Himalayan Pink Salt
by Millcreek Cacao Roasters
Impact
People compare chocolate to art these days. Chocolatiers even like to call themselves 'artisans'.
OK, playing right along, maybe culinary art.
NYC art dealer Paul Bridgewater assures that he could sell Picasso yesterday; Damien Hurst today; & Julian Schnabel maybe tomorrow.
Or he could sell this bar, signed by Millcreek, any day.
Edible Art: hang it on the wall between Basquiat & Warhol; just tell 'em 'it's a Rothko'
OK, playing right along, maybe culinary art.
NYC art dealer Paul Bridgewater assures that he could sell Picasso yesterday; Damien Hurst today; & Julian Schnabel maybe tomorrow.
Or he could sell this bar, signed by Millcreek, any day.
Appearance 4.5 / 5
| Color: | topsoil brown |
| Surface: | soft brush strokes up front; starry salt mine on the back |
| Temper: | glistening hot |
| Snap: | sharp; high & tight |
Aroma 8.2 / 10
naturally similar to Millcreek 70% Ecuadorian base but more reserved, even recessed, except the salt cuts & polishes a diamond berry
Mouthfeel 12.2 / 15
| Texture: | medium-gauge |
| Melt: | fast |
Flavor 45 / 50
salt warmed by, then magnifies, chocolate -> activates sodium to a toffee spike -> sweet fringe draws contrast for some cupcake taste -> vanilla-mocha backing -> mineral cap
Quality 17.6 / 20
Beautifully even-handed.
Most chocolatiers take to heart Morton's Salt® motto -- when it rains, it pours -- by thinking that if a little is good then a lot is better.
This bar begs to differ.
As much an exposition of chocolate on salt than the other way around. Cacáo sweetly drawing out the mineral highlights in pink Himalayan salt, especially the magnesium, calcium, & zinc... the latter which really tweaks some umami moments in the crossover from the toffee-to-mocha midsection.
Millcreek demonstrating early on in its chocolate life that it can ball & play big time.
Reviewed January 25, 2013
Most chocolatiers take to heart Morton's Salt® motto -- when it rains, it pours -- by thinking that if a little is good then a lot is better.
This bar begs to differ.
As much an exposition of chocolate on salt than the other way around. Cacáo sweetly drawing out the mineral highlights in pink Himalayan salt, especially the magnesium, calcium, & zinc... the latter which really tweaks some umami moments in the crossover from the toffee-to-mocha midsection.
Millcreek demonstrating early on in its chocolate life that it can ball & play big time.
Reviewed January 25, 2013