Sunday, May 1, 2022

Mutari Chocolate - White Label Chocolate Ecuador Costa Esmeraldas 77% (bar) - May 1, 2022

Chocolate of the Day

Mutari Chocolate
White Label Chocolate - Ecuador Costa Esmeraldas 77% (bar)
Good +
Weight: 1.15 oz. (32.5 g.) / 2.3 oz. (65 g.) in total bar
Calories: 178 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $10.00 (estimate) in 1 bar
Purchased from: Mutari Chocolate, Santa Cruz, CA

Welcome to Day #8 of Chocolate and Ecuador Theme Week.

Today's Ecuador Costa Esmeraldas 77% (bar) was part of Mutari Chocolate's White Label bean-to-bar, craft chocolate collection.

This chocolate had a subtle dark chocolate aroma, with faint sweet, slightly tart, red fruit (red wine grape/raisin) notes, and barely there graham cracker and floral notes.

The bar broke with a snap at room temperature (65 degrees F.), and had a relatively smooth melt with a very slight dried fruit astringency.

Flavor notes included true dark chocolate with faint, fleeting earth and fruit yogurt notes. This 77% cacao bar was less intense/bitter than other darker chocolates approaching 80% cacao.

Three Nacional cacao hybrids from Costa Esmeraldas, Ecuador, were used to make this bean-to-bar chocolate. The cacao was grown/produced (in a "wet" tropical forest area) on a single farm (Salazar Family Estate). Nacional is considered a fine flavor, heritage cacao associated with fruit, floral and herbal notes.

Maker's tasting notes: Fudge, brown fruit, honey suckle

Ingredients: Cacao bean, organic sugar, organic cocoa butter

Allergen-related information: 


Choquiero Chocolate - Puro Sabor Dark Lover's Bar with Himalayan Salt 80% Cacao - Apr. 30, 2022

Chocolate of the Day

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

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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