65% Dark Belize
by Anahata Cacao
Impact
Anahata prints on the wrapper that its name (Sanskrit: अनाहत) means “unhurt, unstuck, unbeaten” & refers to the 4th (heart) chakra, associated with compassion & charity.
This bar could stand a little less lenient treatment & a little more tough love 'n discipline.
This bar could stand a little less lenient treatment & a little more tough love 'n discipline.
Appearance 3.8 / 5
| Color: | crimson beaut |
| Surface: | torrid motion on the back with sub-bubbles |
| Temper: | hi-watt lamp |
| Snap: | buckling; striations on the break line |
Aroma 7.6 / 10
raw palms slapping the nares
big picholines in brine to exceed even the archetypal origins characterized by olives (re: C.R. & D.R.) combined
strafing; the anti-Belize except for some later-wafting riparian features
pulls up burlap on sticky mango
big picholines in brine to exceed even the archetypal origins characterized by olives (re: C.R. & D.R.) combined
strafing; the anti-Belize except for some later-wafting riparian features
pulls up burlap on sticky mango
Mouthfeel 10.4 / 15
| Texture: | powdered grains |
| Melt: | dissolves more than anything else |
Flavor 35.2 / 50
burlap & chalk -> musty dried fruit -> molashes (molasses + ash) -> bitter mangosteen -> young rum -> stringent sour
Quality 12.7 / 20