Williams-Sonoma Good and Evil 72% by Bourdain and ripert

About: What to say about this. I was too lazy to research it, because of having a life. But some things don't require research. First, Williams-Sonoma didn't make this chocolate. They don't make the pots they sell, either, in case you're wondering. And I'm pretty sure that celebrity chefs Anthony Bourdain and Eric Rupert didn't make this either. The funny thing is that it's just a regular bar - cocoa, sugar, and lecithin. So the art here is in the chocolate making, and being in front of a camera does shit-all for teaching you about conching. But... 5 points for marketing, I guess.

The chocolate maker here is Eclat chocolate, a Pennsylvania-made chocolate maker started by Christopher Curtin, who claims to have studied in Switzerland, Belgium, France, Germany and Japan. So... all the chocolate meccas. Tastes like he was a good student.

Flavor: Really pretty good. It's a big sweet overall, and it's not bean-to-bar fresh, somehow. It lacks that fresh aromatic zing you get from a really fresh bar. But it's rich, full flavored, long lasting, and fruity. Liked it.

Texture: Oh yeah, smooth. This is a creamy delight, a felty tongue treat, a quiet snow-filled night for your mouth. Plus 2 here.


My rating:  Solid 9. Would eat again.

Rating Value	Meaning
1	Really bad chocolate. There's something just really really wrong here in almost every imaginable respect.
2	A bar with this rating has at least two drawbacks.
3	A bar where something is starting to get seriously wrong.... for example, really weak flavor with an otherwise acceptable texture.
4	This bar is below average, but just slightly. Mostly it's not worth eating again. Something isn't quite up to par, for example a poor texture but fine flavor.
5	This is an average good bar that's worth eating. There's nothing really wrong with it, but also nothing particularly spectacular. Or, perhaps it has a good characteristic that's evenly counter-weighted by something weak.
6	A solidly good bar with one characteristic that's above par, for example a great texture.
7	An solidly good chocolate that has two above par characteristics, but nothing mind-blowing. Good, above average flavor, but nothing to die for.
8	An excellent bar with no weaknesses and at least one characteristic that's super.
9	An awesome bar to die for with amazing texture and flavor.
10	You have been touched by God.

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