Likkle More Chocolate - Tropical Fruit Punch 65% Cocoa Limited Edition (bar) - Oct. 21, 2026

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Likkle More Chocolate
Tropical Fruit Punch 65% Cocoa (bar) Limited Edition
Good ++
Weight: 1.23 oz. (35 g.) / 2.47 oz. (70 g.) in total bar
Calories: 170 calories (estimate) in 1/2 bar
Cost: $16.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Chocolate Dispensary, online order

Welcome to Day #16 of Chocolate & Jamaica Theme Week, and Day #1 of Chocolate and Fruits Theme Week,

Today's Tropical Fruit Punch 65% Cocoa Limited Edition (Passion Fruit, Mango, Pineapple) (bar) was from Likkle More Chocolate (Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies).

Aroma notes for this Limited Edition chocolate included: Smooth dark chocolate (chocolate-y, cocoa, very faint pleasant cedar wood, red fruits and marshmallow) with additional, diffuse subtle tart-sweet tropical fruits (mango, passion fruit, pineapple with a hint of melon and peach)

Flavor notes included: similar chocolate and fruit notes that were present in the aroma, but with a deeper immersion into the chocolate -- smooth, dark, subtly flavorful--plus tiny hints of warm spice and wood.

This chocolate was well-executed with relatively low bitterness, and had balanced (fruity) acidic notes consistent with blend of island fruits: passion fruit, mango and pineapple. There was a gently complex and balanced finish, and that resolved into something that was clean and not too astringent or acidic.

Texture: smooth dark chocolate with an even and satisfying melt, that was adorned on the back side with light, peach and honey-hued freeze-dried fruit bits that dissolved effortlessly along with each bite of chocolate. 

I really appreciated the subtly complex and layered flavoring enabled by the maker's choices. Freeze dried fruit pieces could have been finely ground and fully incorporated into the chocolate (creating a unified mouthfeel and taste), or the fruit bits could have been larger and chewy creating more texture and flavor separation. The middle approach--where the layers of dark chocolate and fruit flavors (that were still detectable) were melting together perfectly and slowly in real time--was just right.

Ingredients: "Cocoa nibs, cane sugar, freeze dried passion fruit pulp, cocoa butter, freeze dried mango diced, freeze dried pineapple." 

Allergen-related information: (None listed on package)

Likkle More Chocolate - Fresh Ginger 70% Cocoa (bar) - Oct. 20, 2026

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Likkle More Chocolate
Fresh Ginger 70% Cocoa (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1.23 oz. (35 g.) / 2.47 oz. (70 g.) in total bar
Calories: 170 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $16.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Chocolate Dispensary, online order

Welcome to Day #15 of Chocolate & Jamaica Theme Week.

Today's Fresh Ginger 70% Cocoa (bar) was from Likkle More Chocolate (Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies).

Aroma notes included: pleasant, relatively subtle, dark chocolate with faint spice/ginger.

Flavor notes included a richer deep chocolate-y flavor than the aroma indicated. This smooth Jamaican chocolate was low in bitterness and acidity. And a warm, authentic ginger flavor (with a serene glow in the finish) completed this balanced blend.

Texture: This well-tempered chocolate broke with an audible snap, and had a smooth mouthfeel and melt. The ginger was fully integrated into the dark chocolate. (There were no chewy candied ginger bits or stringy ginger pieces/shreds; and there was no powdered ginger spice grit.)

I appreciated the subtle complexity, the balanced flavors--as well as the short list of local ingredients and attractive packaging--in this well-executed chocolate. 

And I enjoyed the warm, authentic ginger glow that gently blossomed in the finish. This smooth Jamaican chocolate was low in bitterness and acidity. 

Ingredients: "Cocoa nibs, cane sugar, cocoa butter, dehydrated fresh ginger root. All-natural colors derived from plants, fruits & vegetables." 

Allergen-related information: "Made in a kitchen that handles milk, seeds & nuts."

Likkle More Chocolate - Bachelor's Hall Estate 72% Cocoa (bar) - Oct. 19, 2026

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Likkle More Chocolate
Bachelor's Hall Estate 72% Cocoa (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1.23 oz. (35 g.) / 2.47 oz. (70 g.) in total bar
Calories: 180 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $16.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Chocolate Dispensary, online order

Welcome to Day #14 of Chocolate & Jamaica Theme Week.

Today's Bachelor's Hall Estate* 72% Cocoa (bar) was from Likkle More Chocolate (Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies)...as in, please give me a "little more" chocolate.

Aroma and flavor notes for this attractively decorated, single origin Jamaican dark bar included: smooth dark chocolate (nutty cocoa); faint red fruit and red apple jelly; barely there warm spice; and a wee bit of balanced (coffee-like) bitterness/acidity and in the finish.

Texture: smooth dark chocolate with an even melt. Finish: There was a very slight fruit/coffee/menthol sensation that resolved into a faint, red apple tartness at the tail end of the finish.

I liked the subtle complexity, especially the nutty cocoa notes up front in this single origin/estate Jamaican chocolate. The very faint coffee, wood, apple and menthol notes in the finish were interesting and balanced. Overall it was fairly low in bitterness. 

I appreciated the short list of ingredients (only three ingredients), the fact that they press their (own) cocoa butter, and the attractive packaging art and compostable inner wrapper.

Ingredients: "Cocoa nibs, cane sugar, cocoa butter. All-natural colors derived from plants, fruits & vegetables." 

Allergen-related information: "Made in a kitchen that handles milk, seeds & nuts."

*Bachelor's Hall Estate is a large farm (in St. Thomas Parish) in southeastern Jamaica, owned and operated by Desmond Jadusingh--who inherited what had been a cocoa farm from his grandfather, and brought it back to life. Despite hurricanes and other challenges, he developed fermentation techniques and his Estate became known for great Jamaican cacao. 

Likkle More Chocolate - Jamaican Dark Milk bar with Plantain Crisps 55% Cocoa - Oct. 18, 2026

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Likkle More Chocolate
Jamaican Dark Milk bar with Plantain Crisps 55% Cocoa (bar)
Good + - Good ++
Weight: 1.23 oz. (35 g.) / 2.47 oz. (70 g.) in total bar
Calories: 190 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $16.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Chocolate Dispensary, online order

Welcome to Day #13 of Chocolate & Jamaica Theme Week

Today's Dark Milk 55% Cocoa bar with Jamaican Plantain Crisps was from Likkle More Chocolate (Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies). 

The company offers a variety of attractively packaged, bean-to-bar chocolates (bars) that include several different Jamaican flavor inclusions, and are decorated with pastel-hued, decorative splatters of what I assume is cocoa butter-based "paint."

Aroma and flavor notes for today's Plantain milk chocolate bar included: subtle milk chocolate with a gentle aroma and milky flavor and an even subtler plantain taste and texture.

Green, unripe plantains used in cooking and crisps (chips) are less sweet, flavorful and floral than bananas. They contributed a mellow, starchy, mild vegetable flavor.

Texture: smooth milk chocolate with a milky/creamy melt and mouthfeel, interspersed with tiny bits of plantain chips.

The percent of cacao was almost too low (for me, a dark chocolate fan); however, the sweetness level was just about right (not too high). This 55% milk chocolate was low in bitterness; there were no unexpectedly bold/funky notes.

Ingredients: Cocoa nibs, cane sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, plantain crisps (sunflower oil), salt. Natural colors derived from plants, fruits & vegetables.

Allergen-related information: Contains Milk. "Made in a kitchen handling milk, seeds & nuts."

*The image of golden sunlight glowing through tropical foliage--framed in black and gold on the outside packaging was beautiful. 

Pure Chocolate - 57% Dark Mylk Chocolate with Coconut (bar) - Oct. 17, 2026

Chocolate of The Day

Pure Chocolate
57% Dark Mylk Chocolate with Coconut (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1.06 oz. (30 g.) 2.12 oz. (60 g.) in total bar
Calories: 130 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $11.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Bar & Cocoa, online order

Welcome to Day #12 of Chocolate & Jamaica Theme Week.

Today's 57% Dark Mylk Chocolate with Coconut (bar) was made by Pure Chocolate Ltd. (St. Ann, Jamaica, West Indies).

Aroma notes for this bar included: chocolate (pleasant, authentic cocoa) and sweet coconut milk. The chocolate flavor notes were more robust than the aroma notes. 

The 57% dark chocolate flavor notes included: richer, chocolate-y (drinking chocolate); fairly strong coconut milk; and warm vanilla flavors.

Texture: smooth with a creamy (coconut milk) melt with a very slight astringency in the finish.

I appreciated the short list of local and quality ingredients (enabled via the makers' relationships with local Jamaican cacao farmers), that included both Jamaican cacao beans and Jamaican cocoa butter), and the chocolate making skills that brought these bold, balanced flavors together for us to enjoy.

Maker's tasting notes: "Toasted coconut, brioche, cream"

Maker's beverage pairing tips: "Rum cream, Pinot Noir, pina colada"

Ingredients: "Jamaican cocoa beans, cane sugar, unrefined Jamaican cocoa butter, coconut, vanilla beans"

Allergen-related information: Contains Coconut. "made in a facility that handles peanuts, tree nuts, dairy & gluten."

Pure Chocolate - Dark Chocolate with Cinnamon 70% (bar) - Oct. 16, 2026

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Pure Chocolate
70% Dark Chocolate with Cinnamon (bar)
Good ++ 
Weight: 1.06 oz. (30 g.) 2.12 oz. (60 g.) in total bar
Calories: 90 calories (per label) in 1/2 bar
Cost: $11.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Bar & Cocoa, online order

Welcome to Day #11 of Chocolate & Jamaica Theme Week.

Today's 70% Dark Chocolate with Cinnamon (bar) was made by Pure Chocolate Ltd. (St. Ann, Jamaica, West Indies).

The company offers a line of "farm to bar, single origin and direct trade" chocolate bars, many with local flavor additions. Not only have the founders (a husband and wife team) developed local relationships with farmers, they also "provide our wrapper as a canvas to talented local artists."*

Aroma and flavor notes for this attractively packaged* bar included: smooth dark chocolate; warm spice (authentic cinnamon, cinnamon roll, subtle cinnamon tea); and warm, pleasant wood.

Texture: smooth texture with a relatively slow melt (when eaten in a slightly cool room)

I enjoyed the subtle, balanced and authentic flavors in this dark chocolate bar. The cinnamon added a natural, gently sweet, woody flavor of its own (without any spice grit (thank you). I also appreciated the short list of quality, local origin ingredients--without preservatives, emulsifiers or anything extra.

Maker's tasting notes for this bar: "cinnamon, red berries, caramel". (Beverage pairing suggestions included: "Jamaican rum, Ruby Port, Blue Mountain Coffee".)

Ingredients: "Jamaican cocoa beans, unrefined Jamaican cocoa butter, cane sugar, cinnamon" 

Allergen-related information: "made in a facility that handles peanuts, tree nuts, dairy & gluten."

*Pure Chocolate works with talented local (Jamaican) artists--such as Taj Francis and Kokab Zohoori-Dossa--who have created some truly striking and beautiful portrait-style images for the company's chocolate bars.

Pure Chocolate - 84% Dark Chocolate (bar) - Oct. 15, 2026

Chocolate of The Day

Pure Chocolate
84% Dark Chocolate (bar)
Good ++ 
Weight: 1.06 oz. (30 g.) 2.12 oz. (60 g.) in total bar
Calories: 80 calories (per label) in 1/2 bar
Cost: $11.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Bar & Cocoa, online order

Welcome to Day #10 of Chocolate & Jamaica Theme Week.

Today's Dark Chocolate 84% (bar) was handmade by Pure Chocolate Ltd. (St. Ann, Jamaica, West Indies).

Aroma and flavor notes for this Jamaican bar (adorned with a striking portrait*) included: surprisingly light dark chocolate aroma and smooth chocolate-y flavor for an ultra-dark (80%+ cacao) chocolate bar.  

As I bit into this 84% dark chocolate I anticipated possible spikes of fruit acidity, astringency or unexpected bitterness. There were none. And the shifts in the flavor while tasting were so subtle that it was difficult to detect what these shifts were, outside of "smooth dark chocolate."

Texture: smooth texture, melt and mouthfeel

I liked the balanced and subtle complexity in this two-ingredient, single origin, 84% cacao Jamaican chocolate. It's a bar I plan to share with friends who appreciate dark chocolate. It's also a great example of how an 80%+er can taste like a 70%er, and vice versa. (Percentage doesn't always correlate with "darkness".)

I also appreciated the maker's use of Jamaican artists to adorn their packaging.*

Maker's tasting notes: "Deep bitters, roasted nuts, dark caramel and berries"; suggested beverage pairings: "Port, px sherry, shiraz"

Ingredients: Jamaican cacao beans, cane sugar

Allergen-related information: "made in a facility that handles peanuts, tree nuts, dairy & gluten."

*The illustration ("Black Moons") on the packaging was created by Jamaican artist Taj Francis.