Impact
Tame - unlike the people after whom it’s named - the 2,700 strong Tsáchila, f/k/a the ‘Colorado’ (re: red, because they dye their shiny hair using red seeds of the achiote plant), practicing occult magic in the Andes highlands territory outside Quito. Among their divination instruments, a reputedly ‘wild’ jungle cacáo (cacáo silvestre) culitivated according to, supposedly, ancient methods that Coppeneur’s scorched earth policy toward bean roasting makes difficult to ascertain any provenance.
Appearance 4.8 / 5
| Color: | midnight brown |
| Surface: | fine |
| Temper: | flat finish |
| Snap: | atonal |
Aroma 6.9 / 10
bark/underbrush -> wild mushroom -> dried flowers -> carbon
Mouthfeel 11.3 / 15
| Texture: | dry & thick |
| Melt: | belaboring |
Flavor 38.7 / 50
brown sugar -> carbonized sugar -> boggy -> stays in the pocket until a shy cardamom pop -> reverts to roasted-out coffee
Quality 13.2 / 20
Unevolved; lacking depth & dimension.
>Reviewed Spring 2010
>Reviewed Spring 2010