Markham & Fitz Dominican Republic Öko Caribe 70% cacao

This bar starts with an earthy flavor, though not very heavy. Straw and olive are suggested. The bitterness is noticeable but not overwhelming. It carries into the aftertaste. 8.6

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This may be the first chocolate maker reviewed on ChocoCheck from Arkansas. The label reports that they started making chocolate in 2014, and the "strive to make amazing chocolate & celebrate people in the process."

Atypic Solomon Islands 70% cacao

This bar has a nice flavor profile, from spice-cake to fig. Smooth finish, with a citrus aftertaste. 9.3

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Ingredients: cacao beans, organic cane sugar, cacao butter, sunflower lecithin

This manufacturer is so new that their web page is displaying this message: "Our website is under construction. We're coming soon!" Yikes! But their chocolate is for real, and the mold that they used for this bar has a cacao pod image.

Auro Philippines Saloy 70% cacao

Buttery, rich cacao flavor back by apricot and raisin notes. Very smooth taste from start to finish. 9.0

Just noticed that I reviewed this bar last year, and came up with the exact same rating of 9.0: Auro Philippines Savoy 70% cacao The tasting notes differ by a bit, but the essential profile is the same.

Fossa Phillipines Rehoboth Estate 70% cacao

This chocolate has a buttery, caramel taste to it. The label has tasting notes of "Tawny port, prunes." I can agree with the port reference, but I am not tasting the prunes. Very smooth finish. 9.1

Ingredients: Cacao Beans, Cane Sugar

www.fossachocolate.com

This is the first bar tasted from a Singapore manufacturer, and only the second of Phillipines origin cacao. Well done!

Chocolate Story Peru 70% cacao

This bar has a grainy texture. It is quite bitter, with coffee and molasses flavors. The bitterness continues into the aftertaste. 6.3

Ingredients: cocoa beans from Peru (70%), sugar

www.chocolatestory.eu

I had quite a difference experience with this bar compared to the Tasting Notes on the label: "refreshing floral and fruity notes with a predominance of sweet and sour cherries." Possibly the only part of this description I taste is a faint floral note.

This bar is made in Poland. The company's name is Manufaktura Czekolady, and their website describes the company as "the only place in Poland where chocolate is hand-made directly from freshly-ground cocoa beans."

Georgia Ramon Haiti Pisa Farmers 80% cacao

This bar has an earthy/woody flavor frame, with bitterness appropriate for its 80% cacao. There is a touch of metallic taste in the mix. 8.3

The label reports flavors of "ripe figs, sour cherries and roasted nuts, with floral notes." I cannot say that I tasted any of these flavors in this bar.

Óbolo Perú Pangoa 70% cacao

Nice flavor profile, with a fruity forward taste and a gentle, sweet after taste. The fruit is citrus and berries. 9.2

Ingredients: Organic cacao beans, organic cane sugar

This is the first chocolate from a Chile chocolate maker. This is a well made bar, so they know their craft. From the label: "Óbolo is Chile's premier bean-to-bar chocolate company. Since 2014, we handcraft small batches of award winning chocolate. We are passionate about chocolate and committed to fairness."