Chocolate of the Day
Goodnow Farms
Maple Asochivite 70% Cacao - Guatemala (bar)
Good +++
Weight: .97 oz. (27.5 g.) / 1.94 oz. (55 g.) in total bar
Calories: 160 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: N/A - free sample bar from Goodnow Farms (thank you)
Purchased from: Goodnow Farms Chocolate, part of a larger online order
Welcome to Day #15 of Chocolate, Bees and Trees Week, and Day #1 of Chocolate and Central America Theme Week.
Today's Maple Asochivite 70% Cacao Guatemala (bar) was created by Goodnow Farms Chocolate (Sudbury, MA), as part of their "Maker's Choice" series--that highlights high-quality and single origin flavor combinations.
Aroma notes included: fragrant dark chocolate with faint, diffuse fruits (stone fruits, mild citrus), maple, butter and warm spice (cinnamon) notes.
Texture: smooth and satisfying. The maple sugar was fully incorporated into the chocolate.
Flavor notes included: a delicious blend of chocolate and maple with subtle fruit (peach jam) and warm spice. This tree sweetener (maple sugar) had satisfying, authentic depth of flavor that really complemented the single-origin Guatemala cacao.
This was a great, well-curated and well-executed combination of slightly fruity, well-balanced cacao and high-quality maple sugar. In less capable hands the end results would not have been as impressive. The sugar would have overpowered the cacao, or vice versa. This blend sang; and it over-delivered on my expectations.
Maker's description: "The bright, fruity flavors of our directly sourced Asochivite cacao from Alta Verapaz, Guatemala combine perfectly with sweet maple sugar we source from familiy-owned Severence Maple in Northfield, MA. Chocolate meets French toast..."
Ingredients: Single Origin Cacao Beans, Maple Sugar, Single Origin Cocoa Butter
Allergen-related information: None listed on packaging. "Soy Free, Vegan, Gluten Free"
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