Chocolate(s) of The Day
Pure Chocolate
70% Dark Chocolate with Jerk Seasoning (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1.06 oz. (30 g.) 2.12 oz. (60 g.) in total bar
Calories: 90 calories (per label) in 1/2 bar
Cost: $11.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Bar & Cocoa, online order
Pure Chocolate
White Chocolate with Banana, Plantain Chips & Sweet Potato Chips (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1.06 oz. (30 g.) 2.12 oz. (60 g.) in total bar
Calories: 170 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $11.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Bar & Cocoa, online order
Welcome to Day #9 of Chocolate & Jamaica Theme Week, featuring two bars from Pure Chocolate Ltd. (St. Ann, Jamaica, West Indies)--both made with Jamaican cacao and local flavor inclusions.
70% Dark Chocolate with Jerk Seasoning
Aroma and flavor notes for this 70% Dark Chocolate with Jerk Seasoning (bar) included: smooth-flavored dark chocolate, spices, mild pepper(s), herbs (fresh/authentic thyme), brown/coconut sugar, faint salt, and barely there (green) onion sauteed in butter/oil.
There was a little heat--enough to add a pinch of flavor without being noticeably spicy. (I'm guessing fresh jerk spices and herbs might have been infused into the cocoa butter, then blended with the cocoa mass.)
Texture: relatively smooth dark chocolate with as slight astringency in the finish. There was no spice "grit" (thank you!).
I really liked the well-balanced and subtle and authentic flavors in this bar. It wasn't too spicy, salty or sweet; it was transporting. And it had me leaning in to taste the nuanced and layered jerk seasoning components. This was a very gentle "savory" and sweet bar that even those unsure about such things might enjoy tasting.
I appreciated the chef's gentle touch in creating this authentic seasoning blend and the way it was incorporated into the dark chocolate.
Ingredients: "Jamaican cocoa beans, unrefined Jamaican cocoa butter, cane sugar, scallions, salt, pepper (capsicum), onion, pimento, vinegar, black pepper, garlic, thyme, spices."
Allergen-related information: "made in a facility that handles peanuts, tree nuts, dairy & gluten."
White Chocolate with Banana, Plantain, Sweet Potato
This light caramel-hued White Chocolate (bar) with banana and plantain and sweet potato chips was also handmade by Pure Chocolate.
Aroma and flavor notes for this bar included: fresh banana pudding, faint cocoa and vanilla; sweet potato chips and plantain chips; and light brown/coconut sugar.
Texture: relatively smooth white chocolate with a banana pudding mouthfeel; a smooth, rich cocoa butter melt--accented with softly crunchy bits of plantain and sweet potato chips, and cacao nibs.
I liked the well-balanced and authentic banana, plantain and sweet potato chip flavors and textures. And I appreciated that this white chocolate was naturally sweet without being overly so, and that the bar was crafted using a relatively short list of quality and local ingredients from Jamaica.
Ingredients: Unrefined Jamaican cocoa butter, cane sugar, dehydrated banana, plantain chips (plantain, sunflower oil and/or palm oil and/or coconut oil, salt), sweet potato chips (sweet potato chips (sweet potato, vegetable oil, salt), Slow roasted cocoa nibs, vanilla bean, sea salt.
Allergen-related information: "made in a facility that handles peanuts, tree nuts, dairy & gluten."
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