Tumbes
by Barsmiths™ Chocolate
Impact
The grasp of a newborn baby is so strong that its whole body can hang in midair, with its bent fingers supporting its weight.
This bar can practically do the same.
This bar can practically do the same.
Appearance 4.4 / 5
| Color: | deep purple-mahagony |
| Surface: | still-active molten motion |
| Temper: | almost plastic-perfect |
| Snap: | tough plunk |
Aroma 8.2 / 10
in accord with its Surface… sticky sap runneth over
gooey tree-resins, as if the ferment's still on
gooey tree-resins, as if the ferment's still on
Mouthfeel 14 / 15
| Texture: | fleshy chewing gum with good air / hang time |
| Melt: | easier than Sunday afternoons |
Flavor 44.1 / 50
fruit juicy right off (bright, acidic, & sweet) -> under-curling cocoa -> northern Peru's 2013 treacle harvest (creeps into every bar from there that year) -> resolves to succulent cherimoya -> almond closer
Quality 16.2 / 20
The finale of Barsmiths' Peruvian exploration series (Amazonas; Gran Blanco; Morron) crowning them the specialists of Peruvian cacáo in the northern hemisphere in league with A. Morin & Josef Zotter. The 3 cover the country more than any others combined.
In some respects the most complete chocolate so far from Barsmiths™. Good high-to-low range / depth.
The label touches it with an exquisitely preferential roast before transferring the contents to a 60-hour conch. While Flavor could stand a few more hours of development, Texture decidedly counsels against any prolonged refinement… absolutely soft lip on the chew.
A nice enough effort to wonder where these gold-diggers shall venture to next.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar
Reviewed June 16, 2014
In some respects the most complete chocolate so far from Barsmiths™. Good high-to-low range / depth.
The label touches it with an exquisitely preferential roast before transferring the contents to a 60-hour conch. While Flavor could stand a few more hours of development, Texture decidedly counsels against any prolonged refinement… absolutely soft lip on the chew.
A nice enough effort to wonder where these gold-diggers shall venture to next.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar
Reviewed June 16, 2014