Thursday, July 25, 2024

Qantu - Tresor Cache - Edition Limitee 80% Chocolat Noir Cacao Sauvage - July 25, 2024

Chocolate of the Day

Qantu 
Tresor Cache - Edition Limitee - 80% Chocolat Noir Cacao Sauvage (tablette)
(Hidden Treasure - Limited Edition - 80% Dark Chocolate Wild Cacao (bar))
Good ++
Weight: .88 oz. (25 g.) / 1.76 oz. (50 g.) in total bar
Calories: 135 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $52.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Caputo's, online order 

Welcome to Day #6 of Chocolate and Peru Theme Week.

Today's Tresor Cache Limited Edition 80% Dark Chocolate (bar) was from Qantu* Cacao et Chocolat Inc. (Montreal, QC, Canada).

Aroma and flavor notes for this rare bar included: complex, mild dark chocolate (cocoa) with notes that were buttery** and diffuse and included very faint tropical fruit (pineapple, mango, cacao, white grape); spice (barely there ginger, orchid/saffron floral); clean mineral; and very, very faint green botanical and fruity nut.

This relatively pale, warm brown-hued bar had a soft, buttery, fudge-like texture, melt and mouthfeel. 

The soft, subtle buttery and hidden fruit flavors were particularly remarkable for an 80% dark chocolate bar. These milder flavors and traits are associated with Criollo and heritage/"white" cacao beans--but this was very low in acidity, bitterness and bolder/roasted flavors.

I felt very fortunate to taste this rare Peruvian (Selva Central) wild cacao-based chocolate. I hope that high-priced bars like this one ($52.99 (USD)) encourages buyers to take time to enjoy this bar s-l-o-w-l-y. A big part of the enjoyment for me was detecting new, very subtle flavors in almost every bite.

Ingredients: "organic cocoa beans, organic cane sugar, organic cocoa butter"

Allergen-related information: May contain traces of milk and nuts 

*Founders Elfi and Maxime named their chocolate company Qantu (pronounced Kantu) -- also the name for the national flower of Peru and Bolivia. We can thank them for sharing rare, wild cacao from Peru with chocolate fans around the globe.

**There were no butter/dairy ingredients in this bar; but I was reminded of unsalted butter in the aroma, flavor and rich, smooth texture. 

Qantu - Palo Santo 70% Smoked Dark Chocolate (bar) - July 24, 2024

Chocolate of the Day

Qantu 
Palo Santo 70% Smoked Dark Chocolate (bar)
Good ++ 
Weight: .88 oz. (25 g.) / 1.76 oz. (50 g.) in total bar
Calories: 143 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $17.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Caputo's, online order 

Welcome to Day #5 of Chocolate and Peru Theme Week.

Today's Palo Santo 70% Smoked Dark Chocolate (bar) was from Qantu* Cacao et Chocolat Inc. (Montreal, QC, Canada).

Aroma notes included: chocolate, very faint coconut milk, very faint mint/menthol (and even fainter dried citrus peel), smoked wood, and butter.**

This lighter brown-hued bar had a rich buttery texture, melt and mouthfeel.

Flavor notes included: buttery dark chocolate with very faint but complex smoke, wood, coconut butter and green botanicals and spices.

I enjoyed this rich, buttery dark chocolate infused with subtle, Palo Santo wood smoke. Palo Santo wood has a complex aroma and flavor, and the smoked version did as well. There were wisps of the aroma and flavor notes (mentioned above) that undulated through the tasting, and floated into the finish.

Maker's tasting notes: 

  • Eye: medium pale brown
  • Nose: floral, touch of bergamot
  • Mouth: palo santo smoke, orange peel
  • Finish: spicy like nutmeg

Ingredients: Cocoa beans, cane sugar, cocoa butter, palo santo smoke

Allergen-related information: May contain traces of milk and nuts 

*Founders Elfi and Maxime named their chocolate company Qantu (pronounced Kantu) -- the national flower of Peru and Bolivia. Their focus: rare, wild cacao from Peru.

**There were no butter/dairy ingredients in this bar; but I was reminded of unsalted butter in the aroma, flavor and rich, smooth texture.

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