Chocolate of the Day
Castronovo Chocolate
Valle de Los Rios, Peru Dark Milk 60% Cacao (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1.1 oz. (31 g.) / 2.2 oz. (62 g.) in total bar
Calories: 160 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $11.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Castronovo Chocolate, online order
Welcome to Day #14 of Chocolate and Peru Theme Week.
Today's Signature Collection, Valle de Los Rios, Peru Dark Milk 60% Cacao (Batch #1211) (bar) was from Castronovo Chocolate (Stuart, FL).
Happily this week, I've been able to sample chocolates made with cacaos from a variety of Peruvian regions. Thank you to Chocolate maker Denise Castronovo, who is currently offering bars and confections (see Sacha Inchi bark in tomorrow's post) made with cacaos from at least three different growing locations.
Aroma notes included: chocolate with soft floral, fruit and caramel.
This 60% bar broke with a well-tempered hard snap, and had a uniform, smooth, relatively creamy texture.
Flavor notes included: sweet, smooth dark milk chocolate with very faint floral, fruit and caramel and almost undetectable sweet cereal milk. Light, sweet finish.
Maker's tasting notes: "...my most feminine and delicate flavor profile milk chocolate....(with a) soft floral character, delicate fruit of melon, and (a) hint of clove spice."
Ingredients: cocoa beans*, cane sugar*, milk*, cocoa butter* (*organic ingredients)
Allergen-related information: Contains milk. Made in a nut-free facility.
No comments:
Post a Comment