Chocolate of the Day
Kessho Craft Chocolate
Boba Tea Milk Chocolate 44% Cacao Cayapas Rivers Ecuador (bar)
Good ++ - Good +++
Weight: 2.1 oz. (60 g.) in total bar
Calories: 369 calories in 1 bar
Cost: $12.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: The Chocolate Dispensary, online order
Welcome to Day #2 of Chocolate & Tea Week.*
Today's Boba Tea Milk Chocolate 44% Cacao Cayapas Rivers Ecuador (bar) was made and distributed by Kessho, LLC (Austin, TX).
The Nacional variety cacao used to make this chocolate was from northern Ecuador. The Cayapas (River) runs from the Andes mountains to the Pacific Ocean. (Of the 100s of rivers and streams that begin in the Andes, some flow to the Pacific Ocean, and others run eastward toward the Amazon River system.) This vast water network sustains large forest ecosystems--as well as farmers growing cacao--in South America.
Aroma and flavor notes included: pleasing, aromatic high-end tea and Boba/Thai iced tea with fleeting clean mineral/tea, almost floral, brown sugar, smooth and tasty milk chocolate, cream and sugar. The tea kept re-surfacing above cloud-like layers of sweet creamy milk chocolate and lingered into a long finish.
Texture: ridiculously creamy and smooth with a rich creamy melt. (Cocoa butter is the first ingredient listed.)
I really enjoyed the short list of high-quality ingredients, the aromatic and tasty (Fujian Province, China) tea blend and the fact that this tea was able to shine through the smooth milk chocolate. This was a lovely, creamy, single origin cacao rendition of boba tea. (Also somewhat addicting.)
Maker's Tasting Notes: Ecuador Cacao Flavor Profile: "Floral, woody aroma"...Overall bar: "Boba, caramel and chocolate fudge"
Ingredients: "Cocoa butter, brown sugar, whole cacao beans, whole milk powder, skim milk powder, black tea powder, sugar, dark brown sugar"
Allergen-related information: "Contains milk...Made in a facility that processes tree nuts, wheat, sesame and eggs"
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