Divine Dark Chocolate with Toffee & Sea Salt and Two Others
Here I consider the focus and approach of Divine through some chats I’ve had with their employees and representatives and as a result of trying three of their new bars.
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Ghana
Ghana is responsible for about 21% of the world cocoa bean production which amounts to about 720 thousand tons a year. The only problem is that Ghanaian cocoa isn’t the most revered in the world, in fact it’s generally one of the sources of cocoa (along with the Ivory Coast), where most of the mass market, poor quality chocolate makers get their cocoa from. Saying that, Divine Chocolate get their cocoa from the Kuapa Kokoo co-operative of chocolate farms, and it is of a much better standard – as well as being Fair Trade.
Soma Chocolate Dancing In Your Head
This blended bar from Soma Chocolate wasn’t as fantastic as Judith had suggested to me, or perhaps it was another of their bars? Although I still found it enjoyable and much better than much of the chocolate I’ve reviewed in teh last week.
Read moreCharles Chocolatier 70% Tablette
This is quite possibly one of the most dull and uninteresting bars of dark chocolate I have ever had. There’s no aroma and almost no flavour. There’s a reason why mass-market chocolate companies use West African cocoa – because it’s cheap.
Read morePralus Caracas 75%
I’ve got to say that this Pralus Caracas 75% isn’t anywhere near as good as their previous bars. It uses Venezuelan cacao along with some from Ghana – which I don’t think does it any credit.
Read moreAmelia Rope 70% Ghana Single Origin
Amelia’s other dark chocolate bars have been very good, I just felt that this one was a touch too sweet and lacking in any depth.
Read moreGreen & Blacks Organic Dark Chocolate Easter Egg
If you’re looking for an organic dark chocolate Easter egg then give this one from Green & Blacks a try as its great value and taste taste pretty good – although its less bitter than I remember.
Read moreCzekolada Deserowa Prażone Ziarno Kakao
This 70% Dark Chocolate From Ghana bar from Manufactura Czekolady was a lot sweeter than I thought. Instead of having an acidic tone, it was more fruity and sweet.
Read moreManufaktura Czekolady Kwiat Soli Morskiej
If you want an old-fashioned, natural tasting dark chocolate bar with a sea salt flavour then look no further than this Manufaktura Czekolady bar. The only problem is you can only buy it in Poland.
Read moreLa Maison Du Chocolat Akosombo 68% Dark Chocolate Bar
This 68% dark chocolate bar from Ghana was a real pleasure to review. It was rich in flavour. There may not have been a robus character, but sometimes its just nice to have something a bit more fruity.
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