The tasting notes reflect my personal opinion.
Name
Eighty
Main ingredients are cacao (butter and powder), dark agave nectar.
Cocoa content: minimum 80%
cocoa solids,
no vanilla
Manufacturer
Pana Cacao, 15 Albert St, Richmond, VIC 3121, AUSTRALIA
Packaging
The 45g chocolate bar is wrapped in aluminium paper and a cardboard box.
Look
The chocolate is dark brown with a distinctive red hue at its edges.
Sound
The chocolate breaks with a thud sound.
Smell
Opening the packaging initially releases a cacao aroma but there is a strong sweet and fruity smell.
Mouthfeel
The surface of the chocolate feels very smooth and even initially. However as the chocolate melts in the mouth, it feels slightly rough and textured. The chocolate melts slowly into a very fine and smooth liquid. But surface of the remaining chocolate chunk feels rough and may give rise to the false impression of a floury liquid.
Taste
The chocolate has a dark cacao flavour with hints of a nicely balanced bitterness and astringency. There is a distinct and subtle sweetness that combines with the dark cacao into a smooth and almost velvety taste. After a little while, the bitterness develops notes of roasted nuts.
Aftertaste
The aftertaste is a strong cacao flavour that spreads everywhere and notes of the distinct sweetness of the cacao. The cacao notes towards the rear of the mouth remain more present as time passes.
Summary
This chocolate has a distinct sweetness that combines nicely with the dark, bitter and nutty notes of the cacao. It melts slowly into a fine liquid although its surface can feel rough and textured.
Verdict
The chocolate has an usual and nicely warming rich combination of cacao, bitterness and sweetness. It emphasises the cacao quality of the product. When melting, the surface of the chocolate can feel slightly rough and create the false impression of a product that melts into a floury liquid. 4 Stars.
Dates
Best before 08/11/2016, tasted 05&20&26/11/2016
