Five axes, each scored on a zero-to-ten register. The composite is the arithmetic mean, rounded to one decimal.
A shatter-thin lamination. The Committee prizes visible flake count, an audible crack, and a butter-forward finish.
A yielding, barely-set egg custard with a pronounced lemon peel note. Over-setting is penalised more severely than under-setting.
The burnished, almost-black caramelisation of the custard surface. The ideal specimen exhibits between four and seven distinct blisters.
Fragrance, restraint, and the grind. Absence is tolerated; excess is not.
Internal temperature at time of service. A cold specimen is, as the Organization has long held, not a specimen at all.