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Honduran Nibs

by Mesocacao
Info Details
Country Nicaragua   
Type Nibs   
Strain Blend   
Source Honduras   
Flavor Earthen   (to Naked)
Style Mainstream      
lo
med
hi
CQ
Sweetness
Acidity
Bitterness
Roast
Intensity
Complexity
Structure
Length
Impact
Nib-twister: a cow, a shoe, & these – leather
Appearance   3.8 / 5
Color: ferric sand
Surface: rough cut chunks
Temper: micro build-up on the Surface
Snap: n/a
Aroma   8.6 / 10
cereal + fruit = banana Lucky Charms®
diffuses smoked chocolate-covered nuts with a drop of b-b-q sauce
Mouthfeel   12.3 / 15
Texture: easy tooth
Melt: hydrates well with modest fat
Flavor   42.1 / 50
wayward entrance on dirt & twigs -> good, staunch coffee -> wood (amate) -> nuts (cohune palm + the kernel of cocoplum) -> xanthosoma (nutty / earthy starch) coupled with the amberness of ear-flower -> back savory -> plateaus on leather, cork, & fiber until an herbal green -> sinks out on moderate bitters -> decent cocoa after-finish
Quality   15.8 / 20
Nothing sexy or glam about 'em.

The standard mixed bag obtained from the industrial APROCACO -- basically the only way to fly in Honduras -- which also supplies the likes of Switzerlands's Chocolats Halba.

De Vries & Co., at Mesocacao apply a medium-low roast.

Projects what should result in a plain but accessible, perhaps even easy chocolate. Stay tuned…

INGREDIENTS: cocoa Nibs

Reviewed July 28, 2014

  

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