Dagoba Conacado – 73% Dark Chocolate, Dominican Republic origin

Chris Urban — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:15:53 +0000

Dagoba has a phenomenal line of organic, single origin chocolates. We tried another in the line this past weekend, called “conacado,” after the Conacado Fair Trade co-op in the Dominican Republic.
This is truly a wonderful chocolate – the flavor covers a wide spectrum of sweet tart fruit (cherry? cranberry?), coffee, hazelnut, and vanilla.
This hits it home in all the categories – earthy but smooth mouthfeel, great consistency, great taste. It says organic, and it feels organic – not like that crazy tree-hugging, Prius-driving, recycled hemp clothes aunt of yours, but like you’re on the cocoa farm, trying samples alongside the farmer.
So, if I haven’t been clear enough – this is a really good chocolate; a Top 10 contender.
Five-year-old’s thoughts: “Bitter; I can taste a little bit of sour (simultaneously eating a Tootsie Pop), grape juice.”

Dagoba Single Origin 68% Organic Dark Los Rios Ecuador

Chris Urban — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:24:43 +0000

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 heat or simply age – but it had a lighter cocoa coating to the bar, and this did not seem to interfere with the taste of the chocolate itself.
In terms of taste, this had an overall higher average note than the Vintage Plantations bar – probably from the citrus-lemony notes. We’d say this was a good overall chocolate, we’d probably purchase this again.

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