Cacao Sampaka - Dark Chocolate with Arabica Coffee 86% Cocoa (bar) May 24, 2026

Chocolate of the Day

Cacao Sampaka
Chocolate Negro con Cafe Arabica 86% (tableta)

Dark Chocolate with Arabica Coffee 86% Cocoa (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1 oz. (28.3 g.) / 3.53 oz. (100 g.) in total bar
Calories: 160 calories in 1 oz. of bar
Cost: $8.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Missing information

Welcome to Day #12 of Chocolate & Coffee Theme Week.

Today's Dark Chocolate with Arabica Coffee 86% Cocoa (bar) was from Cacao Sampaka S.L. (Barcelona, Spain) 

Aroma and flavor notes included: dark chocolate (fudge-y, chocolate-y, roasted cacao); aromatic, roasted coffee; and very faint vanilla and roasted nut. (There were no nut ingredients.)

Texture: Smooth, rich, ultra-dark bar with cocoa butter (no coffee "grit") (Thank you.)

This bar had an interesting texture--with a relatively slow and almost fatty (cold butter) melt. The melt then became more rapid toward the end. (Note: this bar did contain both added cocoa butter and an emulsifier (soy lecithin) and I was tasting this bar in a cool room.)

I enjoyed the lack of sugar. This 86% chocolate had some very well-mannered bitterness, but had a surprisingly pleasant quality and natural sweetness to it. (Note: I like bitter and dark flavors.) 

I also appreciated the maker's decision to infuse the coffee into the chocolate vs. using ground coffee. (Incorporating intact coffee beans* into a chocolate bar can work, or it can leave you chewing on sharp coffee grounds.)

Ingredients: Cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, coffee (1.9%), emulsifier (soya lecithin), natural vanilla flavor.

Allergen-related information: "Our products may contain traces of nuts, peanuts, lactose, milk and sesame."

*Cocoa beans are (on average) about 50% fat; coffee beans are only around 14% fat. Big difference in terms of texture. Cocoa nibs (minimally ground cacao beans) vs. ground coffee bits. The coffee bean pieces will be drier and more fibrous.