Duffy's Venezuela Ocumare 72% cacao

Nice flavors, some spice elements (cinnamon, thyme) with a hint of red berries. Should go nicely with red wine. 8.7

Price: £8.95

Another bar from my London trip. The Best By date in this case is August 1, 2016.

Duffy's Peru 70% cacao

Cherry and red berries flavors. Low bitterness, with a clean aftertaste.  The wrapper note mentions "warm spices" in the aftertaste, and I also notice this. 8.4

Price: £6.50

www.duffyschocolate.co.uk

This is the second of the bars purchased during my trip to London in October. I noticed on the wrapper as I tasted the bar today that it has a "Best Before" date of December 1, 2015. So we are more than two months past that. However the bar is very flavorful and does not appear to have an degradation in quality.

Mazet Sao Tomé 70% cacao

Basic chocolate, a little bitter, rich in cocoa, no strong side flavors. 7.0

This, and the next few bars, was purchased during my trip to London in October.

www.mazetconfiseur.com