Various Bars
by Le Caméléon
Impact
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The Frenchified name "Le Caméléon"…. "mexicanismo" heritage of Spaniards &/or mestizo… Day of the Dead graphics (click image at right to enlarge), chocolate manufactured in Belgium… what to make of all this pretense.
For the super authentic re-enactment, take a bite of it at the Grutas de Juxtlahuaca ("Grottos of Juxtlahuaca"), in front of the were-jaguar cave painting, the scene of perhaps the 1st recorded human sacrifice in the Americas.
Once inside the “operating theater”, curanderos (shamans) shall prescribe more cacáo to treat the twin conditions espanto & gusto (fear & anxiety). Their act of kindness carries the added benefit of distracting the evil which caused the espanto & gusto in the first place.
Appearance 3.2 / 5
| Color: | mud |
| Surface: | welts & pelts |
| Temper: | scratchitti |
| Snap: | big plunk |
Aroma 7 / 10
Cacao Criollo
a bed of dried flowers-spices over decomposing mulch
Mole
pipe 'n tobacco
Chipotle
steaming tar 'n nicotine… & mainly the former
a bed of dried flowers-spices over decomposing mulch
Mole
pipe 'n tobacco
Chipotle
steaming tar 'n nicotine… & mainly the former
Mouthfeel 11.3 / 15
| Texture: | fine grit |
| Melt: | medium-pace characterized by a sudden collapse at the midpoint |
Flavor 40.1 / 50
Cacao Criollo
vanilla Milk Chocolate caramel -> cherry blossom
Mole
popcorn hard on the heels of chocolate & stay on it… rising heat in the aft-corridor engulfs the whole chamber flanked in cinnamon -> parting coffee
Chipotle
the now same familiar Semi-Dark chocolate teeming with vanilla &, similar to Mole (above) rising from a heat vent some pepper -> antique wood finish supplied by the chipotle -> ditto the smoked cocoa
vanilla Milk Chocolate caramel -> cherry blossom
Mole
popcorn hard on the heels of chocolate & stay on it… rising heat in the aft-corridor engulfs the whole chamber flanked in cinnamon -> parting coffee
Chipotle
the now same familiar Semi-Dark chocolate teeming with vanilla &, similar to Mole (above) rising from a heat vent some pepper -> antique wood finish supplied by the chipotle -> ditto the smoked cocoa
Quality 14.6 / 20
Cacao Criollo
54%; Batch 141001
Some Belgian couverture pulled off the shelf pumped with sugar & vanilla than sprinkled with "Criollo nibs", perhaps the full extent of that varietal's contribution to this bar.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, lecithin, vanilla, Criollo nibs
Mole
54%; Batch 141015
Unconvincing & who cares… good, such as it is. Most would swear on corn thrown in the mix but apparently none added. Less môlé than just some well combo'd spices (peppers of course) & fruit (cacáo). And all under control.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, lecithin, vanilla, chilis (mulato; ancho; pasilla; chipotle) wafer, salt, peanut, garlic, sesame, plaintain, spices
Chipotle
54%; Batch 141015
A stripped-down version of Mole (above). For a gen'l audience presentation, sample this first, wait awhile, then bump up to the Mole complex.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, lecithin, vanilla, chipotle chili
Capsule Summary
Make-believe premium chocolate.
Reviewed April 14, 2015
54%; Batch 141001
Some Belgian couverture pulled off the shelf pumped with sugar & vanilla than sprinkled with "Criollo nibs", perhaps the full extent of that varietal's contribution to this bar.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, lecithin, vanilla, Criollo nibs
Mole
54%; Batch 141015
Unconvincing & who cares… good, such as it is. Most would swear on corn thrown in the mix but apparently none added. Less môlé than just some well combo'd spices (peppers of course) & fruit (cacáo). And all under control.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, lecithin, vanilla, chilis (mulato; ancho; pasilla; chipotle) wafer, salt, peanut, garlic, sesame, plaintain, spices
Chipotle
54%; Batch 141015
A stripped-down version of Mole (above). For a gen'l audience presentation, sample this first, wait awhile, then bump up to the Mole complex.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, lecithin, vanilla, chipotle chili
Capsule Summary
Make-believe premium chocolate.
Reviewed April 14, 2015