Cacao Space
Bolivia Alto Beni 75% with salted pistachios (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1.27 oz. (36 g.) / 2.54 oz. (72 g.) in total bar
Calories: 197 calories (estimate) for 1/2 bar
Cost: $9.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Cacao Space, online order + local pickup (Los Altos, CA)
Welcome to Day #4 of Chocolate and Bolivia Theme Week.
Good ++
Weight: 1.27 oz. (36 g.) / 2.54 oz. (72 g.) in total bar
Calories: 197 calories (estimate) for 1/2 bar
Cost: $9.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Cacao Space, online order + local pickup (Los Altos, CA)
Welcome to Day #4 of Chocolate and Bolivia Theme Week.
Today's Bolivia Alto Beni 75% with salted pistachios (bar) was from Cacao Space (Los Altos, CA). The cacao used to make this bar was grown in the Beni River Valley in the Andean foothills, in northern Bolivia.
Aroma and flavor notes included: dark chocolate (smooth, not too sweet, drinking chocolate); faint nut; and very faint, fleeting freshly toasted bread. At the very end of the finish there was a tiny blip of pleasing floral green tea (that I also tasted in the two other Bolivia bars from this same maker (featured earlier this week).
Texture: well-tempered, uniformly smooth dark chocolate with slight, soft crunch from pistachio nuts.
What I liked about this bar: bold but smooth 75% Bolivia dark chocolate, subtle pistachio accent flavor and texture; a judicious amount of both sugar and salt (thank you!); and that little bit of floral green tea in the finish.*
Ingredients: cacao nibs, organic coconut sugar, salted pistachios
Allergen-related information: (None listed)
*I'm particularly fond of naturally occurring floral and tea notes in chocolates. Floral notes are relatively volatile--easily lost in chocolates that have been heated or processed beyond a certain point. So when I can taste them I really enjoy them.
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