Chocolate of the Day
Ragged Coast Chocolates
Lavender Blossom - Bittersweet Chocolate (bark)
Good ++
Weight: 1 oz. (28 g.) / 2 oz. (56 g.) in total bar
Calories: 145 calories in 1/2 package and 290 calories in 1 package
Cost: $5.95 for 1 bar + shipping
Purchased from: Ragged Coast Chocolates, online order
Welcome to Day #7 of Chocolate and Flowers Theme Week.
Today's Lavender Blossom - Bittersweet Chocolate, Lavender & Vanilla-Dusted Sugar Dust (bark) was from Ragged Coast Chocolates (Westbrook, ME).
Aroma notes included: dark chocolate (with subtle stone fruit, cream, faint ripe floral berry (pomegranate + lilac + lavender), and vanilla.
Texture for this relatively thick bark/bar: smooth chocolate with barely detectable vanilla shimmer and tiny, soft lavender buds.
Flavor notes included: rich, nuanced dark chocolate (very faint, diffuse fruit; cream; balanced earth/loam). Floral notes included: vanilla, with occasional tiny bursts of lovely Maine lavender (buds).
I enjoyed the fleeting floral and complex chocolate aroma and flavor notes. The bittersweet dark chocolate tasted more nuanced than most, and this was due in part to the blend of floral (vanilla and lavender) inclusions.
Maker's description: "No one anticipates those first buds of the new season more eagerly than a Mainer. Our lavender bark honors our passion for spring by capturing the subtle, citrus notes of delicate lavender blooms."
I'm saving a few floral and fruity chocolates to enjoy in December. But our winter is short in the San Francisco Bay Area. Camellias, daffodils and California poppies are back in February; and winter months bring welcome rains and green hills. Our coasts are rugged; but unlike the great northeast, the winters are more welcome here.
*Ingredients: Latin American Bittersweet Chocolate (cocoa liquor, sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural vanilla), Maine lavender, organic cane sugar, vanilla beans.
Allergen-related information: "Allergens: Soy, Nuts, Milk, and Coconut."
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