Solstice Chocolate - 70% Tranquilidad Dark Chocolate (bar) - Nov. 3, 2023

Chocolate of the Day

Solstice Chocolate
70% Tranquilidad Dark Chocolate (bar)
Good + - Good ++
Weight: 1.15 oz. (32.5 g.) / 2.3 oz. (65 g.) in total bar
Calories: 160 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $13.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Solstice Chocolate, online order

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

Today's 70% Tranquilidad Dark Chocolate (bar) was made by Solstice Chocolate, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT). 

The cacao used to make this bar was grown in northern Bolivia, and likely from Hacienda Tranquilidad. Some very wonderful wild heirloom and/or single estate cacaos grow in this area.

Aroma and notes included: smooth dark chocolate; diffuse fruits (very faint honeyed mango, raisin); and faint brown sugar/molasses.

The texture was smooth with a creamy melt and mouthfeel.

Flavor notes for this naturally sweet 70% dark chocolate included: smooth dark chocolate, faint cream and very faint brown sugar/molasses. There was a small uptick in bright, diffuse fruitiness (subtle fruit acidity) in the middle, followed by a creamy, chocolate-y finish.

Maker's Tasting Notes: "Honey, Cream, Molasses"

Ingredients: Cacao Beans, Organic Cane Sugar, Cocoa Butter

Allergen-related information: "Processed in a tree nut, gluten, dairy and soybean free facility."

Solstice Chocolate - 56% Bolivia Dark Milk Chocolate (bar) - Nov. 2, 2023

Chocolate of the Day

Solstice Chocolate
56% Bolivia Dark Milk Chocolate (bar)
Good + - Good ++
Weight: 1.15 oz. (32.5 g.) / 2.3 oz. (65 g.) in total bar
Calories: 160 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $12.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Solstice Chocolate, online order

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

Today's 56% Bolivia Dark Milk Chocolate (bar) was made by Solstice Chocolate, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT).

Aroma notes included: chocolate (fragrant, sweet warm cocoa with milk); and very faint, diffuse green mango/citrus.*

This 56% chocolate has a thick, creamy texture and mouthfeel.

Flavor notes included: rich, flavorful milk chocolate; sweet caramel and toffee; and very faint sweet green botanicals (stalks, oxalis) in the finish.

Maker's Tasting Notes: "Toffee, Salted Caramel, Mocha"

Ingredients: "Cacao Bean, Organic Cane Sugar, Whole Milk, Cocoa Butter, Pure Vanilla Extract, Non-GMO Lecithin Powder"

Allergen-related information: (Contains milk.) "May contain coconut."

*Descriptions of chocolate aroma and flavor notes may not reflect actual ingredients. (E.g. in this case, there are no mango or citrus ingredients, although cacao fruit/pulp surrounding the seeds (beans) may have these flavors.) Different cacao varieties and origins also have different flavors.