Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Bahen & Co. Chocolate Maker - Honeycomb & Hibiscus Organic Milk (bar) - April 21, 2026

Chocolate of the Day

Bahen & Co Chocolate Maker
Honeycomb & Hibiscus Organic Milk (bar)
Good++
Weight: 1.32 oz. (37.5 g.) / 2.65 oz. (75 g.) in total bar
Calories: 170 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $11.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Oceana Market, Pacifica, CA

Welcome to Day #13 of Chocolate & Flowers Theme Week.

Today's Honeycomb & Hibiscus Organic Milk (bar) was from Bahen & Co. Pty Ltd (made in Margaret River, Western Australia).*

Aroma and flavor notes included: dark milk chocolate with very balanced slight roasted earth; small, slightly crunchy bits of honey comb, and very gentle levels of salt and fruit/floral (hibiscus).

Texture: smooth, creamy dark milk chocolate with small bits of crunchy honeycomb.

I really enjoyed the maker's choices with this bar. It was a well-executed blend of flavors and textures ranging from smokey/umami balanced by the milk in the milk chocolate--that had a balanced, subtle cocoa complexity. 

More subtle elements included the hibiscus and salt. I enjoyed finding the tiny upticks of hibiscus. And the salt was a barely detectable accent element that rounded out the flavor blend.

I really appreciated the fact that this wasn't too sweet (thank you) or salty -- allowing enjoyment of more nuanced, quality flavors (cacao, hibiscus bits, honey) with minimally addictive salt-sugar-fat levels. Some of the best dark milk chocolates teeter on the edge of more-ish.

Maker's description: "Salted honeycomb, a combination of forest honey & ocean salt, paired with organic red hibiscus flowers. A delicious blend, complementing the creamy and rich notes of our organic milk chocolate."

I also appreciated the relatively short list of organic and quality ingredients.

Ingredients: "Organic cacao beans, organic raw sugar, organic milk, organic cacao butter, honey, bicarbonate soda, salt & hibiscus."

Allergen-related information: Contains Honey & Milk. May Contain Traces of Nuts.

*I was delighted to find a bar from Western Australia.

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