Chocolate of the Day
Godavari Chocolate Inc.
Bon-fiction "Order of the Dark Roast" 91% dark chocolate (bar)
Good ++
Weight: .485 oz. (13.75 g.) / 1.94 oz. (55 g.) in total bar
Calories: 85 calories in 1/4 bar
Cost: $8.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Sigona's Market, Palo Alto, CA
Welcome to Day #7 of Chocolate and India Week.
Today's Bon-fiction "Order of the Dark Roast" 91% dark chocolate (bar) was made from tree-to-bar in India, and imported and distributed by Godavari Chocolate Inc. (Folsom, CA).
The cacao used to make this bar was "hand-picked from farms in the Godavari region of Southern India."
Aroma notes for this single origin 91% bar included: faint dark roast cacao/dark chocolate and subtle and relatively pleasing umami and roasted notes (faint oven-roasted/barbecued earthy greens).
Flavor notes for this India-grown and made chocolate included: rich, roasted ultra-dark chocolate, with a subtle sweetness, followed by some balanced tart and bitter notes which peaked and then rapidly receded and lingered at a much lower level into a relatively long and pleasant ultra-dark finish.
The texture was smooth and relatively buttery/creamy with a very tiny bit of (surprisingly little) astringency in the finish.
I enjoyed this more than the 99% "Eclipse of the Senses" dark bar (that I tasted yesterday) from the same maker. Just a little sugar (and possibly a different batch/roast profile) made this 91%er a more balanced bar. I like trying dark roasts, as long as I can still enjoy some balanced complexity in the cacao.
Today's 91% "Order of the Dark Roast" bar was fun to try. This chocolate may still be too bold and bitter for some. But, just like wine, and many other things in life, not everyone will agree on what's "best" or even taste chocolate in the same way.*
As for me, I enjoyed several small bites, consecutively, each more inviting than the last. (That first bite was a bit like jumping into cool/cold water--a little brisk.) I liked that I could taste some additional and pleasing chocolate-y (cocoa) and then very faint spiced hot chocolate notes in the finish after 3-4 bites.
Savor small pieces...slowly. I also advise exposing this chocolate to open air for 10-15 minutes, after you open the sealed inner package, and before eating. (Yes, that's right; it's like certain very bold red wines. It may need to "breathe" a little first.)
Ingredients: "Cocoa Beans, Organic Cane Sugar."
Allergen-related information: "Manufactured in a facility that also processes: Milk, Peanuts, Almond, Cashew, Walnut, Coconut, Hazelnut, Pistachio."
*Some of us who have genes allowing us to enjoy more bitter foods, may enjoy items those with more delicate palettes may find off-putting.
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