Bar Au Chocolate Trinidad 77% cacao

This is a rich dark chocolate bar, meeting the expectations for a 77% cacao bar. There is a licorice taste, a slightly spicy edge to it. The flavor edges towards the roasted part of the palette, with some faint charcoal. 7.5

Utopick Guatemala Lachuá 77% cacao

This is a quite dense and rich bar. There is a light roasted taste with a hint of molasses, but the strongest note is a burlap earthiness. Also present is a touch of black tea spiciness. The aftertaste is lengthy and carries these flavors with it. 9.1

Loon Haiti Pisa 72% cacao

This bar has quite a punch. It has elements across several flavors, a toasty roasted taste, and earthy taste akin to burlap, and a caramel flavor, though there is little buttery aspect to it. The aftertaste is moderate with the flavors lingering. 8.8

François Pralus Ghana 75% cacao

This is a dense dark chocolate, with a relatively high cacao content. The taste is rich and mildly bitter. The flavor notes are buttery and earthy. The buttery part leans toward caramel and butterscotch, while the earthy notes are reminiscent of straw and cedar. The finish is clean but persistent. 8.2

Naive Venezuela Sur del Lago 75% cacao

There are buttery and roasted elements of this bar, both quite mild. There is a taste of cooked pudding with a malty finish. The aftertaste is smooth and consistent with these notes. 9.2

The label explains that this bar is from a "nano lot," a cacao planting which is small and focused on specific qualities. Inside the packaging are details on the cacao type and the processing which the chocolatier applied.

The Naive Soursop Fruit Chocolate bar reviewed in 2021 has a similar interior infographic.  

Chocolate Naive uses a mould for this bar which reflects the unicycle imagery of the label. 

 

 

Goodnow Farms Columbia Boyaća 73% cacao

The two dominant profile types of this bar are earthy and roasted. On the earthy side is a mushroom note.  On the roasted side is a charcoal edge with some toast taste. The aftertaste is crisp and trails off promptly. 8.9

Choco del Mar Belize, Maya Mountain 70% cacao

This bar has a clean chocolate profile, including a nice finish. There are some light fruit and buttery flavors. The fruit taste is a blend of banana and pineapple. The buttery taste is toward caramel with a hint of maple. 9.2

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