Maverick Chocolate - Hawaiian Coffee Dark Chocolate (bar) - Nov. 9, 2024

Chocolate of the Day

Maverick Chocolate Co. 
Hawaiian Coffee Dark Chocolate (bar)
Good ++ 
Weight: .918 oz. (26 g.) / 2.3 oz. (65 g.) in total bar
Calories: 140 calories in 4 squares of bar
Cost: $12.00 for 1 bar + shipping
Purchased from: Maverick Chocolate, online order

Welcome to Day #3 of Chocolate and Hawaii Theme Week.

Today's Special Reserve Hawaiian Coffee Dark Chocolate Dark Chocolate was from Maverick Chocolate Co. (Cincinnati, OH). This bar was a collaboration between Maverick Chocolate and Made Like Iron Coffee (Pahala, HI).

Aroma notes for this bar included: complex dark chocolate with very slightly savory, diffuse fruit and coffee.

Texture: I liked that the coffee was completely incorporated in this bar, resulting in a smooth dark chocolate; i.e. there were no crunchy coffee bits/grounds. I like layered flavors; but in this case the total integration worked very well.

Flavor notes included: dark chocolate (dark brownie with sea salt*); freshly roasted coffee; fleeting, fruity, buttery green olive; brown/less processed sugar; and faint botanical/floral; and a very faint aromatic tobacco note. 

I enjoyed the deeply complex, nicely balanced, and interesting flavor notes; and the barely detectable savory taste. (Note: I'm a fan of savory and umami chocolates.) I'm not sure whether the light fruit (sweet citrus) came from the Belize cacao Maverick used to make this bar, or the Hawaiian coffee -- or whether it was a product of both; but the fruit and other flavors complemented each other well in this bar.

Maker's Tasting Notes: "Rich, dark chocolate with a smooth quintessential Hawaiian coffee flavor enhanced with brown-sugary sweetness and hints of citrus and flower notes."

Ingredients: Organic cocoa beans, organic cane sugar, organic cocoa butter, organic Hawaiian coffee beans. 

Allergen-related information:  "Manufactured in a facility that also processes: Milk, Eggs, Wheat, Peanuts, Almonds, Coconut, and Hazelnuts. Soy Free. Vegan."

*Note: There was no sea salt. I write down what I'm sensing, which doesn't always correlate 100% with the actual ingredients. In this case there was a savory/umami quality that reminded me of certain chocolates or foods with salt.