Dominican Finca Elvesia
by Dick Taylor
Impact
A bar seemingly approached with doubt, thus fried & battered, then left to the gods to sort out the compounds.
In this instance they ride over the threshold of a bitter edge.
In this instance they ride over the threshold of a bitter edge.
Appearance 5 / 5
| Color: | oh-so-soft blushed brown |
| Surface: | among best molding design in the biz & perfectly poured / set |
| Temper: | who pays attention with such intricacy to the mold pattern |
| Snap: | on cue |
Aroma 6.3 / 10
another sweet 'n sour pork-grind sandwich (fermentation issues) with tangy bar-b-q sauce + grilled artichoke served on a foam latex cushion
great stuff, if eating in a deli
great stuff, if eating in a deli
Mouthfeel 12.9 / 15
| Texture: | correct |
| Melt: | almost outlasts the Flavor |
Flavor 32.1 / 50
charred rubber… cocoa bits laying about, along with petrol byproducts -> black bitter (generously described as black olive) -> creeping acid vainly striving to approximate a bilberry or plum -> resolves instead on bitter acid with faint reminiscences of tangerine & grapefruit (if only) -> runs out bad-rum over, generosity Part II, black fig
Quality 11.4 / 20
Regressive. Aroma cast the dye to this death spiraling chocolate.
Dick Taylor took a quantum leap as of late. But this represents a step back, in league with its other & older Dominican -- La Red. Here they switch properties in favor of Elvesia -- a venerable sprawling grove introduced to the premium scene way back with the Swiss & Felchlin.
This, a strange result for one of the best cacáo sources on the planet. Perhaps just a misfit / mismatch between barsmith & origin. Then again, rookies are known to hit home runs with the D.R.
Frankly, while the dark countenance & orange impression signal tale-tell Elviesia, overall quality suggests other than a single-estate cacáo.
Just an average-prepped seed-lot to start (hammy characteristics), then over roasted (seemingly in the 300ºF range).
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar
Reviewed October 22, 2014
Dick Taylor took a quantum leap as of late. But this represents a step back, in league with its other & older Dominican -- La Red. Here they switch properties in favor of Elvesia -- a venerable sprawling grove introduced to the premium scene way back with the Swiss & Felchlin.
This, a strange result for one of the best cacáo sources on the planet. Perhaps just a misfit / mismatch between barsmith & origin. Then again, rookies are known to hit home runs with the D.R.
Frankly, while the dark countenance & orange impression signal tale-tell Elviesia, overall quality suggests other than a single-estate cacáo.
Just an average-prepped seed-lot to start (hammy characteristics), then over roasted (seemingly in the 300ºF range).
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar
Reviewed October 22, 2014