Chocolate of The Day
Wild West Chocolate
"Snakebite" Pepitas, Cayenne & Sea Salt 70% Cacao Dark Chocolate (bar)
Weight: .77 oz. (22 g.) / 2.3 oz. (65.2 g.) in total bar
Calories: 130 calories in 1/3 bar
Cost: $4.49 (sale price) for 1 bar
Purchased from: Piazzas, Palo Alto, CA
Welcome to Day #5 of Chocolate & Wild West Theme Week.
Today's "Snakebite" Pepitas, Cayenne & Sea Salt 70% Cacao Dark Chocolate (bar) was from Wild West Chocolate, LLC (Missoula, MT)--and featured an image of a rattlesnake.
Aroma notes: included very slightly smokey/roasted cacao; faint seed/nut; and diffuse fruits (stone fruit, berry, date) and vanilla. The flavor notes were similar, with a deeper dive into rich, gently complex chocolate, a bit of chili heat, and faint vanilla.
Texture: The base chocolate was smooth, almost creamy, with a satisfying texture and melt. The smoothness was interspersed with crunchy bits of pumpkin seeds (pepitas).
I liked the balanced, hearty dark chocolate and the sweetness/fruit sweetener blend (date, mulberry, peach, mango). The spicy cayenne added a little chili heat--not enough to burn.
Ingredients: Organic Dark Chocolate (Organic Fruit Blend [Powdered Date++, Powdered Mulberry+, Powdered Peach+, Powdered Mango+], Organic Cocoa Liquor++, Organic Cocoa Butter++, Vanilla Extract+), Pepitas+, Cayenne Pepper, Salt. (+ = Organic; ++ = Regenerative Organic Certified; Cocoa Liquor and Cocoa Butter: Fair Trade Certified 61% of Product.)
Allergen-related information: "Manufactured on equipment that processes tree nuts, peanuts, milk, wheat and soy."
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