Chocolate(s) of The Day
Dandelion Chocolate
70% Rio Samaria, Mexico 2026 Harvest (bar)
Good + - Good ++
Weight: 1 oz. (28 g.) / 2 oz. (56 g.) in total bar
Calories: 155 calories (estimate) in 1/2 bar
Cost: $13.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Dandelion Chocolate, SF Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA
70% Anamalai, India, 2022 Harvest (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1 oz. (28 g.) / 2 oz. (56 g.) in total bar
Calories: 155 calories (estimate) in 1/2 bar
Cost: $N/A - gift from friends
Purchased from: N/A - part of Maker's Set gift from friends (Thank you Evan, Maddy & Isla!)
Welcome to the last day of Chocolate Banquet 20th Anniversary Theme Week, and Day #1 of Chocolate & India Theme Week.
Dandelion Chocolate (San Francisco, CA) makes small-batch, bean-to-bar, single origin chocolate bars using just two ingredients: cocoa beans and cane sugar--as well as drinking chocolates and confections. Dandelion was one of the first San Francisco Bay Area local makers I met and visited. Over the years, they expanded to multiple locations in San Francisco, and have cafe/retail spaces in Las Vegas and Japan; but they've still have maintained their small batch roots, and focus on flavors.
70% Rio Samaria, Mexico (bar)
Aroma and flavor notes for one of the newest single origin chocolates in Dandelion's line included: dark chocolate with enjoyable plum fruit and malt, with a mild astringency. Loved the plum flavor.
Maker's tasting notes: "We taste plum jam, champurrado, and tobacco leaf."
Ingredients: Cocoa Beans & Cane Sugar
Allergen-related information: None listed.
70% Anamalai, India (bar)
Aroma and flavor notes included: dark chocolate, sweet citrus (kumquat, tangerine) and green tea latte. Nice vibrant but balanced flavor ride.
Maker's tasting notes: "We taste notes of kumquat and Hojicha milk tea."
Ingredients: Cocoa Beans & Cane Sugar
Allergen-related information: None listed.
