Somerville Chocolate - Smoked Chocolate 65% Ecuadorian Cacao Smoked Over Apple Wood (bar) - Nov. 8, 2026

Chocolate of The Day

Somerville Chocolate
Smoked Chocolate 65% Ecuadorian Cacao Smoked Over Apple Wood (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1.23 oz. (35 g.) / 2.5 oz. (70 g.) total bar
Calories: 191 calories (estimate) in 1/2 bar
Cost: $11.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Somerville Chocolate, online order

Welcome to Day #20 of Chocolate and Fruits Theme Week. This is the second apple-related dark chocolate bar featured today as part of a fruit-themed week. (See previous post about a Hardanger Cider bar from Fjak Chocolate in Norway.)

This Smoked Chocolate 65% Ecuadorian Cacao Smoked Over Apple Wood (bar) was handcrafted by Somerville Chocolate (Somerville, MA) -- a small batch bean-to-bar maker and chocolate CSA*. 

The bar was wrapped in paper printed with a reproduction of an historic street map.

Aroma notes included: rich dark chocolate with very faint wood/smoke and very faint herb (sage). 

The flavor notes added to the above aroma notes with a deeper dive into the very pleasant, smooth  chocolate-y dark chocolate--that had very light fruit brightness and a trace of warm nut notes. 

The extremely light touch of smoke and the sunny Ecuador cacao balanced each other nicely and there is enough here to please a variety of dark chocolate fans.

I appreciated the thoughtful and gentle infusion of apple wood smoke into a single origin, naturally sweet Ecuadorian cacao dark chocolate (with trace fruit, floral and sweet green notes)--and the very short list of (three) quality ingredients.

Ingredients: Cacao, Cane Sugar, Wood Smoke

Allergen-related information: None found listed on label. Check with the maker if you have questions.

*Consumer Supported Agriculture - marketing and distribution model for farm produce/products.