
Labooko Schokoladen Manufaktur GmbH
100 percent bar
Good +
Weight: 1.148 oz. (32.5 g.) / 2.29 oz. (65 g.) in total package of two bars
Calories: 206 calories (per label) in 1/2 package (1 bar)
Cost: $9.00 for 1 package of two bars
Purchased from: Chocolate Covered, San Francisco, CA

What can we observe about today's 100 percent bar from Labooko Schokoladen (Riegersburg, Austria)? It comes from bean-to-bar chocolatemakers who have demonstrated skill and originality in the many different bars they've created.

We also know that this package contained a matched set of two bars, crafted with organic, fairtrade cacao grown in Peru.

- The aroma: ultra dark chocolate, dried fruit, slight green, wood, spice notes
- The texture: creamy melt
- The flavor: even, ultra dark, balanced bitterness, roasted dried fruit, with a hint of roasted nut butter
- The finish: lingering but surprisingly smooth
The cacao was conched for 34 hours (a long time by cacao conching standards) to arrive at its relative smoothness. And yet it retained enough "original, raw and wild" flavor characteristics to be interesting and not bland. It took experienced hands to make this work.
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