Sirene Bolivia 73% cacao

This bar has a palette of flavors. The label mentions raisins and nuts, and "a discernible feral wildness." I certainly get the raisins and nut flavors (kind of a hazelnut), but I am not sure where to taste the "feral wildness." I also taste some cherry. The bitterness level is modest, with a very smooth aftertaste. 8.9

Ingredients: Cacao Beans, Organic Cane Sugar

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Fruition Costa Rica Heirloom 74% cacao

Wonderfully fruity flavor, with cherry and raisin notes. Very smooth from start to finish, with low bitterness and a pleasing aftertaste. 9.2

Ingredients: Cocoa beans, cane sugar

Potomac Costa Rica Upala 85% cacao

This bar is very reminiscent of the previously reviewed Potomac Costa Rica Upala 82% cacao. Very bitter, but the other aspects are similar. This bar is 3% more cacao than the other bar, which might account for the additional bitterness. 6.8

Ingredients: organic cacao, organic sugar

Åkesson's Madagascar 75% cacao

Quite flavorful bar, full of bright cherry flavors and some tangy citrus. Smooth from first taste to last aftertaste. 9.7

www.akessons-organic.com