Chocolate of the Day
Fossa Chocolate
Gardenia Flower Green Tea (bar)
Good ++ - Good +++
Weight: .88 oz. (25 g.) / 1.76 oz. (50 g.) in total bar
Calories: 273 calories in 1 bar
Cost: $13.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Caputo's, online order
Welcome to Day #4 of Chocolate and Floral Theme Week.
Today's Gardenia Flower Green Tea (bar) was from Fossa Chocolate (Singapore). It was the part of the company's impressive Tea Collection.
Fossa makers chose a "...floral and mild Peruvian cacao from Puerta Pulache, Piura..." for this refreshing gardenia green tea bar. In a multi-step process...
Aroma notes for this bar included: subtle dark milk chocolate and come hither floral and green tea notes. The carefully nested process of flavor development in this bar was impressive:
"Green teas from the "Fuding Da Bai cultivar were infused with Gardenia flowers from Qianwei country in Sichuan using a traditional floral infusion method -- fresh flowers are layered over tea leaves in a laborious process that is repeated seven times to achieve complex yet delicate floral candy sweetness."
And of course the tea was then integrated into the Peruvian cacao which had its own, albeit mild, naturally floral cacao notes.
Texture: creamy and smooth with a quiet whisper of green tea astringency.
Flavor notes included: smooth, creamy and addictive dark milk chocolate infused with authentic and beautiful floral (gardenia) green tea notes. Just a faint whisper of green tea astringency.
I really enjoyed the upbeat gardenia tea blend; the choice of complementary cacao; the creamy texture and the subtle and harmonious complexity. And, like all the bars Fossa's Tea Collection that I've tried, I appreciated the thoughtful sourcing of ingredients and skillful balance and execution of the finished product.
Maker's tasting notes: "Candy-like florals with lingering umami and a creamy mouthfeel"
Ingredients: "Organic cacao, cane sugar, cocoa butter, milk powder, tea leaves"
Allergen-related information: "Contains dairy. Produced in a facility that processes nuts."
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