Impact
So distraught by the vandalism committed to Tobago's cacáo by Raùsch's alkalized 75%, Duane Dove of Tobago Estate made an offer nobody could reasonably refuse by sending this to rectify the island's reputation.
Big Brown Tobago Pride on full display.
Big Brown Tobago Pride on full display.
Appearance 3.7 / 5
| Color: | Tobago Estate's hallmark orange-umber |
| Surface: | foil transfer… |
| Temper: | … shiny as aluminum |
| Snap: | a bit plugged |
Aroma 8.2 / 10
herbal bread + some really fine chocuterie with charcocoa underneath
Mouthfeel 12 / 15
| Texture: | fights for its release point |
| Melt: | durable & enduring (noticeable lecithin) |
Flavor 45.2 / 50
charcocoa -> green walnut fudge -> hash brownie -> herbal essence -> brown fruit (sweet tamarind + fig) -> iron-rich molasses at the center-rear spot... small breadfruit briefly contrasting -> feints some ginger spice cake -> late & latent cream -> rum raisin -> reverts back to the charcocoa top
Quality 17.4 / 20
Intensely Dark for a 70 or any percent.
This Spring-harvested cocoa produces the most brooding Tobago Estate bar to date. And in every which way… from Texture to Flavor… a thickly ponderous taste-in-tow. Of magnitude almost unreal. Minimally, & then only barely, leavened by breadfruit & a cream dot. But sweet (enough) throughout.
Other than that dot, Tobago Estate's March '14 delivers an all-brown power-pack.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, lecithin
Reviewed July 8, 2014
This Spring-harvested cocoa produces the most brooding Tobago Estate bar to date. And in every which way… from Texture to Flavor… a thickly ponderous taste-in-tow. Of magnitude almost unreal. Minimally, & then only barely, leavened by breadfruit & a cream dot. But sweet (enough) throughout.
Other than that dot, Tobago Estate's March '14 delivers an all-brown power-pack.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, lecithin
Reviewed July 8, 2014