60%
by Emerald Estate
Impact
Appearance 3.8 / 5
| Color: | muddy |
| Surface: | fudged |
| Temper: | burnished |
| Snap: | ka-bang |
Aroma 7.5 / 10
the fire & funk of this bar's 70% big bro which eats volcanic dirt with a shovel & sugar but, oddly, with even more pork & duck here despite being 10% sweeter, hence a honey-backed ham
catalyzes stewed prunes & tamarind
eventuates tobacco & tea
catalyzes stewed prunes & tamarind
eventuates tobacco & tea
Mouthfeel 11 / 15
| Texture: | sand paper for the papillae |
| Melt: | blow pop gum |
Flavor 37.2 / 50
throws a ham bone -> wet doggie tail -> honey / glucose = candy corn -> brown sugar -> dissolves into a white sugared wax, cashew, then avocado fat -> burps back molasses -> more candy (Black Cow®; caramel licorice)
Quality 13.6 / 20
Pretty stout / robust for 60%, a surefire sign of just how dark, even black, the terra aspects of St. Lucian cacáo are.
No denying the sugar though.
Every facet from cultivating to commercializing + all in between still under development & in the experimental stage as exemplified by the Texture.
And yet they've got something there at Emerald Estate. Perhaps even some uncut / unpolished cacáo gems awaiting their ultimate craftsman's touch.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar
Reviewed October 28, 2013
No denying the sugar though.
Every facet from cultivating to commercializing + all in between still under development & in the experimental stage as exemplified by the Texture.
And yet they've got something there at Emerald Estate. Perhaps even some uncut / unpolished cacáo gems awaiting their ultimate craftsman's touch.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar
Reviewed October 28, 2013