Summerdown Farms - Peppermint Milk Chocolate 37% Cocoa (bar) - Feb. 22, 2026

Chocolate of the Day

Summerdown Farms Ltd.
Peppermint Milk Chocolate 37% Cocoa with English Black Mitcham peppermint (bar)
Good + - Good ++
Weight: 1.76 oz. (50 g.) / 3.52 oz. (100 g.) in total bar
Calories: 279.5 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $10.95 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Zombierunner Coffee, Palo Alto, CA

Welcome to Day #4 of Chocolate & Mint Theme Week.

Today's Peppermint Milk Chocolate 37% Cocoa with English Black Mitcham peppermint (bar) was from Summerdown Farms Ltd. (Hampshire, UK).

This "smooth chocolate with a cooling finish" was made using a single origin Colombian cacao; although it was difficult to tell because this was a relatively low cacao percentage (37% cacao) bar. (Cocoa mass was the fourth ingredient.)

Aroma and flavor notes included: dark milk chocolate and mint.

Texture: smooth, creamy texture with a relatively (cocoa) buttery melt and fatty/buttery mouth feel.

For those with a sweet tooth, this may be an enjoyable chocolate confection. Sadly, this bar was relatively sweet and almost bland for me, despite the vanilla and mint flavourings. It did have a nice, balanced, authentic mint finish and the chocolate was relatively smooth.

Ingredients: Sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, cocoa mass, natural flavouring (vanilla, Black Mitcham peppermint oil), emulsifier (soya lecithin).

Allergen-related information: Contains Milk. May contain traces of gluten, nuts and peanuts.

 

Dick Taylor - Seasonal Release Peppermint Bark 72% Dark & White Chocolate (bar) - Feb. 21, 2026

Chocolate of the Day

Dick Taylor 
Seasonal Release Peppermint Bark 72% Dark & White Chocolate (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1 oz. (28.3 g.) / 2 oz. (57 g.) in total bar
Calories: 160 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $9.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: The Market at Edgewood, Palo Alto, CA

Welcome to Day #3 of Chocolate & Mint Theme Week.

Today's Seasonal Release Peppermint Bark 72% Dark & White Chocolate (bar) was from Dick Taylor (Eureka, CA).

The company description for this bar is below:

"This nostalgic holiday classic features our award-winning, single-origin, 72% Belize dark chocolate on the top layer and expertly crafted peppermint-infused white chocolate on the bottom layer. Bits of crushed peppermint candy top off this delicious bar for a sweet, crunchy finish."

Aroma notes for this attractive, bi-colored (dark and light) bar included: dark chocolate, cream and peppermint candy.

Texture: a mix of smooth, well-tempered dark chocolate and creamy white chocolate, with a layer of crunchy bits of crushed peppermint candy on the back. 

Flavor notes included: satisfying, flavorful dark chocolate (fudge brownie, very faint hint of diffuse fruit), creamy, sweet white chocolate, and peppermint candy. The flavor depth/complexity in the dark chocolate balanced the sweeter, creamier white chocolate and was compatible with the peppermint and vanilla bean flavors. This bar tasted sweet, but not overly so.

I appreciated the makers' use of single origin Belize cacao chocolate + quality, organic ingredients. 

Ingredients: Dark Chocolate (Cacao*, Cane Sugar*) White Chocolate (Cocoa Butter*, A2/A2 Whole Milk Powder*, Cane Sugar*, Vanilla Bean*) Peppermint Candy (Sugar, Corn Syrup, Vegetable Juice Color, Caramel Color, Natural Peppermint Oil).(* = Organic)

Allergen-related information: Contains Milk. Made in a facility that also processes tree nuts, wheat, and peanuts.