Chocolate of the Day
Fossa Chocolate
Jasmine Green 51% - Drifting Snowflakes (bar)
Good +++ - Very Good
Weight: 1.76 oz. (50 g.) in total bar
Calories: 271.5 calories in 1 bar
Cost: $15.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Bar and Cocoa, online order
Welcome to Day #3 of Chocolate and Tea Theme Week.
Today's Jasmine Green 51% - Drifting Snowflakes (bar) from Fossa Chocolate Pte Ltd (Singapore) was part of the company's Tea Chocolate collection.
The cacao used to make this bar was from Hacienda Limon in Ecuador. And the jasmine green tea was sourced via Pekoe & Imp (a collaboration partner focused on specialty, single origin teas).
Aroma and flavor notes included: intoxicating jasmine floral; green tea (clear/clean mineral, botanical); and subtle sophisticated milk chocolate.
The jasmine green tea floral notes (from the Bi Tan Piao Xue traditional green tea from Sichuan Province in China harvested in spring, layered with jasmine flowers that bloom in summer) lingered into a long and satisfying finish.
This 51% cacao bar was relatively sweet -- think sweet milk tea; but the high-quality tea and chocolate flavors were excellent and well-balanced.The green tea (and to a lesser extent cacao) polyphenols (tannic acid, astringency); and very slight, fleeting bitterness (from cacao and tea) were both well-managed and buffered by the milk in the chocolate and relative high-quality of the ingredients.
Loved the floral and green tea flavors, as well as the smooth texture with a creamy melt and mouthfeel. But, more than that was a glimmer of chocolate magic, where nuanced complexity jumps up to the next level.
With skilled precision, execution and balance, one might be able to surf two ("double up") waves, almost at the same time. This is the sensation I had with this bar. (Surfing in on an elegant catamaran might be a better analogy.) I felt like I was simultaneously sipping an excellent tea and nibbling on a high-quality chocolate. I love floral tea flavors and chocolate magic moments like this.
Maker's Tasting Notes: "Jasmine fragrance with lingering umami"
Ingredients: Cacao, cane sugar, cocoa butter, milk powder, green tea leaves, jasmine flowers
Allergen-related information: Contains Dairy. "Produced in a facility that processes nuts."
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