#akesson

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Markus Åkesson, Huntress, 2015. 

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Without You by Akesson

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Review: Akesson’s 75% Trinitario & Pink Pepper

Company: Akesson’s Chocolate Terroir: Madagascar, Bejofo Estate  Blend or Single Origin Economics: Directly Traded, Organic Values: Price: Spendy! Sugars: 18.6 carbs/14.4g sugars per 60g serving (one bar)

Summary from the Company: Located in the Sambirano Valley, near Ambanja, in the North-West of Madagascar, Bertil Åkesson’s estate spreads over about 2000 ha and is divided into smaller plantations like this Ambolikapiky. Since 1920, these farms produce world-famous aromatic cocoa and spices (like this pink pepper) used by most of the top chefs and chocolate makers around the world. In this subtle chocolate, the fruity-sweet tartness of cocoa, its pleasant flavor notes that evoke citrus and red berries are enriched by the floral notes of our pink pepper.

Good morning, Citizens!

I was looking over the producers I’ve reviewed so far this year and the winners of the Academy of Chocolate awards 2017 and saw a glaring omission. Akesson’s. They won 11 awards this year, and I hadn’t tried a single bar from them!

So I flew on down to my local specialty shop, which I know stocks Akesson products. But... they didn’t have any pure chocolate bars save the 100%. And, I am sorry to admit my friends, I am not bird enough to eat a 100% bar. 

They had a 75% with black pepper. And I thought... this does not sound pleasant. And they had a 75% with pink pepper, and I thought... I like pink pepper!

So here we are. I’m not sure what I expected. I broke off a piece. And took a bite. And it tasted like chocolate. And pepper. A lot of pepper. Perhaps I envisioned some arcane alchemy whereby there would be hint of peppercorn and it would be like chocolate but with a dash of pah!

It smells like freshly ground pepper. It crunches with bits of freshly ground pepper. And in the end mostly tastes like pepper.

I cannot in good conscience call it a pleasant experience. This particular bar won an Academy of Chocolate award in 2015, so I feel a bit brazen disagreeing. But unless you were planning to make a mole or some other savory dish, I cannot imagine why this would be the chocolate you would choose to eat.

I’m not counting Akesson out. But I think I’ll be avoiding peppercorn chocolates in the future.

Rating: 1/5

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Akesson - Without You (Original Mix)

"Without You (Original Mix)" by Akesson

posted in r/Trance

[nature-of-meow]

Sean Tyas & Bjorn Akesson - Zahi (Original)

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Bjorn Akesson - Threshold 079

01. Daleri - Pitch Please [Trice] 02. Fehrplay - I Can't Stop It [Pryda Friends] 03. Eximinds - Mainbeat [Garuda] 04. Husman - Ultra [Mainstage] 05. W&W & Ummet Ozcan - The Code [Revealed] 06. Cold Blank feat. Andy Taylor - Onslaught [Burn The Fire] 07. Deep Voices feat. Alexander K.G. Klaus - Call My Name (Brad & Victor H Womp Remix) [Lange] 08. DNS Project - Shatter [Coldharbour] 09. Leon 78 - About Her (Igor Dyachkov & U Jeen Remix) [Vendace] 10. Anhken & Les - Never Know What You're Gonna Get (Airborn Epic Mix) [Alter Ego] 11. Bjorn Akesson - Gunsmoke [Future Sound Of Egypt] 12. Nyx - Itaca [Monster Digital]

[nature-of-meow]

RAM - RAMazing (Björn Åkesson Remix)

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Bjorn Akesson - Threshold 078

01. Savant - Splinter [SectionZ] 02. Audien - Wayfarer [Anjunabeats] 03. Lange - Hold That Sucker Down [Lange] 04. Divini & Warning - The Housebeat (Hard Edit) [Energetic Sounds] 05. Mark Eteson & Luke Bond - 4 Days Out [Monster Tunes] 06. Reconceal - Renascentia II [Silent Shore] 07. Fast Distance - Quantique [Digital Society] 08. Matt Davey - Neutrino [A State Of Trance] 09. Sean Tyas & Greg Downey - Before The Dark (Club Mix) [Tytanium] 10. Federation - Quiero [Perfecto Fluoro] 11. Cruk - Punisher [Ammunition]