QUETZALLI
80%
74%
70%
by Wolter
Impact
The Raramuri of Mexico make their sleeping arrangements so that they can wake during the night to discuss their dreams with one another. Prime time to conjugate too.
Now that’s smart & sexy.
This set of bars from Quetzalli might arouse similar reaction.
Now that’s smart & sexy.
This set of bars from Quetzalli might arouse similar reaction.
Appearance 4.1 / 5
| Color: |
80%: purple-crimson 74%: leaning mauve 70%: a bed of red |
| Surface: | pro craft |
| Temper: | flat |
| Snap: | solid |
Aroma 8 / 10
80%
Lot #16052017
sap-syrup
cured wood
stewed fruit marinade
74%
resin galvanized into fruited plumes swaddled in fabric
70%
Lot #14062017
to the 80% (above) add topsoil & deeper cocoa
Lot #16052017
sap-syrup
cured wood
stewed fruit marinade
74%
resin galvanized into fruited plumes swaddled in fabric
70%
Lot #14062017
to the 80% (above) add topsoil & deeper cocoa
Mouthfeel 12.2 / 15
| Texture: | coats the entire palette |
| Melt: | somewhat staggered; slight nap |
Flavor 45.9 / 50
80%
indeterminate starter... emerging cocoa in a wooded character -> agave -> tar 'n licorice root -> Mecaxochitl (Piper sanctum) aka hoja santa -> unexpected dried papaya -> green herb (tobacco) -> epazote
74%
soft & sweet chocolate bite -> cocoa Bosco® -> quiet caramel malt -> chia -> napoles -> fig -> flash frangipani -> squid ink
70%
drupe fruit pits into caramel... luscious & glorious... stays in this pocket forever & then some -> sweetness thickens toward medicinal syrup -> tremendous spread of flavor along vertical / horizontal axes -> cocoa malt
indeterminate starter... emerging cocoa in a wooded character -> agave -> tar 'n licorice root -> Mecaxochitl (Piper sanctum) aka hoja santa -> unexpected dried papaya -> green herb (tobacco) -> epazote
74%
soft & sweet chocolate bite -> cocoa Bosco® -> quiet caramel malt -> chia -> napoles -> fig -> flash frangipani -> squid ink
70%
drupe fruit pits into caramel... luscious & glorious... stays in this pocket forever & then some -> sweetness thickens toward medicinal syrup -> tremendous spread of flavor along vertical / horizontal axes -> cocoa malt
Quality 17.2 / 20
Mex cacáo, like its terrain, can be jagged, prickly.
By contrast, these regional origins -- Tabasco (80% and 70%) & Chiapas (74%) -- lie relatively reposed. Especially for their percentages, more so with the Chiapas; simpler... quite 2-dimensional. Tabasco on the other hand, though far from the most ranging array of flavor-complexes, coveys a depth & layered intricacies of aged qualities to approximate a 360º surround sensation. Its reputed Criollo herein represents a considerable chocolate & addition to cacáo's library of flavors.
A couple bars a cut above the field for Mexico.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter
Reviewed August 15, 2017
By contrast, these regional origins -- Tabasco (80% and 70%) & Chiapas (74%) -- lie relatively reposed. Especially for their percentages, more so with the Chiapas; simpler... quite 2-dimensional. Tabasco on the other hand, though far from the most ranging array of flavor-complexes, coveys a depth & layered intricacies of aged qualities to approximate a 360º surround sensation. Its reputed Criollo herein represents a considerable chocolate & addition to cacáo's library of flavors.
A couple bars a cut above the field for Mexico.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter
Reviewed August 15, 2017