Mexican Ruby Lavados (washed / unfermented) Sandy/Iris 2024

Characteristics Origin: Mexico Region: Tabasco, Sandy/Iris Coop Type: TrinatarioCerts: Direct Trade Crop: 2024 Fermentation: None, washed raw cocoa Uses: Ruby chocolate, Purple phaseFlavor Notes: First and foremost, this cocoa is not fermented and because of that, it is particularly unsuited for classic eating chocolate.  I'm not going to bother with my classic spider chart as it will show 11s (and it only goes to 5) for extreme bitterness and astringency, plus other really funky notes like green banana skin and citrus pith with undertones of sour stone fruit and unripe green peppers.  So why am I offering it? This unfermented and raw cocoa is absolutely great for drinking chocolate.  I'm not meaning Brewing cocoa nor am I meaning sipping chocolate that is little more than melting chocolate in a cup.  I'm meaning something you would mix with water or milk and as little or as much sugar as you would like. Once you have diluted it with liquid, the astringency drops away to something muc