had other shopping, so still got a late start on running. Again, I went by bicycle first and parked, this time right on my Roppongi 5 loop, which goes past Azabu-Juuban Station. It's an easy course only 1.09 km, so getting it correct clockwise was not a big deal. I almost got the next one, the Azabu-Dai--Azabu-Mamiana-chou--Higashi-Azabu loop, but there's a short turn after "Rat slope" that I missed because at that point I was not sure which direction I was supposed to go and went up the next slope to the main east-west street rather than curving back around to the main north-south street. At night in a dip, I couldn't tell what direction I was going, but now I know what to do, so next time should be easy, since I was almost done. The Moto-Azabu--Azabu-Juuban loop I knew I had no idea, though the main trouble is around the station, so if I can get through that part, the rest should be okay (if full of steep slopes). I might make it next time, but won't be surprised if I don't. I walked a lot of it and decided to then head for home to finish by 9 pm. The Minami-Azabu west loop will have to wait for Saturday, probably.

Didn't read the details and they haven't posted it yet, but the Cuneo is chocolate and hazelnuts flavored by passion fruit. Like last night's, if I was expecting a chocolate taste, I would be surprised. As a review from 2015 pointed out, it's sour (for lack of another English word), but not in a bad way. Certainly the balance was good, so it wasn't just fruit backed by chocolate/nuts but a real harmony (unlike last night's cake, where chocolate could provided little flavor against the fruit onslaught). This was the usual high quality and was definitely excellent.