Like its 77% cousin, this chocolate is incredibly fine. While remaining quite similar, it is less woody, goes for more butter and mint tones, and leaves an almost refreshing taste in the mouth. The result is a chocolate that is a little less powerful, that tastes a little less long, but that is perhaps the best entry point for amateurs of gentler chocolates.
I need to put the review of this chocolate in its context. I first tasted this chocolate 1) after a bad memory of the price (we hadn’t looked at the price before buying it… $8 for 30g) and 2) while talking to some Ecuadorian friends about the chocolate delights of their country. My first impression was quite bad. Above all, I felt an earthy and bitter taste that remained in my mouth. A disappointment that also fueled the speech we had…
This is an excellent chocolate, much more accessible of course than its 100% cousin.
Pepper and cocoa blend in a unique way: they are so close that they combine as one new flavor. That’s the first impression when tasting this chocolate: it’s smooth, unique, and tasty. And suddenly, you come across a piece of passion fruit. A sweet, acidic surprise that takes up all the space but only for a few moments. Then, gentle return to the unctuousness of the peppered chocolate. A unique chocolate for its threefold marriage, with the good intuition to include the passion fruit in the form of small touches. Another masterpiece not to be missed.
100%? 100% cocoa? It’s supposed to be bitter, too bitter to enjoy, right?