Chocolate of the Day
Standout Chocolate
Nordic Nature European Blueberry 63% (bar)
Good ++
Weight: .88 oz. (25 g.) / 1.76 oz. (50 g.) in total bar
Calories: 145.5 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $10.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Caputo's, online order
Welcome to Day #14 of Chocolate, Berries & Cherries Theme Week.
Today's Organic Nordic Nature European Blueberry 63% (bar) was from Standout Chocolate (Goteborg, Sweden). The company has been very reliably producing some very tasty single origin bars in recent years (as well as a line of bars with Nordic-inspired flavor inclusions).
The cacao used to make this chocolate was from Oko Caribe, a cacao co-operative located in the Duarte Province of the Dominican Republic.
Aroma and flavor notes included: appealing dark chocolate and complex, tart-sweet blueberry that resulted in a bar with berry flavor with very light, attractive, herbal/savory (barely there umami, smoke) notes.
I enjoyed the opportunity to taste a chocolate bar with bilberries--and the complex, relatively more intense, flavor of these European blueberries. I also liked the very complementary and flavorful blend of single origin DR cacao with these unique wild berries.
And, last but not least, I appreciated the short list of thoughtfully sourced, organic ingredients.
Maker's tasting notes: "Wild Blueberries, Fresh Fruitiness"
Ingredients: Cacao beans*, Sugar*, Cacao butter*, Bilberry*. (*Organic)
Allergen-related information: May contain traces of Milk.
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