Palette De Bine Haiti 70% cacao

Rich clear chocolate taste, with a citrus element and some molasses flavor. Short lasting aftertaste. 9.1

Palette De Bine Vietnam Lâm Đồng 72% cacao

Very flavorful bar, I notice anise, pepper, blackberry smoke. Smooth taste through to the aftertaste, which is gentle but persistent. 9.6

Ingredients: cocoa beans and organic sugar cane

The label on the cover of this bar reads: "International Chocolate Awards Americas 2015 Bronze"

Tcho Ecuador "Nutty" 65% cacao

This bar wears its flavor profile on its name -- "Nutty." Certainly has a nutty flavor, and does not have that metallic aspect that I mentioned in my review of their previous "Nutty" bar, which was from Peru: http://chococheck.blogspot.com/2010/06/tcho-nutty-peru-70-cacao.html. Also mentioned on the label is "hints of espresso," and I concur with this as well -- mild coffee flavor in the background. 8.0

This is the first Tcho bar I have reviewed in a while. They used to have their factory in San Francisco, not far from my office, but they are now located across the bay in Berkeley. This makes it harder for me to drop by to see what's cooking, though their bars are widely available in area stores.

Letterbox Ecuador Costa Esmeraldas 70% cacao

Very nice flavor balance. Some earthiness and smoke is in the mix, but there is also sweetness and anise.  Aftertaste is smooth with a touch of bitterness. 8.3

Letterpress Belize Maya Mountain 70% cacao

Very flavorful, as I often find with cacao from Belize.  Some tartness, such as seen in ripe strawberries, and a deep sweetness, reminiscent of plums. 8.4

Ingredients:
Cacao Beans*, Unrefined Cane Sugar*
*Certified Organic

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Marou Vietnam Tien Giang 70% cacao

This is a robust chocolate, fairly bitter, but with a fruity, dark berry flavor theme. Aftertaste is fairly bitter and long lasting. 7.9

I shared this bar with my colleagues, and one commented that it was a favorite of his.

Fran's Dark Chocolate Hollow Bunny

We received matching chocolate bunnies from our relatives, one milk chocolate for Jane and a dark chocolate bunny for me. Here's the ingredient list:

Ingredients: Dark chocolate, 23k gold.

This is a first for me -- chocolate with gold! Of course the gold is used to add shimmer and richness to the surface. The photo shows some of that beautiful shine.

The taste of the chocolate is top notch. What a great gift!