Gianduia
by Agostoni
Impact
Ex stick-boy now vegan-bodybuilder Baby Herc says the ‘no pain, no gain’ philosophy ranks right up there with women who starve themselves or smoke like coal factories to stay thin; frat boys who drink themselves into nightly blackouts to stay in the fraternity; stock brokers snorting lines in the washroom in order to work 80-hour weeks; & lonely housewives who drop their panties for the FedEx man. Whenever paying for life on credit, sooner or later the bills are gonna come due & they’re gonna huuuurt.
Add sugar to the list, of which Agostoni pours so much in this confection it’s hard to tell if there’s any chocolate in it.
Here, have some & lose some teeth.
Add sugar to the list, of which Agostoni pours so much in this confection it’s hard to tell if there’s any chocolate in it.
Here, have some & lose some teeth.
Appearance 2.8 / 5
| Color: | whole wheat |
| Surface: | streaked |
| Temper: | dull |
| Snap: | feeble |
Aroma 9 / 10
the comforts of home furnishing the security for childhood: toasted bread crumbs sprinkled atop a roasted 'n salted hazelnut spread... basically a luxurious Nutella™ sandwich
Mouthfeel 12.1 / 15
| Texture: | slick & slippery |
| Melt: | medium-fast (thanks to the absence of milk, no dairy to brake on it) |
Flavor 34.5 / 50
the Aroma but sweeter with candy underfoot (specifically, cotton candy) -> sugar cloys at hazelnuts, the 2 dual to the saccharine finish, weirding to a crystallized nut oil
Quality 12.2 / 20
Decent complexity buried beneath a sugar pile (reportedly 43% but tastes closer to 60).
In a testament to their quality, filberts withstand the onslaught -- but only up to a degree -- managing to persist if not cut thru 'til the end.
Reviewed May 23, 2012
In a testament to their quality, filberts withstand the onslaught -- but only up to a degree -- managing to persist if not cut thru 'til the end.
Reviewed May 23, 2012