The tasting notes reflect my personal opinion.
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100% Dark Chocolate
Main ingredients are cocoa beans.
Cocoa content: minimum 100%
cocoa solids
Manufacturer
The Grenada Chocolate Company Ltd, Hermitage, St Patrick, Grenada, The Caribbean
Packaging
The 85g chocolate bar is wrapped in aluminium paper and a paper sleeve.
Look
The chocolate is very dark brown with a distinct red hue on the surface and at the edges.
Sound
The chocolate breaks with a clear snap sound.
Smell
The chocolate has light smell but this comes with intense cocoa aromas and dark bitterness. There also some fruity notes reminiscent of honeydew melons.
Mouthfeel
The chocolate is initially very tough and solid. It slowly melts into an dispersing find liquid while its melting surfaces become slightly rough.
Taste
The initial taste is an intense bitterness with some tobacco-ish notes in the front and almost charred flavours at the rear of the mouth. The bitterness remains but fruity flavours of melon develop next to a very intense cocoa flavour. There is no sourness and only a very mild astringency despite the intense bitterness.
Aftertaste
The chocolate almost remains present on the tongue. Its aftertaste is dominated by the slowly fading bitterness. Intense cocoa are at the rear of the mouth at the palate.
Summary
This is a very intense and dark chocolate with flavours of tobacco. This emphasises the dark flavours of the cocoa. The flavours remain clear without any warm flavours of nuts or roast. It has no sourness and a very mild astringency.
Verdict
The chocolate brings out the dark, tobacco like flavours of the cocoa. It is very intense and bitter without showing sourness. It is very well crafted with a very good melt. 5 Stars.
Dates
Lot number: 837, best before 11/01/2020, tasted 14&28/07/2019
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