Impact
Ali Lakiss may sound of the ‘kiss of Allah’ but he’s a Lebanese immigrant / major player in the
Côté d’Ivoire cocoa trade.
As the French say about this, their former colony, ‘behind every Ivoirian is a Lebanese’, which gives a flavor of the country's politics. In a word, 'entangled'.
In keeping with that fact, Morin crafts up a 'dirty good' chocolate that probably (with Côté d’Ivoire one can never know for sure) has the hands of Lakiss all over it.
As the French say about this, their former colony, ‘behind every Ivoirian is a Lebanese’, which gives a flavor of the country's politics. In a word, 'entangled'.
In keeping with that fact, Morin crafts up a 'dirty good' chocolate that probably (with Côté d’Ivoire one can never know for sure) has the hands of Lakiss all over it.
Appearance 4.2 / 5
| Color: | deep violet brown |
| Surface: | unsightly blisters & boils |
| Temper: | shine up |
| Snap: | piercing |
Aroma 7.9 / 10
cask or casket?
aged oak barrel or buried mahogany coffin? (+ Ricinodendron heudelotii – a West African tree whose oily seeds smell of choc but taste subtly aromatic)
either way, creams its container before smoking out
aged oak barrel or buried mahogany coffin? (+ Ricinodendron heudelotii – a West African tree whose oily seeds smell of choc but taste subtly aromatic)
either way, creams its container before smoking out
Mouthfeel 12.2 / 15
| Texture: | brittle, hard tack & wax; self-corrects in due time |
| Melt: | prolonged |
Flavor 44.6 / 50
peanut-laden chocolate & stays on it thru a passing clove -> melts into vanilla-custard on the verge of caramel -> fizzes away on small sassafras / root beer with a speck of dirt
Quality 16 / 20
Super simple; mono-dimensional. Some dimension though -- classic Earth chocolate.
Noir but not too... over ⅓ sugar lightens it up considerably.
Very much a child's conception of chocolate. So kid-friendly it almost veers into Milk Choc territory (Dark-Milk to be clear).
Glorified hi-grade bulk elevated into really fine stuff. That's the Morin difference / craft.
Though all chocolate by definition & nature is confected, this countenances no artifice / contrivance; very honest & trustworthy flavor.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, lecithin
Reviewed January 22, 2013
Noir but not too... over ⅓ sugar lightens it up considerably.
Very much a child's conception of chocolate. So kid-friendly it almost veers into Milk Choc territory (Dark-Milk to be clear).
Glorified hi-grade bulk elevated into really fine stuff. That's the Morin difference / craft.
Though all chocolate by definition & nature is confected, this countenances no artifice / contrivance; very honest & trustworthy flavor.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, lecithin
Reviewed January 22, 2013