Earl Grey
by RaakaImpact
Appearance 4.5 / 5
Color: | medium pine cone |
Surface: | unremarkable in contrast to shimmering fuschia ink against tan lines on the wrapper (click image upper right to enlarge) |
Temper: | clear screen |
Snap: | crisp |
Aroma 7.2 / 10
fragrant tea, bergamot & mellow citrus sits atop subtle cocoa
Mouthfeel 13.4 / 15
Texture: | finest in all Raaka-dom |
Melt: | kicks back long & even with major hang time |
Flavor 44.9 / 50
transfers easily from the Aroma (above) -- bergamot tea & spice -> phase-in sweet cream -> citrus creamsicle brightens to well-controlled pekoe orange peel -> blurry cocoa... virtually lost as backdrop
Quality 18 / 20
Unique style x matured skillex.
Good makers grow & evolve.
Start with integrity (self-christened "virgin" [re: unroasted] rather than hypes-a-daisical “raw”), stick to commitment (dedicated to max the nutritional value irrespective of microbes in the mix)… follow-thru to quality (increases in line with market share).
That’s Raaka.
Entering a new phase with upgraded equipment & procedures that impart finer texture / Mouthfeel to complement flavors that emerge more linear than its previous densely structured bars.
No wonder this "Limited Batch" bar became a fan-fav by Raaka subscribers.
Chocolate beyond niche or gimmick.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, earl grey tea, orange peel
Reviewed February 25, 2016
Good makers grow & evolve.
Start with integrity (self-christened "virgin" [re: unroasted] rather than hypes-a-daisical “raw”), stick to commitment (dedicated to max the nutritional value irrespective of microbes in the mix)… follow-thru to quality (increases in line with market share).
That’s Raaka.
Entering a new phase with upgraded equipment & procedures that impart finer texture / Mouthfeel to complement flavors that emerge more linear than its previous densely structured bars.
No wonder this "Limited Batch" bar became a fan-fav by Raaka subscribers.
Chocolate beyond niche or gimmick.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, earl grey tea, orange peel
Reviewed February 25, 2016