Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Auro Philippine Paquibato 70% cacao

There are roasted and earthy taste aspects to this bar. The roasted parts lean towards charcoal while the earthy parts are somewhat woody. The bitterness is prominent, leading to a lengthy aftertaste. 7.5

Ingredients: Cacao mass, organic muscovado sugar, cacao butter

Another Philippine origin bar from Auro was tasted in 2018: Auro Philippine Savoy 70% cacao.  The source plantation appears to be different (see the Comment on the post).

I needed to look up what is muscovado sugar and I discovered, "Muscovado sugar is unrefined cane sugar that contains natural molasses."

1 comment:

Steve said...

From the label:
"Paquibato is a community that grows many fruit trees, giving its chocolate notes of forest valley flowers, dark honey and caramelized nuts."