Nature 70%
by Bouga Cacao
Impact
Ecuador, despite some sterling pockets of cacáo gems few & far between these days in the land invaded by vapid clones with model numbers such as CCN-51, shapes up as the crab bucket of chocolate.
Yep, so many of them now enter the int'l market trying to claw their way up the rim to escape but they keep climbing on top of one another & falling back, including some good ones because misery likes company.
That's Ecuador. And this bar squirms in the pile.
Yep, so many of them now enter the int'l market trying to claw their way up the rim to escape but they keep climbing on top of one another & falling back, including some good ones because misery likes company.
That's Ecuador. And this bar squirms in the pile.
Appearance 4 / 5
| Color: | topsoil brown fertilized in purple |
| Surface: | the mold drizzled in chocolate squiggles |
| Temper: | semi-gloss |
| Snap: | thin |
Aroma 7.2 / 10
Mouthfeel 11 / 15
| Texture: | no surpass here, brittle powder |
| Melt: | durable gum |
Flavor 40.3 / 50
follows-on from the Aromatics, very Earthen with a slow-building undercurrent of rather indeterminate sweetness -> acorn & grilled walnuts -> that earlier sweet spot struggles to portray blackberry, fails, & recedes -> pleasant if bland end
Quality 13.5 / 20
Neither objectionable nor commendable. Just another bar in a long line of such from Ecuador with all the whiff of a private label / co-packer arrangement.
Strange considering that Bouga, a French imprint, superintends this chocolate of Ecuadorian cacáo but settles for such middling produce. Selecting a higher grade should be the least to expect from it since another company actually processes the cacáo: Tulicorp.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar
Reviewed January 26, 2015
Strange considering that Bouga, a French imprint, superintends this chocolate of Ecuadorian cacáo but settles for such middling produce. Selecting a higher grade should be the least to expect from it since another company actually processes the cacáo: Tulicorp.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar
Reviewed January 26, 2015