85%
by Q Aquim
Impact
A quick glance at this bar reveals a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest.
Don't let appearances fool ya; handicaps & all, it still stomps on most of the competition.
Don't let appearances fool ya; handicaps & all, it still stomps on most of the competition.
Appearance 2.4 / 5
| Color: | cloudy |
| Surface: | Bloomberg Heights (fat more than sugar blooms) |
| Temper: | falling out of temper |
| Snap: | brittle |
Aroma 7.2 / 10
sweating... vinegar (a whole week ferment?)
musk, mangrove, + wood (Cabreuva-like)
musk, mangrove, + wood (Cabreuva-like)
Mouthfeel 10.8 / 15
| Texture: | shards |
| Melt: | dry |
Flavor 46.5 / 50
4x4:
1. very easy Catongo-worthy milky choc;
2. updraft of white fruit pulp (jaboticaba) in the upper palate;
3. jackfruit;
4. mace & inga-cipo at the tip of the tongue...
more spice at the back (cardamon & tonka) -> dry cocoa wood, including a branch to tickle the throat shaft along with paracress
1. very easy Catongo-worthy milky choc;
2. updraft of white fruit pulp (jaboticaba) in the upper palate;
3. jackfruit;
4. mace & inga-cipo at the tip of the tongue...
more spice at the back (cardamon & tonka) -> dry cocoa wood, including a branch to tickle the throat shaft along with paracress
Quality 15.7 / 20
Cosmetic scars aside (battered Appearance & broken Texture which desiccates / robs the taste & therefore the rating & metrics, especially Structure [solid, such as it is] & perhaps Intensity too), Q Aquim still delivers where it counts most: Flavor.
An 85% in no need of add'l cocoa butter for psychological sweetener; 15% sugar performs just fine to indicate some assiduous seed selection.
The 'Q' in Q Aquim stands for Quintessence.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar
Reviewed April 17, 2013
An 85% in no need of add'l cocoa butter for psychological sweetener; 15% sugar performs just fine to indicate some assiduous seed selection.
The 'Q' in Q Aquim stands for Quintessence.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar
Reviewed April 17, 2013