Chocolate of the Day
Puna Chocolate Company
Captain Cook Kona Regional 70% Dark Chocolate (bar)
Good +++
Weight: 1.06 oz. (30 g.) / 2.1 oz. (60 g.) in total bar
Calories: 160 calories (estimate) in 1/2 bar
Cost: $12.50 total bar + shipping
Purchased from: Puna Chocolate, online order
Aloha. Welcome to Day #23 of Chocolate and Hawaii Theme Week(s).
Today's Captain Cook Kona Regional 70% Kona Chocolate (bar) was crafted by the makers at Puna Chocolate Company (Kailua-Kona, HI).
Complex and somehow uniquely Hawaiian, the aroma notes for this single district, Big Island 70% bar included: rich, chocolate-y dark chocolate (dark chocolate brownie/torte with very faint, balanced earth, faint fruit (pineapple), very faint sweet botanical (sweet green (sweet tea, banana), very faint floral), and very faint brown sugar and coffee.
Texture: enjoyable smooth, creamy, fudgey melt and texture with a few almost undetectable, very tiny (presumably cacao or sugar) particles toward the finish of one bite.
What I liked about this bar: 1.) complex, transporting Big Island aroma notes; 2.) dark brownie chocolate-y cacao aroma, texture and flavor carried through to the finished chocolate; 3.)
Flavor notes included: rich, dark chocolate brownie, and very faint fruit (sweet citrus, pineapple)
What I liked about this bar: 1.) complex, transporting Big Island aroma notes; 2.) dark brownie chocolate-y cacao aroma, texture and flavor from start-to-finish; 3.) maker choices made for this bar; 4.) Hawaiian Regional Chocolate map printed on the packaging (back side).
Ingredients: Hawaiian Cacao, Organic Sugar
Allergen-related information: Prepared in a facility that handles milk, soy, peanuts
