Fresco Peru 228 70% cacao

This version of the Fresco Peru bar is smokey and more bitter than the Recipe 227 bar reviewed earlier. I taste none of the side flavors noticed in that bar. The finish is very tart. 6.8

My rating assesses my enjoyment of the bar and is not an abstract merit rating. The bar appears well made, but the extra bitterness puts me off. The processing for this recipe is "Medium roast, subtle conche." The label reports that "subtle conche" "softens primitive edge while retaining aggressive flavor notes." The contrast with Recipe 227 is stark, which used light roast and medium conche. The shorter conching and the deeper roasting does result in a bar with aggressive flavors.