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Ingredients: Cocoa beans, sugar, cocoa butter
At the Askinosie tasting (which I’ll write more about in part 2 of my Askinosie post), I got to taste the Soconusco bar from bean to bar. Afterwards, I decided to purchase the San Jose Del Tambo bar at Bittersweet, to get a better idea of it. The bar starts out very fruity, with hints of raspberries and plums, and then progresses into a darker tone, woody with roasted coffee, with a dry finish. Pretty light – I ate more than a piece to get the flavor. The finish reminds me a little of the chocolate liquor at the tasting in the way it makes the tongue dry. I could imagine eating this bar with a beer, or maybe with some wine. |
Tags: Askinosie, Bar, san jose del tambo
April 1, 2008 at 4:31 pm |
I have to dissent. The Ecuadorian bar was far less flavorful than the decidedly supreme Soconusco:
https://www.askinosie.com/p-13-soconusco-75-85g3-oz.aspx
If you’re in the market for a tart, watery chocolate finish, go for Ecuador. If you like your chocolate rich and velvety, go for Soconusco.
However, all biases aside, this is a good review, Pjunk.