Saturday, July 24, 2021

Cove Chocolate - Whole Almonds 68% Dark Chocolate (bar) - July 24, 2021

Chocolate of the Day

Cove Chocolate
Whole Almonds 68% Dark Chocolate (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1.1 oz. (37.5 g.) / 2.2 oz. (75 g.) in total bar
Calories: 174 calories (estimate) in 1.1 oz. (37.5 g.) of bar
Cost: $8.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: All About The Chocolate, Carmel, CA

Welcome to Day #6 of Chocolate and Almonds Theme Week.

This chocolate was discovered in a chocolate shop in the seaside village of Carmel, California--after a hike along the Pacific Ocean (Point Lobos). These was beautiful scenery, and new chocolates to be found. 

I was a little afraid this local 68% cocoa chocolate (made in a registered home kitchen in Monterey, California) might be too sweet and perhaps too uniform in flavor. Thankfully, this was not the case.

The relatively complex aroma included bold, dark chocolate with earth and fruit (faint dark berry, red apple, lemon, dried apricot), and faint green floral and very faint, fleeting vegetable (potato chip) notes.

This hand-crafted, thick and substantial chocolate had a smooth texture and paired well with crunchy (whole) almonds).

The flavor was smooth with rich, dark chocolate, gentle mixed fruit (dark, ripe sweet berry, very light red apple and Meyer lemon) with faint green notes and a well-managed earthiness. There were no "off" or overly strong notes; and the bar had a clean finish.

Ingredients: Dark chocolate (cacao beans, cane sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla beans), almonds.

Allergen-related information: "Contains tree nuts, soy"

 

Ritter Sport - Dark Chocolate with Whole Almonds (bar) - July 23, 2021

Chocolate of the Day

Ritter Sport 
Dark Chocolate with Whole Almonds (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1.09 oz. (31 g.) / 3.5 oz. (100 g.) total bar
Calories: 170 calories in 5 pieces (1 serving) of bar
Cost: $1.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, Palo Alto, CA

Welcome to Day #5 of Chocolate and Almonds Theme Week.

Today's Dark Chocolate with Whole Almonds (bar) was from Alfred Ritter GmbH and Co. KG (Waldenbuch, Germany). 

It was a member of the company's "Nut Selection" series of chocolate bars, in the classic Ritter square-shaped bar format, with a pre-scored grid ( of smaller squares), making it easy to break off pieces to eat or share.

This "new" dark chocolate bar was made with Rainforest Alliance Certified cacao (chocolate liquor).

The aroma contained roasted, bold but smooth dark chocolate (fudge brownie) and nutty (roasted almonds) notes.

Each chunky dark chocolate square was a mix of smooth texture/melt and crunchy bites of (whole) almonds.

The flavor was true chocolate (fudge brownie) with a slightly earthy note, and well-managed satisfying boldness. 

Ingredients: Sugar, chocolate liquor, almonds, cocoa butter, butterfat (milk), soy lecithin.

Allergen-related information: "May contain traces of peanuts, other tree nuts, wheat and egg."
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