French Broad Peru Norandino 70% cacao

Fairly bitter, with a slightly grainy texture. Cherry note is strongest, but dark sweetness is apparent. Aftertaste is astringent, but not sharply so. 7.8

Note: the bar may have been subject to poor storage during shipment, as one side of the bar has some melting and powdered surface.

Ingredients: Organic cacao, organic sugar

Dandelion Sierra Leone Gola Rainforest 70% Cacao

A good chocolate bar with uncomplicated but tasty flavor profile. Some sweetness of molasses evens out the gentle bitterness. Aftertaste is of average duration. An unremarkable but competent chocolate. 7.2

Chapon Madagascar 75% cacao

This bar is fruity and flavorful, but also robust and bracing. Citrus and berry flavors can be tasted, with a rich cacao base. The aftertaste is fairly light. 9.2

www.chocolat-chapon.com

The label is in French, as would be expected from this French chocolate maker. On their website the description for this bar is: "Fruity and fresh in mouth. Aroma of candied mirabelles plums, light tangy of red fruits (cherry) and notes of almonds.
Extra fine chocolate, powerful, slightly bitter with a lasting flavor."

$14 / 2.65oz.