Chocolate of the Day
Antidote Chocolate
Ginger bits + Grains of Paradise 77% Dark (bar)
Good ++ - Good +++
Weight: 2.3 oz. (65 g.) in total bar
Calories: 380 calories in 1 bar
Cost: $ Missing information
Purchased from: Country Sun Natural Foods, Palo Alto, CA
Welcome to Day #1 of Chocolate and Spices Theme Week.
Today's Ginger bits + Grains of Paradise 77% Dark (bar) from Antidote Chocolate (Antidote, FL) was made in Ecuador with Arriba Nacional cacao.
The creative presence behind Antidote has been Red Thalhammer (who has Austrian roots); this brand chief, creative designer--and now chocolatier--spends time in both New York and Miami.
Aroma notes for this bar included: spicy-sweet ginger and dark chocolate.
Tiny bursts of aromatic ginger and grains of paradise were integrated with smooth dark chocolate.
Flavor notes included: dark chocolate, small pieces of candied ginger and a sweet bright cardamom-like spice (Grains of Paradise) that reminded me of fruit punch bubble gum, sweet resin and cotton candy when it surfaced from underneath the two stronger flavors -- rich, 77% dark chocolate and candied ginger. Bravo for breaking through these two fairly dominant flavors, and adding sophisticated and complex spice flavors.
I really enjoyed this complex and well-balanced bar bursting with satisfying taste. If you like ginger and warm and exotic spice flavors, I recommend giving this bar a try.
Ingredients: cacao beans, whole cane sugar, cacao butter, ginger, grains or paradise, sunflower lecithin.
Allergen-related information: Made in a facility that handles milk, soy (and) nuts.
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