La Chocolaterie du Village - Baie St-Paul - 76% Ecuador
This bar was offered by a friend from a chocolaterie in Baie St-Paul, in the heart of Charlevoix, Québec. Seeing a bar made with Ecuadorian cocoa, my friend thought of me — many thanks!
Kamm - Chocolate with Hemp Seeds - 85%
Rest assured — this chocolate does not actually contain cannabis. It is topped with hemp seeds placed behind the bar. It’s the “mild” counterpart to Kamm’s CBD chocolate, a signature of the brand.
Mashpi - Guayabilla Chocolate Bar - 65% Cocoa
The fruit of the plant known by the Latin name Eugenia victoriana has no official English name; I’ll call it guayabilla for this article. It’s a small orange local fruit, about the size of a closed fist, with pulpy and slightly tart flesh.
Huma - 70% - Guayaquil
Oh wow!
Herencia Esmeraldas - 70% Dark Chocolate with Mango
Herencia continues its exploration by embedding pieces of dried mango under the bar. The chocolate takes its time to reveal its colors: you must let it melt to distinguish the multiple facets that make a “pure” bar such a good chocolate. The mango pieces remain in the mouth and add a small tropical color and firmer texture. They take longer to reveal themselves: dry, they only release a tart flavor as the chocolate melts. It’s only after swallowing that the tiny bits clinging to the teeth finally allow recognition of the fruit’s essence.