House Blend
by Jacques Torres
Impact
Saying this was built using materials from the hardware dept would be an insult to Home Depot. Jacques Torres, subcontractor, & 1 man wrecking crew.
Appearance 3.1 / 5
doom buggy
doom buggy
| Color: | black |
| Surface: | brick w/ JT's now standard autograph plastered all over the mold |
| Temper: | oil slick |
| Snap: | way too brittle for any % let alone a 60; pinholes on the inside |
Aroma 3.4 / 10
color tells the story: a house fire, burnt & Dutched - smoking rubber & smoldering vinyl over crushed coconut & tobacco; charred peony in the backyard & peanut oil (probably from a dirty machine or countertop)
Mouthfeel 10.6 / 15
| Texture: | waxed butter; smooth for a 60%, virtually no powder |
| Melt: | staggered & sticky |
Flavor 38.2 / 50
cherry bush flushed by cocoa & coconut -> waxes caramel + heavy cacáo butter-cream fronted in spice bread -> minted top note enters to dominate finish
Quality 13.8 / 20
Pastry chef dipping his bon-bons... the chocolate equivalent of tea-bagging. Still, JT's "personal" 'House Blend' remains his signature bar: a sugared ramshackle stranded on a desert island of tall palm trees dropping coconuts overhead.
ING: cocoa mass, sugar, cacáo butter, soya lecithin, vanilla; CBS ~ 2:5:6
ING: cocoa mass, sugar, cacáo butter, soya lecithin, vanilla; CBS ~ 2:5:6