Tingo Maria 70%
by Shattell
Impact
Those Sleeping Beauty nibs of Shattell awakened here in their full mourning grief: cobwebbed eyes, last night's stale malted breath, & make-up in the form of syrup streaming down past the lips.
The 2 teach an object lesson in latent cocoa vs. expressed chocolate. The subject now of seminars that attempt to project end flavor from the fresh seed to the finished bar.
Tricky but much needed.
The 2 teach an object lesson in latent cocoa vs. expressed chocolate. The subject now of seminars that attempt to project end flavor from the fresh seed to the finished bar.
Tricky but much needed.
Appearance 3.7 / 5
| Color: | typical Amazon of anthocyanin-brown |
| Surface: | home-grade |
| Temper: | ill |
| Snap: | a snaring rimshot |
Aroma 8 / 10
dead simple: dried cocoa + coconut shells
warms up spiced, toasted-nuts & a grilled green element (palm / artichoke)
warms up spiced, toasted-nuts & a grilled green element (palm / artichoke)
Mouthfeel 10.8 / 15
| Texture: | wad of gum... |
| Melt: | ... busts its seams |
Flavor 36.6 / 50
very much the sweetened (if not altogether sweet) child of Cacao Tingo Maria Nibs
cocoa -> malted papaya (hmmm, a bit unusual) -> nuts -> hard waxed avocado -> corn kernel -> cinnamon & agave -> sacha inchi takes over the progression -> darkens to algarrobina syrup (a carob cousin) -> musty cobwebs at the after-linger
cocoa -> malted papaya (hmmm, a bit unusual) -> nuts -> hard waxed avocado -> corn kernel -> cinnamon & agave -> sacha inchi takes over the progression -> darkens to algarrobina syrup (a carob cousin) -> musty cobwebs at the after-linger
Quality 12.8 / 20
Gasp, Sleeping Beauty awakens. Aghast.
Slapdash hybrid / blend construction -- CCN & some other sort(s) cooked up around the agricultural field station of Taropoto, Peru.
The blueprint: 1 part this, 1 part that, + another part to satisfy all comers. In so doing it articulates a lot while enunciating haphazardly owing in large measure to an inordinately high cocoa butter pad (10%+ due to underpowered machinery incapable of achieving a workable viscosity without evermore added butter, an imperative compounded by the absence of lecithin).
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter
Reviewed November 6, 2013
Slapdash hybrid / blend construction -- CCN & some other sort(s) cooked up around the agricultural field station of Taropoto, Peru.
The blueprint: 1 part this, 1 part that, + another part to satisfy all comers. In so doing it articulates a lot while enunciating haphazardly owing in large measure to an inordinately high cocoa butter pad (10%+ due to underpowered machinery incapable of achieving a workable viscosity without evermore added butter, an imperative compounded by the absence of lecithin).
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter
Reviewed November 6, 2013