Chocolate of the Day
Kasama Chocolate
Limited Release - Echague Isabela, Philippines, 70% Dark Chocolate (bar)
Good ++ - Good +++
Weight: .97 oz. (27.5 g.) / 1.94 oz. (55 g.) in total bar
Calories: 162.5 calories in 1/2 bar (325 cals. in 1 bar)
Cost: $17.50 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Kasama, online order
Welcome to Day #13 of Chocolate and The Philippines Theme Week.
Today's Limited Release - Echague Isabela, Philippines, 70% Dark Chocolate (bar) was from Kasama Chocolate (Vancouver, BC, Canada).
Aroma notes for this special chocolate included: dark chocolate with subtle fruit, almost floral/botanical, and butter notes.
Texture: smooth, creamy/buttery texture with a thick, luxe melt (in a cold room).
Flavor notes included: dark, buttery chocolate, with subtle, fleeting fruit (something green and very slightly tart-sweet, diffuse red fruit -- maybe apple); fleeting mild, "clean" (white) seed/nut (chestnut); and very faint earth.
I enjoyed: 1.) the subtle intriguing flavor complexity (it felt like a game of hide and seek in a forest); 2.) the short list of quality, organic ingredients; and 3.) that it wasn't too sweet.
Maker's tasting notes: "...smooth, creamy chocolate with notes of roasted chestnuts, Black Forest Cake and stout beer."
Ingredients: Cacao Beans, "Unrefined Cane Sugar*, Cacao Butter* (* = Organic)
Allergen-related information: "Made in a facility that contains nuts."
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