Lakuna
by Cacaosuyo
Impact
Cacaosuyo invests substantially in packaging (high quality card stock & state-of-the-art air-flow inner wrapper, the latter practically impregnable though -- bring scissors or knife before plunking this down on extraneous accessories like chocolate cutting boards), design (Peruvian textiles in a nod to the Tawantinsuyu aka Inca), assiduous seed selection (such as "the rarest cacao on Earth"), vending at choc shows with swag, & a continual social media campaign.
Exactly how much territory it covers on that continuum between a purely promotional brand & a full-on barsmith largely depends on who one talks to. Some bars, maybe; others, probably. That song comes to mind: Probably Maybe.
Then again, Cacaosuyo might just be taking those developmental / incremental steps to getting all the way there... tree to bar or, in the C-spot™ vernacular, Bud-to-Bud™ (as in, cacáo flower bud to human taste buds).
And the curious profile of this bar should incite ever greater interest over its methods.
Exactly how much territory it covers on that continuum between a purely promotional brand & a full-on barsmith largely depends on who one talks to. Some bars, maybe; others, probably. That song comes to mind: Probably Maybe.
Then again, Cacaosuyo might just be taking those developmental / incremental steps to getting all the way there... tree to bar or, in the C-spot™ vernacular, Bud-to-Bud™ (as in, cacáo flower bud to human taste buds).
And the curious profile of this bar should incite ever greater interest over its methods.
Appearance 4.7 / 5
| Color: | aubergine eggplant |
| Surface: | supermodel face; backside hag |
| Temper: | A-1 |
| Snap: | hard yet hollow; sanded pinholes on the edge |
Aroma 6.9 / 10
quite Peruvian / riverine
sweaty vines
treacle / sap resin-sweetener + that now-global cooked "pork chop" whiff from everywhere that over ferments &/or over-roasts
backs out caramel sludge… a murky quag of a cauldron which oxygen barely penetrates for some clay bottom
sweaty vines
treacle / sap resin-sweetener + that now-global cooked "pork chop" whiff from everywhere that over ferments &/or over-roasts
backs out caramel sludge… a murky quag of a cauldron which oxygen barely penetrates for some clay bottom
Mouthfeel 11.6 / 15
| Texture: | new sensation: tough powder |
| Melt: | a slow jam in keeping with its Flavor; rounds up to lecithin-like swells (none listed) |
Flavor 46.1 / 50
dripping juice (sweet currant) onto a cocoa dust pile -> whispering treacle churns the liquid to jam or, more precisely, jams... reflective of the bar's color… lots of purples 'n blacks 'n browns fruit splay (pomegranate, blackberry, sweet tamarind) -> blossoms all over a berry bush / rush (stems included) + acacia florals -> cream back with spice ender (cinnamon) -> hibiscus & rose hips joins the party -> hits clay dirt in the aft-length
Fermententation never transferred before from such extremes: the ham of the Aroma to a fruit salad in the Flavor
Fermententation never transferred before from such extremes: the ham of the Aroma to a fruit salad in the Flavor
Quality 17.4 / 20
Exaggerated fruit bomb embedded in that prone decoy scent, almost to spiked levels. Ridiculous potency. In animated hi-def techno-color no less.
A bit too much teenage exuberance on the Fruitopia®, guys… errr, suyos. The bar barely contains it, seeping out in all directions as an adolescent who sneaks out of the house in the flimsiest scant gear without mommy seeing.
Nonetheless a fun, sweet, gushy ride. Any fruitier & this traffics in -- 911 -- pedophilia. Makes Madagascar's cacáo out to be an acidic spinster act by comparison. Please, bump it up to 73 or 74% to furnish a little heft / gravitas.
That rather single-sided dimension plus the ancillaries, particularly Texture & less so the Aroma, bar this from greatness… whatever its post-harvesting circumstances.
But this deserves an award…. for suspending reality. The reigning exemplar for the Fruit 'n Flowers category.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa, sugar
Reviewed December 5, 2014
A bit too much teenage exuberance on the Fruitopia®, guys… errr, suyos. The bar barely contains it, seeping out in all directions as an adolescent who sneaks out of the house in the flimsiest scant gear without mommy seeing.
Nonetheless a fun, sweet, gushy ride. Any fruitier & this traffics in -- 911 -- pedophilia. Makes Madagascar's cacáo out to be an acidic spinster act by comparison. Please, bump it up to 73 or 74% to furnish a little heft / gravitas.
That rather single-sided dimension plus the ancillaries, particularly Texture & less so the Aroma, bar this from greatness… whatever its post-harvesting circumstances.
But this deserves an award…. for suspending reality. The reigning exemplar for the Fruit 'n Flowers category.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa, sugar
Reviewed December 5, 2014