The tasting notes reflect my personal opinion.
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Dark chocolat 100% cocoa
Main ingredients are cocoa beans.
Cocoa content: 100%
cocoa solids
Manufacturer
Artisan du Chocolat, 89 Lower Sloane Street, London, SW1 8DA, United Kingdom
Packaging
The 45g chocolate bar is sealed in transparent plastic wrap and wrapped in a cardboard.
Look
The chocolate is very dark brown with a red hue.
Sound
The chocolate breaks with a clear 'click' sound.
Smell
The chocolate has only a little smell. The aromas are reminiscent of the roast of nuts or oak wood and have hints of fermented tea and metal. As the chocolate warms in the hand, it releases warming, intense cocoa aromas.
Mouthfeel
The chocolate initially feels cold with a solid, smooth surface. The surface of the chocolate becomes softer and creamy as it slowly dissolves. It melts into a very fine, velvety and creamy liquid.
Taste
The initial flavour is a slightly astringent bitterness. As the chocolate melts slowly, it unfolds very dark cocoa flavours with an edge of nuts and roast. They are accompanied by an intense but mild bitterness. Despite its intensity, the chocolate has little astringency, almost no acidity and the warm flavour of dark roasted nuts.
Aftertaste
The aftertaste lasts very long and is mainly a central flavours of cocoa and roast. A mild bitterness lingers in the mouth.
Summary
This chocolate is as intense as get it gets. It has a mild bitterness, rich flavour of cocoa and dark roast nuts. The flavours are very intense, the melt is very fine and creamy without being sticky. However, this is not for the faint-hearted, there is no sweetness, milk or dairy creaminess about it.
Verdict
This chocolate is well crafted. It has intense cocoa flavours, an intense but yet mild bitterness and a dark-ish roasty edge. 5 Stars.
Dates
Lot number: 36728, best before 12/2019, tasted 09/12/2018&22/04/2019
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