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Kallari 85% single source organic chocolate

January 6, 2009 / 0 comments

Very interesting, especially comparing this to the 75% Kallari, I’m truly amazed the difference that the extra 10% makes. This is not like the 75% at all – completely different flavor spectrum, much more restrained and concentrrated. This really is a chocolate-lovers’ chocolate, but borderline too intense. The overwhelming cocoa-ness very nearly drowns out some…

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Kallari 75% single source organic chocolate

January 6, 2009 / 0 comments

Wow – pleasantly surprised by this one. You get a nice coating along the sides and back of your tongue, and there’s a nice and full nutty, earthy flavor. It’s almost like eating peanut butter, where you smack the roof of your mouth, except that it’s chocolate. Five-year-old: “It tastes like peanuts.” “It’s delicious and…

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Godiva 50% Dark Chocolate with Orange

January 3, 2009 / 0 comments

As soon as we tear the trademark gold foil open, we can smell the orange – yummy. What’s interesting about this one is the initial orange note is the high sweet orange, more aromatic, but then as the chocolate dissolves, you get the deeper, heartier orange flavor and mouthfeel within the chocolate. As you would…

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Dagoba Single Origin 68% Organic Dark Los Rios Ecuador

January 3, 2009 / 0 comments

In stark contrast to the other Ecuador chocolate we just reviewed, here’s one with a much more interesting arrangment of flavors. Also from the Amazonian Ecuador region, this chocolate possessed more of a fruity cocoa flavor and a smoother mouthfeel. The chocolate itself was interesting in appearance – whether it was a brief exposure to…

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Vintage Plantations 65% Dark Rancho San Jacintho Harvest, Ecuador

January 3, 2009 / 0 comments

We found this chocolate to be dry on the start, a little too sweet and not enough complexity on the mouthfeel. I expected a little more from this, Ecuadorian-sourced organic chocolate, but I have to be careful about this to not give the wrong impression: this is definitely an above-average chocolate, but I expected a…

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Nestlé 100 Grand

January 1, 2009 / 0 comments

With the onset of a New Year, I thought I’d take it upon myself to make a resolution to not be so freakin’ high-falutin’ with our reviews, or at least in selecting the chocolates we end up good/bad-mouthing here. Bearing this in mind, here’s probably my all-time favorite chocolate candy bar: the humble 100 Grand…

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MacMurray Ranch 2007 Central Coast Pinot Noir

January 1, 2009 / 0 comments

Well, dear reader, it has been over two months since a decent review, so we had better get cracking with a new year approaching fast freshly arrived. Not sure where we picked this bottle up, but no matter – this is better than just decent pinot noir for under $20 (I think it’s less than…

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