Chocolate of the Day
KanVela Chocolate
Chiang Mai Origin Dark 70% dark chocolate (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1.06 oz. (30 g.) / 2.12 oz. (60 g.) in total bar
Calories: 240 calories in 1/2 bar (per package)
Cost: $9.50 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Bar and Cocoa, online order
Welcome to Day #6 of Chocolate and Thailand Theme Week.
Today's Chiang Mai Origin 70% dark chocolate (bar) was from KanVela Chocolate (Thailand). The company has been making bean-to-bar and tree-to-bar chocolate since 2018.
The cacao used to make this bar was grown in Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand, north of Bangkok.
Aroma notes included: dark chocolate (smooth, complex), faint fruit, nut, sweet green, warm spice, and very faint, balanced earth.
Flavor notes for this well-tempered bar included: dark chocolate (brownie, ganache) with faint (diffuse) fruit; nut; sweet green; warm spice; and very faint, well balanced earth. Flavor notes were very similar to the aroma, just more chocolate-y and delicious.
I appreciated the well-balanced, well-executed, complex aroma and flavor notes in this bar.
Ingredients: Cacao Nib 65%, Sugar 30%, Cocoa butter 5%
Allergen-related information: "Made in a facility that processes milk, wheat, sesame, soy and tree nuts."
