Seashell
by Graycliff
Impact
“Wild Chocolate” aka “Indian Chocolate” actually contains no chocolate at all. Instead it mixes up water, sugar, milk & the emetic bloodroot (which imbues the drink with its color to simulate chocolate).
From the looks of it, & early taste, this bar too appears to be chocolate-free.
Ohhh, to be fooled.
From the looks of it, & early taste, this bar too appears to be chocolate-free.
Ohhh, to be fooled.
Appearance 4.7 / 5
| Color: | stunning tanned sand |
| Surface: | slightly pixelated (minor blooming / separation) |
| Temper: | hi-wattage even with the smudges |
| Snap: | pipes in a soft whisper |
Aroma 8.5 / 10
full-on cream & cream cheese (in line with the Color)
wheezes vanilla
wheezes vanilla
Mouthfeel 12.8 / 15
| Texture: | slips & slides |
| Melt: | goes the distance enroute to a rapid collapse at the end |
Flavor 43.3 / 50
vanilla far heavier on the tongue than the nose: candy caramel -> candy corn -> rolls up vanilla lifted by salt...
hugs this 'til hydrating toward bahri dates in cream -> exceptional cocoa-almond toffee stemwinder half-way down the shaft
Quality 16.6 / 20
Another beguiling bar from Graycliff's.
If its Black Coral bar, advertised as a "70% Dark Chocolate" contains a drop of milk, then this MC amounts to a White Chocolate with virtually just a touch of cocoa mass.
The ingredients (see below) read practically inversely. And yet the last, & proportionately least, of the list sits at the bottom -- both literally & physically from where it punches up to deliver that sensational tail. Which attests less to this estate cacáo (Jamaica generally a delicate cultivar) & more to this barsmith's robust handling of it.
Skip the first 3 quarters (however sweet) & go in for that late savory turn into the homestretch… with a major finishing kick in the throat & the mouth.
INGREDIENTS: sugar, cocoa butter, dry whole milk, cocoa mass, vanilla, salt
Reviewed June 2, 2014
The ingredients (see below) read practically inversely. And yet the last, & proportionately least, of the list sits at the bottom -- both literally & physically from where it punches up to deliver that sensational tail. Which attests less to this estate cacáo (Jamaica generally a delicate cultivar) & more to this barsmith's robust handling of it.
Skip the first 3 quarters (however sweet) & go in for that late savory turn into the homestretch… with a major finishing kick in the throat & the mouth.
INGREDIENTS: sugar, cocoa butter, dry whole milk, cocoa mass, vanilla, salt
Reviewed June 2, 2014