ShareThisTry a new batch of couverture chocolate for drinking
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I'll order ~five kilos of different high-end chocolate from chocosphere.com and see how they taste when drinking.
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Taste each one and track the results here. |
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When I've tasted them all, at least a few times to average out variables like the milk I use. |
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Are you kidding? :-) I might try some flowery language, but like/dislike is good enough. |
Comments & Observations
Matthew Cornell Got back from a stressful trip last night at 2am, so I'll try two servings this morning:
o Michel Cluizel Couverture Noir 72% (http://www.chocosphere.com/Html/Products/michelcluizel.html#mc_cook):
Rich flavor, but tastes like a blend - no strong character emerges that I taste. First impression: Not bad, perhaps not worth the slightly higher price than others.
Jan 14, 2010
Matthew Cornell o Valrhona Guanaja Les Feves 70% (http://www.chocosphere.com/cgi-bin/webstore/web_store.cgi?page=/Products/valrhona-chef.html&cart_id=%%cart_id%%#vc_guanaja):
o Actually, the same impression I got with the Cluizel - a tasty blend, but no identifiable character. I might be expecting too much. These aren't "single origin" choices. Still, how can you go wrong with this quality.
Jan 14, 2010
Liza Cunningham Love it. An experiment based on pure pleasure. How brilliant.
Jan 14, 2010
Matthew Cornell Good insight, Liza. Exactly.
o Last night: Santander 70% (http://www.chocosphere.com/cgi-bin/webstore/web_store.cgi?page=/Products/valrhona-chef.html&cart_id=%%cart_id%%#araguani): Has a tasty, smoky flavor. Plus, less expensive than the others. Yum.
o This morning: Valrhona Araguani Les Feves (http://www.chocosphere.com/cgi-bin/webstore/web_store.cgi?page=/Products/valrhona-chef.html&cart_id=%%cart_id%%#bitter): Like the Guanaja, tastes delicious, but not complex. I like this better than that one, though. A keeper.
Jan 15, 2010
Matthew Cornell Liking the Santander... :-)
Jan 15, 2010
Matthew Cornell This morning: Domori Apurimac 75% (http://www.chocosphere.com/Html/Products/domori.html#dm_couverture): *Very* nice. Smooth, very fruity. Expensive, but a keeper.
Jan 16, 2010
Matthew Cornell Tried the Domori Rio Caraibe Superior 75%. Found it less fruity than the Apurimac, but with a similar character. Pretty good, but doesn't blow me away.
What a privilege to run this experiment!
Jan 17, 2010
Matthew Cornell The Domori Apurimac is blowing me away today. It's funny how each tasting is different.
Jan 18, 2010