Dandelion - 85% Camino Verde, Ecuador - July 6, 2015

Chocolate(s) of the Day:

Dandelion Chocolate

85% Camino Verde, Ecuador bar
Good ++ - Very Good
Weight: .66 oz. (18.6 g.) / 2 oz. (56 g.) in total bar
Calories: 99 calories (estimate) in 1/3 bar
Cost: $12.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Dandelion Chocolate, San Francisco, CA

Today's Camino Verde, Ecuador, bar from Dandelion Chocolate (San Francisco, CA) had a faint cocoa and honey aroma, and had a slightly bitter (but nicely balanced) coffee flavor note. This 85% bar -- made with cacao from Camino Verde, Ecuador -- was refreshingly un-sweet.

Camino Verde Crunch (bark style)
Good ++
Weight: 1 oz. (28.3 g.) in 1 piece
Calories: 150 calories (estimate) in 1 oz. (28.3 g.) piece
Cost: $3.00 per oz. (sold by weight)
Purchased from: Dandelion Chocolate, San Francisco, CA

The second chocolate item was also from Dandelion Chocolate, and made with cacao from Camino Verde, Ecuador. The Camino Verde Crunch was broken into pieces, bark style, and sold by weight (by the ounce) in a small brown paper bag. A toffee brittle center, and a generous sprinkle of cacao nibs, gave this chocolate its crunch.

Today was Day #2 of Chocolate and Ecuador Theme Week.