Bovetti Dark 73% Cocoa

I bought this bar with the intension of reviewing it for this blog, but I noticed that the bar's ingredients lists is:

• cocoa solids
• sugar
• cocoa butter
• natural flavor: vanilla

[Emphasis added.] That last ingredient is the most significant contribution to this bar's flavor. There is a very strong vanilla component to the taste, otherwise the bar is fine.

Previously I have reviewed bars with vanilla added, however the intent of this blog is to review chocolate. I have not reviewed chocolate with sea salt, caramel, ginger, or any of the many other additional ingredients a chocolatier might add when creating a bar. Given the significant flavor that vanilla contributes when it is part of a chocolate bar, I feel it is time that I no longer review bars that include it.

So my review for this bar is simple: strong vanilla flavor. Clean finish.

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