Impact
On the outside & at the outset of its flavor lip, this appears fit for Kim Kardashian. Dig deeper & it morphs up to a Dwight Howard.
Welcome to the androgynous zone. (Crude axiom: men seek depth, women height... the yin-yang of gender complementarity).
This barrage à trois (of whole cocoa kernels, whipped chocolate & coconut oil) blurs the line between vice & virtue in a terrific arithmetic of flavors.
Exclusive Reserve (currently unavailable to the public) that achieves cult status in a whisper campaign among the black market of the chocolate underground.
Welcome to the androgynous zone. (Crude axiom: men seek depth, women height... the yin-yang of gender complementarity).
This barrage à trois (of whole cocoa kernels, whipped chocolate & coconut oil) blurs the line between vice & virtue in a terrific arithmetic of flavors.
Exclusive Reserve (currently unavailable to the public) that achieves cult status in a whisper campaign among the black market of the chocolate underground.
Appearance 3.9 / 5
comes in a Pond's™ sized beauty jar
comes in a Pond's™ sized beauty jar
| Color: | violet black to brown |
| Surface: | lumpen |
| Temper: | seething |
| Snap: | crunching ganche |
Aroma 7.7 / 10
big mushrooms & Brazil nuts rolling on the forest floor (decaying mulch & leaf clutter) -> camphor
Mouthfeel 13.2 / 15
| Texture: | popcorn |
| Melt: | happy chaos (gritty, granular, buttery & oily) |
Flavor 47 / 50
sweet 'n savory: grilled portobello with steak sauce & a phat glass of a California Cab -> chocolate bang at the back -> goes all nuts -> some stone elements -> mounting mineralization to the very end of some considerable tannic bark -> banana the after-linger
Quality 18.3 / 20
Macho-femme.
Takes Nova Monda's spreadable Nacional chocolate & slathers it around its whole Nac'l cocoa nuts for this joint concoction.
2 fine tastes in 1.
Covers the full flavor spectrum (vertically high / low; horizontally spreads with a ranging variety of notes). Ditto Texturally to belie a solid overall structure of impressive length & intensity.
Understandably Nova Monda's pride & joy.
ING: whole cocoa kernels, cocoa mass, coconut oil, sugar
Reviewed February 1, 2012
Takes Nova Monda's spreadable Nacional chocolate & slathers it around its whole Nac'l cocoa nuts for this joint concoction.
2 fine tastes in 1.
Covers the full flavor spectrum (vertically high / low; horizontally spreads with a ranging variety of notes). Ditto Texturally to belie a solid overall structure of impressive length & intensity.
Understandably Nova Monda's pride & joy.
ING: whole cocoa kernels, cocoa mass, coconut oil, sugar
Reviewed February 1, 2012