Taza Chocolate - 95% Dark Chocolate Wicked Dark Ginger (bar) - Apr. 24, 2025

Chocolate of the Day

Taza Chocolate
95% Dark Chocolate Wicked Dark Ginger (bar)
Good + - Good ++ 
Weight: 1.25 oz. (35 g.) / 2.5 oz. (70 g.) in total bar
Calories: 200 calories (per label) in 1/2 bar
Cost: $5.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Taza Chocolate, online order

Welcome to Day #9 of Chocolate, Cardamom & Ginger Theme Week.

Today's 95% Dark Chocolate Wicked Dark Ginger (bar) was made from bean to bar by Taza Chocolate (Somerville, MA).

Aroma notes for this "perfectly unrefined" bar included: dark chocolate (drinking chocolate), fresh baked bread and ginger.

Texture: stoneground ultra-dark chocolate and candied ginger bits. These two were fully blended into each other, but the chocolate was less refined/processed (not velvety smooth). Why stonegrind cacao other than it is a time-honored technique? More flavors tend to be preserved with stoneground/less processed chocolate. Some will love this. Others who prefer softer, more diffuse end results may not. 

Flavor notes included: ultra-dark, relatively bitter (initially quite strong) chocolate, but with pleasing (almost, but not quite fully integrated ginger); however, as long as you're not ultra-sensitive to bitter flavors, you may enjoy this bar more than you think you would. Just eat this bar slowly. The bitterness tends to recede after the first few bites and you'll find authentic cacao and ginger flavors that melt together and are worth the time.

I appreciated being able to taste this 95% organic dark chocolate bar. Sometimes I prefer a small piece of very flavorful, high-percentage (cacao) dark chocolate--as long as it's balanced, without all the sugar. Would I include this in a chocolate tasting for the general public? Probably not. This one might be too much for more delicate palettes, or for those seeking sweet solace.

Ingredients: Organic Cacao Beans, Organic Candied Ginger (Organic Ginger, Organic Cane Sugar), Organic Cane Sugar. 

Allergen-related information: "May Contain Traces of Tree Nuts and Sesame Seeds."