Mission Chocolate - Brown Sugar & Lime 60% dark chocolate (bar) - Feb. 12, 2025

Chocolate of the Day

Mission Chocolate
Brown Sugar & Lime 60% dark chocolate (bar)
Good ++ - Good +++
Weight: 2.1 oz. (60 g.) total bar

Calories: 324 calories in 1 bar
Cost: $12.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Chocolate Covered, San Francisco, CA

Welcome to Day #1 of Chocolate and Lime Week, including different varieties and components of limes blended with chocolate.

Today's Brown Sugar & Lime 60% dark chocolate (bar) was from Mission Chocolate (Sao Paolo, Brazil). 

Aroma notes included: "warm", faintly fruity dark chocolate; light, almost floral citrus (lime blossom + lime juice); faint brown sugar; and (almost undetectable) refreshing, clean mineral water.

Texture: This thin bar (thank you) broke with a well-tempered snap and the texture was relatively smooth, with a tiny bit of fruit/citrus astringency.

The cacao, lime and brown sugar flavors were well-executed and balanced. It was sweet, but not overly so (thank you).

There was a very pleasant lilting quality when the flavors unfolded, then undulated a little over the course of tasting this chocolate; and the finish was long and subtle. 

This gently animated complexity (chocolate magic) was elicited from a short list of four, high-quality ingredients.

Ingredients: "cacao, organic dark brown sugar, cocoa butter, lime."

Allergen-related information: "May Contain Traces of Peanut, Coconut, Tree Nuts, And Oats Due to Shared Equipment. Does not contain lactose, gluten or soy."