Choquiero Chocolate
Puro Sabor Dark Lover's Bar with Himalayan Salt 80% Cacao
Good + - Good ++
Weight: .8 oz. (22.5 g.) / 1.6 oz. (45 g.) in total bar
Calories: 145 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $2.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Country Sun Country Sun, Palo Alto, CA
Calories: 145 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $2.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Country Sun Country Sun, Palo Alto, CA
Welcome to Day #7 of Chocolate and Ecuador Theme Week.
Today's Puro Sabor Dark Lover's Bar with Himalayan Salt 80% Cacao (bar) was distributed by Choquiero Chocolate (Nevada City, CA). The company produces a line of chocolates/bars made with directly sourced, organic, fairly traded, unroasted cacao.
The cacao type/variety used to make today's chocolate: Ecuadorian wild arriba criollo. Criollo cacao is prized for its subtle, almost delicate flavors.
The aroma notes for this bar included dark chocolate, lemon herb (oxalis), faint molasses/brown sugar, and vanilla biscuit (shortbread cookie).
The well-tempered bar broke with a snap. The flavor notes mirrored the aroma notes (above)--slightly citrusy, chocolate with brown sugar, and vanilla coconut sandwich cookie.
The subtle touch of salt was a good fit and complemented the relatively mellow natural sweetness of the milder, less bitter, unroasted criollo cacao (and added coconut sugar and vanilla). It was certain less intense/bitter than most other 80% ultra-dark chocolate bars. The end result was a flavorful, balanced, gently complex blend of ingredients.
Ingredients: Organic cacao paste, organic coconut sugar, organic cacao butter, Himalayan salt, organic vanilla bean
Allergen-related information: "Made in a facility that processes tree nuts and seeds." ("Vegan, Paleo, Gluten Free, Soy Free, Non-GMO, Low Glycemic, Kosher, Ethically Sourced - Raw Cacao)
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