Impact
400 lb baby gorilla in a chocolate wrapper assaults your Pal (palate) with brute tannins & just enough sugar to keep it civil (barely). A fist-thru-the-wall to get thru this bar kind’a chocolate.
Appearance 3.4 / 5
| Color: | dark rusted umber |
| Surface: | rough & tumble looking up front; beaten & battered out back |
| Temper: | no finish to speak of; light absorbing |
| Snap: | good pop 'n coarse cleave |
Aroma 6.4 / 10
nose to match: minute berry pip in the dirt + some grains, coconut shell, walnut husk
Mouthfeel 11.7 / 15
| Texture: | grainy |
| Melt: | soft & uneven; finishing grip |
Flavor 39.3 / 50
cacophony of earthen notes to match texture: cocoanut -> coffee -> subsoil -> pecan shell (yes, that’s a flavor note) -> runs green (palm, tobacco, & olive leaves) -> tiny mint sprig -> bitter crashes it back to stringent earth
Quality 16.6 / 20
Rustic, complicated, & barely tame. Deep roast, light grind, & clean conching as evidenced in Plantations 75% base. Coconut is mostly a textural note. A small producer’s homage to the plantation’s produce.
ING: cocoa mass, raw cane sugar, coconut, salt, soy lecithin
ING: cocoa mass, raw cane sugar, coconut, salt, soy lecithin