Awajun; Gorilla Virunga; Gorilla Milk
by Chocolat Makers
Impact
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An English name for a Dutch company. Chocolate crosses boundaries like that.
To play along with this transnational dimension… 在國際語言 der Weltbürger, c’est huo en todas partes: supergood.
Needs no translation but: (Chinese) In the int'l language (German) of global citizens, (French) it’s (Swahili) the same (Spanish) everywhere: good.
Appearance 3.7 / 5
| Color: | contrasting hues to the browns |
| Surface: | routine |
| Temper: | shady |
| Snap: | knucklers |
Aroma 7.1 / 10
Awajun
nuttin' special (leather, tea, wood) & then a strawberry leaf / sepal
Gorilla Bar
another downcast bar hi-lit only by a roasted flint
Gorilla Milk
caramelized orange-milk
nuttin' special (leather, tea, wood) & then a strawberry leaf / sepal
Gorilla Bar
another downcast bar hi-lit only by a roasted flint
Gorilla Milk
caramelized orange-milk
Mouthfeel 11.9 / 15
| Texture: | granular |
| Melt: | plodding |
Flavor 45 / 50
Awajun
cocoa loco -> coffee -> burnt edging around some indecipherable faint fruit (call it very subliminal strawberry) -> ground nuts -> keeps on recycling on itself
Gorilla Bar
gorgeously inflected chocolate base with jujube -> maintains this poise thru a glade of edible mushrooms -> sweetens back to fruit but this time lighter / juicier (cara cara orange) -> strong dezz nut bends to the close -> browns out on fig
Gorilla Milk
tongue confirms the nose
orange-gilded Milk Chocolate caramel… eventually reaches a dark vein of cocoa-dairy as though the cow's udder scrapes up against cacáo's tannins, so active / dynamic a pro-biotic interaction -> umami pings everywhere...
cocoa loco -> coffee -> burnt edging around some indecipherable faint fruit (call it very subliminal strawberry) -> ground nuts -> keeps on recycling on itself
Gorilla Bar
gorgeously inflected chocolate base with jujube -> maintains this poise thru a glade of edible mushrooms -> sweetens back to fruit but this time lighter / juicier (cara cara orange) -> strong dezz nut bends to the close -> browns out on fig
Gorilla Milk
tongue confirms the nose
orange-gilded Milk Chocolate caramel… eventually reaches a dark vein of cocoa-dairy as though the cow's udder scrapes up against cacáo's tannins, so active / dynamic a pro-biotic interaction -> umami pings everywhere...
Quality 16.2 / 20
Awajun
A Norandino co-op product (the planters responsible for Tumbes among others) of a very loosely defined "Criollo" tree stock (re: grandpa's trees more than any pedigree).
Sweet for an 80%, at least initially. Base flavors / basic bar. Something's in there; just hard to draw them out.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter
Gorilla Bar
68% cacáo-content
Substantial complexity within a matrix of solid chocolate constancy. Plays a bit bigger than its 68% weight lets on. Reconfirms that Virunga Congo delivers the goods -- consistently.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter
Gorilla Milk
One salty cow.
Because of it, as with the Gorilla Bar, this too punches up in weight class, a 37% that truly / easily tips the scales deep into Dark-Milk territory, more so than many 45%+ bars.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, milk powder, sugar, cocoa butter
Capsule Summary
Exudes an early-stage passion & craft that strikes infectiously. As such a lot of character & charm work their way thru these bars to a greater degree than many "better" über-refined chocolates.
Reviewed May 11, 2015
A Norandino co-op product (the planters responsible for Tumbes among others) of a very loosely defined "Criollo" tree stock (re: grandpa's trees more than any pedigree).
Sweet for an 80%, at least initially. Base flavors / basic bar. Something's in there; just hard to draw them out.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter
Gorilla Bar
68% cacáo-content
Substantial complexity within a matrix of solid chocolate constancy. Plays a bit bigger than its 68% weight lets on. Reconfirms that Virunga Congo delivers the goods -- consistently.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter
Gorilla Milk
One salty cow.
Because of it, as with the Gorilla Bar, this too punches up in weight class, a 37% that truly / easily tips the scales deep into Dark-Milk territory, more so than many 45%+ bars.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, milk powder, sugar, cocoa butter
Capsule Summary
Exudes an early-stage passion & craft that strikes infectiously. As such a lot of character & charm work their way thru these bars to a greater degree than many "better" über-refined chocolates.
Reviewed May 11, 2015