Srsly Chocolate - Love Bar 70% dark Rose petals & cranberry (bar) - May 21, 2023

Chocolate of the Day

Srsly Chocolate Inc. 
Love Bar 70% dark Rose petals and cranberry (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1 oz. (28 g.) / 2 oz. (56 g.) in total bar
Calories: 155 calories (estimate) in 1/2 bar
Cost: $9.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Srsly, online order

Welcome to Day #7 of Chocolate and Flowers Theme Week.

Today's Love Bar 70% dark Rose petals and cranberry (bar) was from Srsly Chocolate Inc. (Austin, TX).

Aroma notes included: dark, slightly smokey chocolate (jungle earth/loam, faint peat--that was present after first opening the wrapper, but then dissipated), faint floral (red rose, pollen), and subtle, sweetened red fruit.

The back of the 70% chocolate bar was carefully strewn with attractive ruby and deep pink dried cranberries and red rose petals.

Flavor notes included: rich, deep dark chocolate, fleeting rose, and nuanced, sweet dried cranberry--all of which subtly undulated into the finish.

The flavors were harmonious and well balanced, including the sweetness level.

Ingredients: cacao*, cane sugar*, rose petals*, dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar, sunflower oil) -- *Organic

Allergen-related information: Made in a facility that also processes milk, eggs, tree nuts, peanuts and wheat

Ethereal Chocolate - Organic Chocolate Apricot Honey (bar) - May 20, 2023

Chocolate of the Day

Ethereal Chocolate
Organic Dark Chocolate Apricot Honey (bar)
Good + 
Weight: 1.25 oz. (35.5 g.) / 2.5 oz. (71 g.) in total bar
Calories: 210 calories (per label) in 1/2 bar
Cost: $11.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Ethereal, online order

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

Today's Apricot Honey (bar) with Organic Dark Chocolate, Dried Apricots, Marigold Petals, Honey Candy and Bee Pollen (bar) was made by Ethereal Chocolate (Woodstock, IL).

Aroma notes for this chocolate included: dark chocolate, dried stone fruit (apricot, nectarine) and natural sweeteners (brown sugar, honey).

The back of the dark chocolate bar was an attractive, warm-hued, tiny gold mine of flavor additions, including: dried apricot pieces, shredded golden marigold petals, cheery yellow speckles of bee pollen, and honey candy crystals.  

The base dark chocolate was flavorful, but had a slight granular dryness (fruit astringency) (likely from the cacao). Otherwise it was well balanced and well-executed.

Together, the blend of dark chocolate and the added floral and other flavors mentioned above resulted in an interesting, and thoughtfully complex, bar--made with a short list of high-quality, organic ingredients.

This dark chocolate was also not overly sweet (thank you!). 

Ingredients: Chocolate* (Cocoa Beans*, Cane Sugar*, Cocoa Butter*), Dried Apricots*, Honey Pieces* (Cane Sugar*, Brown Rice Syrup*, Honey*), Marigold Petals*, Bee Pollen. (* Organic Ingredient)

Allergen-related information: "Made on shared equipment with peanuts (and) tree nuts."