70% Honduras
by Mesocacao
Impact
Honduras… the Honda of Chocolate.
In a word, 'reliable'. Comes equipped with standard features like the anti-IT factor.
In a word, 'reliable'. Comes equipped with standard features like the anti-IT factor.
Appearance 4.9 / 5
| Color: | brown purple-trator |
| Surface: | flush |
| Temper: | majestic demeanor |
| Snap: | slight bend & bounce to the break |
Aroma 6.6 / 10
strangely darker / stronger than its 80% mate
horsetail / leather -> molasses on pork -> chocolate tar pits
horsetail / leather -> molasses on pork -> chocolate tar pits
Mouthfeel 11.8 / 15
| Texture: | unusual powder in wax |
| Melt: | pumps the brakes (producing a longer length in duration than in flavor) |
Flavor 40.4 / 50
drops in fudge -> walnut -> some tarring from the Aroma creates charred brownies -> smoke trails… hangs for the longest… fades into biscuit cream -> guarana-tinged cocoa tannin on the downshift
Quality 14.7 / 20
None of the overtones found in Mesocacao's 80% Honduras.
The extra 10% sugar here inexplicably accomplishes nothing to catalyze fruit notes. In fact, quite the opposite: it somehow reduces them. Which suggests either a slightly different seed lot or handling.
About as generic as single origin comes.
A workhorse.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter
Reviewed July 29, 2014
The extra 10% sugar here inexplicably accomplishes nothing to catalyze fruit notes. In fact, quite the opposite: it somehow reduces them. Which suggests either a slightly different seed lot or handling.
About as generic as single origin comes.
A workhorse.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter
Reviewed July 29, 2014