Composition: Applewood Smoked Bacon, Alderwood Smoked Salt, 62% Dark Chocolate. Region of Production: USA. Price: $7.50 from Vosges’ site. I’m a fan of Vosges’ Mo’s Bacon Milk Chocolate, so when I found out that Vosges had taken the same ingredients from that bar and tried to accomplish the same in a dark chocolate...
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Composition: 70% Dark Chocolate. Region of Production: USA. Origin of Cocoa: Sao Thome. Price: $4.50 for 85g. The bar looks great. As I’ve stated before, the simple, colorful paper packaging may seem a bit cheap, but I actually like it. The bar itself is one of Lake Champlain’s nicer-looking bars, too. There are slight signs of...
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Composition: 69-72% Dark Chocolate. Region of Production: USA. Price: 100g for about $7. The presentation is brilliant. Burdick specializes in the old-fashioned and homey, producing a bar that is clean and simple in every way possible. The bar comes packaged in very nice brown paper packaging that nevertheless never looks cheap....
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Composition: 70% Dark Chocolate. Region of Production: America. Origin of Cocoa: Sambirano, Madagascar. Price: $7 from Rogue’s Website. I found it for $8.50 in store. Producer Tasting Notes: Rum Raisin, Citrus, and Toast. There are very few bean-to-bar producers in the world—that is, producers who actually clean, roast, winnow,...
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Composition: 70% Single-Origin Dark Chocolate. Region of Production: England. Region of Origin: Venezuela. Price: $5-$5.50 for 35g. $9-$10 for 70g. Whenever I see any bar made with the legendary Chuao bean, the rarest of cocoa, I immediately rush for it, knowing that it’s going to be an exquisite. I may have found the exception,...
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Composition: 54% Dark Chocolate with Rum Caramel. Region of Production: USA. Price: $3.80 for 92g. Producer’s Notes: “Dessert-Style Caramel and hearty dark rum, tucked inside perfectly balanced dark chocolate.” The bar itself seems like it would be one of Lake Champlain’s nicer bars, featuring a clean, glossy, brown-black...
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Composition: Sweet Butter Toffee, Walnuts, Pecans, 45% Deep Milk Chocolate. Region of Production: USA. Price: $7.50 from Vosges’ site. This bar doesn’t quite catch the eye as much as Vosges’ other bars. When I opened my bar, I noticed it had broken into two large even pieces. The break was clean, running evenly along the...
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Location: 80 Thompson Street, New York, NY 10012-5112. Country of Production: USA. Price: $28 for 12 Truffles. Lately, I’ve eaten a lot of chocolate from New York, and trust me, my wallet hasn’t been thanking me. Places like MarieBelle and Martine’s may have some pretty decent/good chocolate, but the prices are just...
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Composition: 60% Dark Chocolate. Region of Production: USA. Region of Origin: Dominican Republic. Price: About $6.50 for 3 oz. Organic Chocolate. So when I heard about “stone ground” chocolate, I was more than a little intrigued. Taza Chocolate goes against the grain, using actual stone mills to process its beans only minimally,...
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Composition: New Orleans Style Chicory Coffee, Cocoa Nibs, 72% Sao Thome Bittersweet Chocolate. Region of Production: USA. Price: $7.50 from Vosges’ site. While the surface of this bar is discolored, Vosges does a good job with the make of the bar. While 72% chocolate, it snaps easily and cleanly into squares. Moreover, it is...
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