Dangerously Dark 84
by Jacques Torres
Impact
Burning rubber, baby, BMX all the way! The smell & taste of processing in a garage off an alley... off a backstreet... off a road... off a port city filled with bungling thieves.
Appearance 3.4 / 5
| Color: | blackened brown |
| Surface: | thick brick of swirls, bumps, & grease slicks |
| Temper: | semi-gloss |
| Snap: | low frequency; hollow; pin holes & dessicated discolored striations of orange inside |
Aroma 3.9 / 10
grisly jungle nut + coconut rubber
Mouthfeel 8.7 / 15
| Texture: | unyielding clump of wax |
| Melt: | slow & pasty |
Flavor 33.2 / 50
unleashes the dying beast of dirty charred almond -> bland cacáo -> roasted espresso -> cardamom -> indeterminate fruit-kill (perhaps plantain) -> trails off machine metal (poorly extracted cacáo butter) interpreted as dried crushed mint
Quality 11 / 20
Not enough sugar to cover up the flaws despite being lightly Dutched. Terribly roasted by someone either too busy watching TV to pay attention to these beans or fell asleep while trying to.
Then again, even the Master of the Universe could do very little to resurrect a bulk-quality bean.
Then again, even the Master of the Universe could do very little to resurrect a bulk-quality bean.