Todays chocolate tasting was Guittard varietals. The first was called Ambanja. It was a Criollo from Madagascar. It was very creamy. It was only slightly sweet with a tart aftertaste, but it was very good. The next was Chucuri. This is a Trinitario from Colombia. It was sweeter and smoother. It had long, slow chocolate flavors, but to me it was sort of bland. The next was Sur del Lago, which is a blend of Trinitario and Criollo and is from Venezuela. It had an intense fruity flavor with very little tartness to it. The taste lingered for a while. The last was Quevedo. This is a Forestero from Ecuador. This was the darkest of the four, with a noticably stronger cacao taste. The was rich and nutty, and had a hint of something flowery.
Next, we did a coffee tasting. The first coffee we tasted was Sumatra. This was extremely earthy, woody, and bold. The Kenya was robust and rich, but it was too sour for my tastes. The Guatemala was very bold, and had a peppery, nutty taste to it. It was very interesting seeing how different coffees are judged and just how much goes into what coffee you get down at Starbucks.
The cheese tasting was the worst one we've had yet. The first was Fromage de chevre. This one smelled like cream cheese. It was very dry, and a little bit salty. The next was Fromage de chevre le chevrot. This was very strong with a salty aftertaste. It had a strong musky smell that was just terrible. The last was Robiola. This one was sour and tasted rotten. The smell reminded me of roadkill or spoiled meat.
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