CONCEPCION
DR*62
YSLETA
DARK MATTER
CAMP FIRE
by Tejas
Impact
Some folks think of Texas only as some red state loaded with rednecks on 72 oz. steaks. Or home to “America’s Team” (thus the country, according to more than just Mr. Donald J. Trump, is on a losing streak so instead of Barak & Congress blame Dallas Cowboy’s owner Jerry Jones). All that ignores how Texas produces moonshine, Austin City Limits, peyote (go to Eagle Pass, son) & some Mex-funk that, like Willie Nelson’s bus, another Texan, never stops partying, including drunken & stoned oilmen. Hell, even the evangelical revivals around these parts in drive-thru mega-churches party on Sunday morning. That’s right, sin ‘n sing the blues Saturday night then shout gospel hymns come sunrise. Hallelujah, Lord Jesus… chocolate in Tejas (the original pre-Columbian Caddo name for the region) from whose broader whereabouts a conversion practice of Amerinds to Christianity sprouted forth a syncretism:
While nailed to the cross, Jesus miraculously turned around completely, exposing his back, & from his back came maize… (he) descended from the tree & lay down in its shade. Then he blessed the tree that it might serve for cacao. Instantly there was cacao. (Sol Tax, 1949)Here therefore a pack of chocolate (soap) bars because, as the saying goes, cleanliness lies next to godliness.
Appearance 3.3 / 5
| Color: | fading |
| Surface: | aswirl |
| Temper: | murky / fudgy |
| Snap: | strong |
Aroma 6.9 / 10
Concepcion
soap bubbles
DR*62
waxed molasses
Ysleta
a roadside smokehouse
Dark Matter
subdued but true to its (added) elements
Camp Fire
smoked tang… almost a goat instead of a cow's milk
soap bubbles
DR*62
waxed molasses
Ysleta
a roadside smokehouse
Dark Matter
subdued but true to its (added) elements
Camp Fire
smoked tang… almost a goat instead of a cow's milk
Mouthfeel 11.7 / 15
| Texture: | ranges from smooth to crunchy &... |
| Melt: | … spongey |
Flavor 34.2 / 50
Concepcion
80% cacáo-content; Batch 052714; Venezuela
Houston… soap bubble EMS, copy that, roger… storaging somewhere along the distribution chain destroyed this otherwise nutty-cocoa profile… nonetheless it still manages to come out of the wash ok
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, whole vanilla
DR*62
raisin -> allspice -> bubble gum blows up a soap bubble -> licorice
'DR' = Dominican Republic; "62" = cacáo-content.
The difference between this & Concepcion bridged by their joint tainted nature.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, whole vanilla
Ysleta
70% cacáo-content; Papua New Guinea
soap & soot battle it out -> strange underlying fruit competes thru the detergent & smoke
Another calamity
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, whole vanilla
Dark Matter
70% caáo content; Flavored with black sea salt & pepper
finally a bar with a clearer view thanks to salt & pepper which scrub & exfoliate (micro-crunch) to render fruit-scented chocolate with only trace soap residue
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, black sea salt, black pepper, whole vanilla
Camp Fire
60% cacáo-content; Batch 071015
caramelized, correct, suds -> roasted marshmallow
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, whole milk, whole vanilla
80% cacáo-content; Batch 052714; Venezuela
Houston… soap bubble EMS, copy that, roger… storaging somewhere along the distribution chain destroyed this otherwise nutty-cocoa profile… nonetheless it still manages to come out of the wash ok
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, whole vanilla
DR*62
raisin -> allspice -> bubble gum blows up a soap bubble -> licorice
'DR' = Dominican Republic; "62" = cacáo-content.
The difference between this & Concepcion bridged by their joint tainted nature.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, whole vanilla
Ysleta
70% cacáo-content; Papua New Guinea
soap & soot battle it out -> strange underlying fruit competes thru the detergent & smoke
Another calamity
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, whole vanilla
Dark Matter
70% caáo content; Flavored with black sea salt & pepper
finally a bar with a clearer view thanks to salt & pepper which scrub & exfoliate (micro-crunch) to render fruit-scented chocolate with only trace soap residue
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, black sea salt, black pepper, whole vanilla
Camp Fire
60% cacáo-content; Batch 071015
caramelized, correct, suds -> roasted marshmallow
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, whole milk, whole vanilla
Quality 11.8 / 20
It all sounds so cozy -- "fire-roasted chocolate" -- except someone doused the flames with dish detergent. Yet one more example of a choc maker probably washing their grinding stones in the utility room if not the dish washer.
Reviewed August 13, 2015
Reviewed August 13, 2015