Seventy% - Topic: tasting

Hans-Peter Rot on tasting

Sat, 11 Dec 2004 03:21:57 +0000

Try using rehydrated "textured soy protein" or "textured vegetable protein." It's almost devoid of flavor, and the little flavor it does possess disappears after a sip and a gargle of water.

alex_h on tasting

Fri, 10 Dec 2004 09:57:37 +0000

hmm, i'd thought the same originally, but at my tasting some people commented on it. curiously it works for me. the temperature does a lot, and rooibos isn't as strong as i thought. and vanilla is in most chocolates anyway, and caramel is just sugar basically.

btw, my fave tea is a darjeeling too. nice and smooth.

Lone Ly on tasting

Fri, 10 Dec 2004 05:31:17 +0000

quote:

Originally posted by alex_h

i found something better than water for clearing the palate: rooibos tea. either pure or with caramel or even vanilla added. does the trick nicely.

Are you seriuos? I would guess it messed up the taste buds even more, especially the caramel/vanilla flavoured tea. But talking about tea for clearing the palate; I guess Darjeeling First Flush (also called Champagne of teas) may work well - very mild taste, feels milder than water somehow.

Chocolate is cheaper than therapy and you don't need an appointment.

alex_h on tasting

Thu, 09 Dec 2004 14:22:23 +0000

:-) every day in the winter. i like green tea better too, but it is more of a pain to make when you don't have time. and there's another lovely tea i've found here in munich...

for off-topic threads i've just created this topic:

http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=323

green on tasting

Thu, 09 Dec 2004 14:18:07 +0000

nice to hear about other people drinking rooibos tea, i am actually quite a fan, although i like green tea better. (just had a cup of rooibos with som milk chocolate, tastes very good together)

alex_h on tasting

Thu, 09 Dec 2004 11:24:54 +0000

i found something better than water for clearing the palate: rooibos tea. either pure or with caramel or even vanilla added. does the trick nicely.

alex_h on tasting

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 12:54:31 +0000

well, i guess we all have different tastes and taste buds.

Lone Ly on tasting

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 06:54:38 +0000

I haven't arranged any tasting, among my friends Cluizel is very popular. (Well, Amedei is popular among the tough guys ...). I guess it is because all of the single estates are quite sweet.

Chocolate is cheaper than therapy and you don't need an appointment.

legodude on tasting

Sun, 21 Nov 2004 19:54:52 +0000

Interesting that your friends liked the ones that I think is not among the best, but that is ok. I like los Ancones a lot and the olive taste is not there everytime I taste it.

alex_h on tasting

Sun, 21 Nov 2004 12:06:19 +0000

well, the tasting is gone and done and all had a good time. the resonance was terrific!
many were surprise how elaborate it was. i had about 20 people stuffed in my living room and kitchen, started off with some info on cocoa and good chocolate. then took everyone over to the kitchen where i had the chocolate (los ancones, bonnat madagascar, rajoles 70%, puertomar, amedei chuao and valrhona guanaja).
in the end everyone was stuffed (i think they went at it too fast :) but enjoyed the experience. clear favorites> madagascar and rajoles. hardly anyone liked los ancones very much, maybe it's just not a german taste, dunno.
it was interesting for me as well to hear the people describe what they were tasting. there were definitely some with finer taste buds than mine. one friend tasted the green olives in los ancones, which i never have.
to clear the tongue i had sparkling water, mild teas and some bread.

my neighbor from canada had once actually worked on vanuatu for some time and knew the plantations there and had enjoyed the cocoa fruit. he still preferred it to even the best chocolates.

alex_h on tasting

Wed, 03 Nov 2004 22:42:23 +0000

nah, need to start 'em off easy. don't want all my friends to end up a cocoa fiend like me :)

Hans-Peter Rot on tasting

Wed, 03 Nov 2004 18:28:53 +0000

Why limit yourself to just five? Go all out, man, and display it all, hehe [:D]

alex_h on tasting

Wed, 03 Nov 2004 16:34:35 +0000

i have finally decided on five bars for my birthday/chocolate party. thanks for all the advice and ideas.

here is what i will be offering:

1. cluizel ancones
2. bonnat madagascar
3. valrhona ampamakia (if i can still get any)
4. amedei chuao
and last but definitely not least
5. domori puertofino

i will also put out some kashaya, just to drive 'em nuts ;-)

to clear the palate i will have sparkling water and so that people don't get sick of the chocolate: italian bread sticks and bavarian pretzels :-)

hot chocolate and a chocolate cake maybe as well... but some might OD on me.

Hans-Peter Rot on tasting

Sun, 31 Oct 2004 17:11:49 +0000

I think Madagascar has a fairly easy distinguishable characteristic to it, however, I believe Pralus' Madagascar strays from the familiar flavor profile a bit. Probably due to such a dark roast, the alcohol and tart flavors are absent and replaced by a softer fruitiness reminiscent of a pear. It's quite good, though mellow in fruitiness. But after eating Domori's Madagascar, I don't think anything can topple it from its venerated position on my list. The flavors are just outstanding.

Sebastian on tasting

Thu, 28 Oct 2004 12:58:24 +0000

Believe me, if you'd ever had malaysian, you'd recognize that as well 8-) It's commonplace to 'help' the beans dry by burning tires underneath them. Makes the chocolate taste like, well, burned tires...