Équateur; Chiapas; Madagascar
by Ara
Impact
That French love affair with chocolat –- amour fou crazy kind of stuff -- expands with another barsmith.
This precipitates the advice of that wise man who counsels "before insulting, think twice".
This precipitates the advice of that wise man who counsels "before insulting, think twice".
Appearance 3.4 / 5
| Color: | dirty side of brown |
| Surface: | plebes |
| Temper: | faded |
| Snap: | upbeat |
Aroma 7.8 / 10
Équateur
typifies bulk Ecuador -- stone, beans, legumes, false spice
Chiapas
raisin - nopales (hmmm)
Madagascar
conventional Madagascan tarts + a less than conventional low bottom end
typifies bulk Ecuador -- stone, beans, legumes, false spice
Chiapas
raisin - nopales (hmmm)
Madagascar
conventional Madagascan tarts + a less than conventional low bottom end
Mouthfeel 11.5 / 15
| Texture: | shattering |
| Melt: | outlasts expectations |
Flavor 37.7 / 50
Équateur
cocoa -> fertilizer -> mesquite bark, coals & sweetener -> dry bean legume ending
Chiapas
li'l bit o' everything… cocoa -> dragon fruit -> grain -> desert cacti -> sand & stone -> smoked mesquite… settles in a dry barren zone
Madagascar
flavor follows suit from the Aroma with the high & low ends meeting in the middle & quite a murky one at that -> clash point where terpene spice collides against sour citrus
cocoa -> fertilizer -> mesquite bark, coals & sweetener -> dry bean legume ending
Chiapas
li'l bit o' everything… cocoa -> dragon fruit -> grain -> desert cacti -> sand & stone -> smoked mesquite… settles in a dry barren zone
Madagascar
flavor follows suit from the Aroma with the high & low ends meeting in the middle & quite a murky one at that -> clash point where terpene spice collides against sour citrus
Quality 13.2 / 20
Équateur
75%
Decent quality cocoa-dirt
Chiapas
72%
Promising start; unforgiving finish. Quite Chiapas. Cacáo-content reduced 3% compared to the other two bars in this trio; should've been cut down much more.
Madagascar
75%
Full spectrum range for Madagascar but lackluster, verging on inauspicious, for this int'l benchmark of an origin.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter
Reviewed April 21, 2015
75%
Decent quality cocoa-dirt
Chiapas
72%
Promising start; unforgiving finish. Quite Chiapas. Cacáo-content reduced 3% compared to the other two bars in this trio; should've been cut down much more.
Madagascar
75%
Full spectrum range for Madagascar but lackluster, verging on inauspicious, for this int'l benchmark of an origin.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter
Reviewed April 21, 2015