Areté Tanzania Kokoa Kamili 70% cacao

Very flavorful bar, cherry and honey with herbal notes in the background. Quite smooth in texture and finish. Aftertaste is gentle and brief, with low overall bitterness. 9.0

Ingredients: Cocoa Beans (Tanzania Kokoa Kamili), Organic Cane Sugar, Cacao Butter (Tanzania Kokoa Kamili)

It is interesting to compare this bar with the previously tasted Mirzam Tanzania 72% cacao.  That bar had a strong vanilla flavor and was fairly bitter, while this bar seems nearly the opposite in taste. The Mirzam bar did not mention the plantation from where its cacao was originated, but other bars from Kokoa Kamili have been similarly flavorful:

• Palette de Bine Tanzania Kokoa Kamili 72% cacao (9.0)
• Tiny House Tanzania Kokoa Kamili 71% cacao (9.4)
• 9th & Larkin Tanzania Kokoa Kamili 72% cacao (9.1)

 The one exception was from my 2016 review of Dandelion Tanzania Kokoa Kamili 70% cacao which I rated at 7.3. A re-taste of this bar is certainly in order.