Impact
2 of the world’s most fundamental flavors seamlessly fused into E.B. Tylor’s linimal state for a Platonic ideal that’s unearthly. From the house that inaugurated the Dark-Milk bar with the progenitor Grand Lait Cacáo de Java (discontinued), & now this - the 1st single-origin Milk Chocolate both in coming to the marketplace & in taste.
Many premium Dark-Milk bars use cacáo of Java. Here Cluizel breaks from the pack as a ‘chocolate Houdini’ weighed down by years of SOS (same-old-same) & arranges a discounted match: uniting Madagascar beans with milk & cream which just as easily could vandalize it. But this marriage authenticates the pairing. In an age of terror, global warming, & extreme poverty, this may be God’s extravagance... & perhaps the pinnacle of the Milk Chocolate Planet.
Many premium Dark-Milk bars use cacáo of Java. Here Cluizel breaks from the pack as a ‘chocolate Houdini’ weighed down by years of SOS (same-old-same) & arranges a discounted match: uniting Madagascar beans with milk & cream which just as easily could vandalize it. But this marriage authenticates the pairing. In an age of terror, global warming, & extreme poverty, this may be God’s extravagance... & perhaps the pinnacle of the Milk Chocolate Planet.
Appearance 5 / 5
| Color: | a blonder, dirty-blonde to be sure |
| Surface: | inmaculada |
| Temper: | radiant |
| Snap: | youthful voice |
Aroma 8.9 / 10
strawberies ‘n cream w low tar nicotine
Mouthfeel 14.3 / 15
| Texture: | giant marshmallow never seems to get smaller until... |
| Melt: | ... prime meltaway to bottomless dream cream |
Flavor 46.2 / 50
a vortex, simultaneously complex & simple: caramel flash -> circles round limes sublime interlacing layered spice cake -> strawberry lift pushes onto lemon twist over spiced hazelnuts... constant length dissipates slowly
Quality 19 / 20
Multifaceted; a lot of moving parts that come together nicely. Intense yet balanced; low acid / extremely mild bitter; precise tang-to-cream ratio; integration, amplitude & a battery of flavors add up to greatness.