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February 23, 2011

Michael Mischer Chocolates Toffee & Murray River Salt Chocolate Bar Review

For a US chocolate I was surprised.  I was full ready for something too sweet to eat alternating with brine in my mouth and instead I got strong dark chocolate (admittedly without complexity) and sweet toffee without being too sweet ...

February 16, 2011

Domori Cacao Sambirano

HOLY MOTHER OF WOW! What a massive flavour! The scent of the chocolate is beautiful with ripe fruit and as I put it in my mouth it EXPLODED with a slight acidity and a brilliant explosion of ripe red berries. I ...

February 15, 2011

Vestri Hacienda Vista Alegre 71% Dark Chocolate Bar

As soon as you open the foil on this bar you know you have opened a bar of luxury chocolate.  Absolutely gorgeous notes of floral chocolate rise up to greet your nose and you are treated to a scent rich ...

February 3, 2011

Republica Del Cacao El Oro 67% Chocolate Bar Review

It isn’t often that I spit out chocolate – or any food for that matter.  I was brought up to choke it down like a lady.  Ladies do not spit out their food – except in private. Getting beyond my initial ...

February 1, 2011

Christopher Elbow No 15 Dark Nib 61 Dark Chocolate Bar Review

I picked up this chocolate bar during a trip to the US to try and find unique and different chocolate there.  Having a lot of "artisanal" chocolate makers there I couldn’t help but wonder if their chocolate skills were up ...

January 21, 2011

Mast Brothers Dark Chocolate + Fleur de Sel Bar Review

Mast Brothers chocolate is one of the most talked about chocolates on the high quality chocolate scene.  I was lucky enough to be sent one of their bars by The Chocolate Society.  Ages ago I was joined up to the ...

January 13, 2011

Duffys Honduras Indio Rojo 72% Dark Chocolate Bar Review

I have finally bagged a UK-based chocolate bar before my fellow bloggers and boy was it worth the effort.  Despite being one of the more expensive chocolate bars in Paul A Young at closing in on £1/10g it was absolutely ...

December 16, 2010

Duffys Heart of Panama 70% Chocolate Bar Review

Duffys chocolate bars are made in micro batches somewhere in the middle of nowhere (outside London).  Duffy himself roasts the beans and creates the chocolate bars which are then sold through a few select outlets.  I had the good fortune ...

December 13, 2010

Demarquette Chuao 64% Single Estate 2008 Vintage Chocolate Review

When Mark of Demarquette Chocolates said he wasn’t thrilled with this Chuao bar, I thought it was just nerves talking. But with there being already 4 other bars on the market I suppose it’s easy to understand. Soma, Amano, and ...

November 4, 2010

The Chocolate Cafe 70 Premium Dark Chocolate

I had the opportunity to meet one of the people behind the Chocolate Cafe at Chocolate Unwrapped.  I was also lucky enough to be given two very different bard of chocolate by them to review.  This is the first one ...

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