Hoja Verde is an established Ecuadorian chocolate brand, and there are good reasons for that. It’s a solid bar: smooth texture, no bitterness, single color taste. Here, there are sides of dried fruit: raisins, figs and dates, which coat a touch of classic cacao arriba caramel from start to finish. My favorite chocolate? No. But a chocolate that tastes good.
A small chocolate bar that tastes strongly of caramel, with small herbal touches. Unsurprisingly, it is similar to the classic chocolates. Wrapped in red foil, it could even be mistaken for a Valentine’s Day chocolate - of good quality. Not bad, but not particularly interesting.
Once again, Mashpi blends flavors masterfully. Supported by the salt, the excellent cocoa and the cardamom become a single flavor, rich, refreshing, surprisingly simple. The texture is perfectly smooth, except when the grains of salt crunch under the tooth. This bar is a work of art.
Nat Kaw strikes once again, with a bar of great finesse. There are amazing hints of tea, whiskey, and black pepper, all blended into a smooth and soft chocolate. A taste that hovers on the tongue and palate for several seconds.
Orange blossom water, speculoos and cinnamon, with a little touch of woody butter at the end. A dense chocolate, which melts slowly in the mouth, with a texture that lacks a little smoothness.