Impact
Nat Bletter of Madre likes to say that Hawaiian chocolate costs so much more because its cacáo seeds are expensive, the land on which they grow is exorbitant, & the island egos are super-sized expansive.
He can be forgiven if his feels a little swollen at the moment with bravado.
In a sign of just how far Madre has traveled in its journey -- from crude batch grinder to accomplished barsmith -- this bar demos that past failures instantiate current success.
A combination flavor that respects the elements.
He can be forgiven if his feels a little swollen at the moment with bravado.
In a sign of just how far Madre has traveled in its journey -- from crude batch grinder to accomplished barsmith -- this bar demos that past failures instantiate current success.
A combination flavor that respects the elements.
Appearance 3.4 / 5
| Color: | adobe |
| Surface: | lumpen face; exposed ginger on the back |
| Temper: | foil havoc (smudged stuck) |
| Snap: | bends off |
Aroma 8.5 / 10
transparent: shredded coconut predominates with a lovely light ginger & caramel back
Mouthfeel 10.9 / 15
| Texture: | fudgy with hard ginger gummy-bear fragments... |
| Melt: | ... at odds with itself |
Flavor 45 / 50
Aroma gives it away: nice melange of the 3 stated components (coconut / ginger / cocoa)... clear & clean ginger burn / beer in the finish
Quality 17.2 / 20
Pretty direct. Solid triple pairing (a quad including the added vanilla, & sugar makes it 5-fold). Together they power wash an underperforming couverture with a psychological sweetness rare for a 70% cacáo weight.
The craft here lies in keeping the ratios right (a challenge for Madre in the past) & in non-interfernece -- getting out of the way of the elements.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, coconut, ginger, vanilla
Reviewed September 27, 2012
The craft here lies in keeping the ratios right (a challenge for Madre in the past) & in non-interfernece -- getting out of the way of the elements.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, coconut, ginger, vanilla
Reviewed September 27, 2012