Beyond Good Madagascar 70% cacao

There is a rough texture to this bar, though it diminishes after a time. The primary flavor is cherry, though there is a hint of synthetic taste mixed in. The aftertaste is clean and has average duration. 6.8

I have previously review a Beyond Good bar of Madagascar origin, and I notice that I mentioned a synthetic taste in that bar as well: Beyond Good Madagascar 80% cacao I notice that the previous label was fairly subtle and clean, whereas this bar has huge lettering, contrasting colors, and graphics showing the location of the origin and manufacture. Clearly they decided to amp up their shelf impact.

I appreciate their goal to work closely with local farmers and manufacture their chocolate close to the source, but the results are not yet at the level of more highly rated bars I have tasted.