Nearynogs Madagascar Sambirano 65% cacao

A burst of fruit flavors greets you on first taste, citrus and cherry notes. The bitterness is low and the through line is clear. 9.2

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This bar is delicious, and the packaging is attractive, but it has a major flaw. The back label covers the seams which must be parted to open the bar, thereby destroying the label. It would be better to provide a means to open the package without destroying the label.

 

Spinnaker Peru 70% cacao

There is a toffee/caramel taste at first which develops into a roasted, burnt sugar effect. This gives the bar some bitterness, and that echoes in the aftertaste. 7.7

The label suggests that this bar has citrus notes, but I do not taste that.

Luisa's Vanuatu 72% cacao

This bar is quite thick and it takes a little effort to break on of the four segments in half. The initial taste is noticeably bitter and has a slightly chalky texture. The taste has fruit and nut undertones, some cherry and some walnut. The chalkiness continues into the aftertaste. 6.8

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Ingredients: Cacao-mass, unrefined sugar, cocoa butter