Impact
Wanna easy 90%? That whimpers & trills in the voice of a unicorn?
Matthew 7:7, 8: “Ask, & it’ll be given; search & you’ll find; knock & the door will be opened.”
Staff of Life kind of stuff.
The Wonder Bread® of super hi-content chocolate... as in 'wonder how the hell they did that'.
Matthew 7:7, 8: “Ask, & it’ll be given; search & you’ll find; knock & the door will be opened.”
Staff of Life kind of stuff.
The Wonder Bread® of super hi-content chocolate... as in 'wonder how the hell they did that'.
Appearance 2.9 / 5
| Color: | on the purple side of brown |
| Surface: | distressed... |
| Temper: | ... in a transit beatdown |
| Snap: | low & limp |
Aroma 9.3 / 10
seriously sublime for 90% (or any percentage for that matter)
amber waves of toasted grains -- malted barley, oats, & wild rice sheathed in whole wheat
a tear drop of cinnamon-honey 'n maple syrup before veering into, get this, the deli section with select cuts of "fine charcuterie" (throwin' a bone to the connoisseur snots)
aerates cocoa-dirt
amber waves of toasted grains -- malted barley, oats, & wild rice sheathed in whole wheat
a tear drop of cinnamon-honey 'n maple syrup before veering into, get this, the deli section with select cuts of "fine charcuterie" (throwin' a bone to the connoisseur snots)
aerates cocoa-dirt
Mouthfeel 13.1 / 15
| Texture: | a pelt of felt interrupted by a lone Nib fragment |
| Melt: | plasmatic |
Flavor 44 / 50
dark cocoa powder, dusted with minor tannins -> peanut skins & bacon grease -> ground nut in potted soil -> flash glutamate -> toasted bread crumbs sweetened into recessed breadfruit with that cinnamon inflection from the Aroma -> brief plantain -> more dry cocoa -> golden grains
Quality 16.2 / 20
From its inception Pierrick Chouard of Vintage Plantations once sourced exclusively from Ecuador. This bar heralds a dynamic change for the label.
A Limited Edition release; limited in both flavor & volume.
Intense formulation yet exceedingly mild rendering (yeah, the butter pad equals the 10% sugaring but c'mon now) ... bland to the bored, no doubt... un-jaded initiates however will revel & relish in the poise & controlled mannerisms of a largely straight / no-chaser chocolate's chocolate.
Still, not without its savory point(s).
And bitterness? Hardly, & then only as well-grounded light swipes & pinches.
Astringency? Barely & then only at the post-script to resonate the oral chamber with residual flavor.
Oh, & the Texture? Bio-active, a gentle alternating electrical current.
Much of it owes to cacáo's intrinsics. Vintage processes to suit the profile: pretty straight down the middle save for a baby conche, an indicator of just how gentle these seeds are.
A select allotment of mixed-breeds of less than a half-ton culled from Giff Laube's fledgling operation in Nicaragua of which the chocolate world will be hearing more about in, hopefully, short order.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, cocoa butter, sugar
Reviewed October 1, 2013
A Limited Edition release; limited in both flavor & volume.
Intense formulation yet exceedingly mild rendering (yeah, the butter pad equals the 10% sugaring but c'mon now) ... bland to the bored, no doubt... un-jaded initiates however will revel & relish in the poise & controlled mannerisms of a largely straight / no-chaser chocolate's chocolate.
Still, not without its savory point(s).
And bitterness? Hardly, & then only as well-grounded light swipes & pinches.
Astringency? Barely & then only at the post-script to resonate the oral chamber with residual flavor.
Oh, & the Texture? Bio-active, a gentle alternating electrical current.
Much of it owes to cacáo's intrinsics. Vintage processes to suit the profile: pretty straight down the middle save for a baby conche, an indicator of just how gentle these seeds are.
A select allotment of mixed-breeds of less than a half-ton culled from Giff Laube's fledgling operation in Nicaragua of which the chocolate world will be hearing more about in, hopefully, short order.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, cocoa butter, sugar
Reviewed October 1, 2013