Sierra Leone
by Moka Origins
Impact
New barsmith + new origin = double novelty.
Introducing Moka Origins chocolate maker, utilizing in this bar cacáo sourced from Sierra Leone -- the 50th country to enter The Chocolate Atlas.
Harvested from within the Gola Rainforest, home to birds, butterflies, former civil strife &, yes, ebola.
With peace at last & a healthier environment, cocoa flourishes right at the extreme western edge of Africa’s cocoa belt where the continent transitions from tropical sub-Saharan climate to drier desert.
In other words, fearless & hopeful.
Introducing Moka Origins chocolate maker, utilizing in this bar cacáo sourced from Sierra Leone -- the 50th country to enter The Chocolate Atlas.
Harvested from within the Gola Rainforest, home to birds, butterflies, former civil strife &, yes, ebola.
With peace at last & a healthier environment, cocoa flourishes right at the extreme western edge of Africa’s cocoa belt where the continent transitions from tropical sub-Saharan climate to drier desert.
In other words, fearless & hopeful.
Appearance 4.6 / 5
| Color: |
Dark 85%: deep crimson Coconut 64%: blushing chocolate cream |
| Surface: | stylized branding on the mould |
| Temper: | semi-matte |
| Snap: | subterranean depth charge |
Aroma 7.8 / 10
Dark 85%
lathered atop the wooden basal cocoa plank, a sweat gland exuding, get this, mint, camphor & eucalyptus! -> oxides nicely / cleanly
Coconut 64%
coconut butter more than coconut meat or coconut oil cut by lime + pineapple
very fine
lathered atop the wooden basal cocoa plank, a sweat gland exuding, get this, mint, camphor & eucalyptus! -> oxides nicely / cleanly
Coconut 64%
coconut butter more than coconut meat or coconut oil cut by lime + pineapple
very fine
Mouthfeel 13.1 / 15
| Texture: |
85%: straddles the divide between paste & cream 64%: slick |
| Melt: |
85%: unhurried 64%: quik |
Flavor 45.3 / 50
85%
easy, agreeable cocoa -> buttered chocolate -> breadfruit -> slight bittering on some wooded veneer -> tea leaf -> kola nut -> cardamom
Coconut 64%
tracks the Aroma but with mint more than lime, then pina colada
easy, agreeable cocoa -> buttered chocolate -> breadfruit -> slight bittering on some wooded veneer -> tea leaf -> kola nut -> cardamom
Coconut 64%
tracks the Aroma but with mint more than lime, then pina colada
Quality 17.1 / 20
The Chocolate Complex -- simplified.
85%
Simple stuff & excellent at that. Incredibly controlled for 85%, so palatable too, thanks to a hefty cocoa butter pad.
Coconut 64%
Another deceiver but in the opposite direction of the 85%. Where that trends lighter than its content, this punches up quite dark for a meager 64%. Again, simple & true to point.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter (for Coconut 64% add coconut)
Reviewed October 2, 2019
85%
Simple stuff & excellent at that. Incredibly controlled for 85%, so palatable too, thanks to a hefty cocoa butter pad.
Coconut 64%
Another deceiver but in the opposite direction of the 85%. Where that trends lighter than its content, this punches up quite dark for a meager 64%. Again, simple & true to point.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter (for Coconut 64% add coconut)
Reviewed October 2, 2019