Nicaragua 75%
by Barsmiths™ Chocolate
Impact
“I would never want to be Elvis”, rationalizes the stupidest man in the world, “that’d be all too much”.
Then again, maybe he has a point. And a consolation in this bar.
Elvis leads a complicated existence: he might’ve “left the buidling” yet still lives (re: record sales / visits to Graceland) but can hardly savor any chocolate.
So accept this bar, however humble, as a stroke of personal fortune. A privilege even the one & only Elvis can’t have.
Then again, maybe he has a point. And a consolation in this bar.
Elvis leads a complicated existence: he might’ve “left the buidling” yet still lives (re: record sales / visits to Graceland) but can hardly savor any chocolate.
So accept this bar, however humble, as a stroke of personal fortune. A privilege even the one & only Elvis can’t have.
Appearance 4.6 / 5
| Color: | ink jet brown |
| Surface: | fine grade |
| Temper: | lacquered plaque |
| Snap: | rocking |
Aroma 6.8 / 10
flat if not frowsty: black mission fig & licorice
Mouthfeel 13.2 / 15
| Texture: | smoove (hand-tempered smooth groove) |
| Melt: | mid-tempo |
Flavor 42 / 50
sweet licorice -> plain cocoa powder, robust roast, smoked but no tannin -> sapote sweet spot -> cane -> pitaya / dragon fruit -> biscuit backstop
Quality 15.3 / 20
A starter bar which Barsmiths™ admits it just gives away instead of selling, or uses in flight demos opposite mass-production fodder to prove that even humble artisan fare outperforms the candy giants.
Pretty monochromatic, nothing glam or sexed; just solid straight fare.
Barsmiths'™ COO: "Funny thing about this chocolate is that it's the one a lot of people like most. Some even ask for a refund on our $50 bar, saying that'd rather spend it on this." She continues, only half facetiously, "I think I'm going to have to start charging for this. Like maybe even a little more, like maybe $75."
Life inside the 1% bubble.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar
Reviewed November 20, 2013
Pretty monochromatic, nothing glam or sexed; just solid straight fare.
Barsmiths'™ COO: "Funny thing about this chocolate is that it's the one a lot of people like most. Some even ask for a refund on our $50 bar, saying that'd rather spend it on this." She continues, only half facetiously, "I think I'm going to have to start charging for this. Like maybe even a little more, like maybe $75."
Life inside the 1% bubble.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar
Reviewed November 20, 2013