Chocolate of the Day
Ara Chocolat
Almonds & Roses 70% El Salvador (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1.06 oz. (30 g.) / 2.12 oz. (60 g.) in total bar
Calories: 174 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $24.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: The Chocolate Dispensary, online order
Welcome to Day #16 of Chocolate & Flowers Theme Week, and Day #2 of Chocolate & Tea Theme Week.
Today's Almonds & Roses 70% El Salvador (bar) was from Ara Chocolat (Paris, France).
Aroma and flavor notes for this attractive, single origin bar included: relatively bold but balanced dark chocolate (very faint roasted, earth); and redolent rose.
Texture: smooth dark chocolate, gently textured rose petals, and softly crunchy almond bits
I was very happy to taste the rose flower notes in this bar. They often get lost, especially when infused into a bolder dark chocolate or a chocolate with a lot of sugar and cocoa butter. The rose was authentic, very slightly astringent (and reminiscent of heritage rose gardens filled with scents). And that rose, happily, lingered into the finish.
I enjoyed this with a floral (saffron) tea.
Ingredients: "cocoa nibs, sugar, almonds, cocoa butter, roses"
Allergen-related information: Contains Almonds. "May contain traces of nuts."
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