Witoca - 70%
Warning: I know that the texture of this chocolate has been a little distorted, due to the whitening phenomenon. So in this article, I’m trying to get past that, while I wait to buy another bar for a more complete review.
Minka - 65% Hacienda San Jorge
A floral chocolate. It opens with a bouquet of jasmine, rose and orange blossom, followed by cherries and hazelnuts, enveloping a slightly bitter woody heart. It’s a great chocolate, provoking a firework display of flavors.
El Rincon Amazonico
It’s hard to make good chocolate, even with Ecuadorian cocoa. That’s what this small, family-run company, based in the Amazon rainforest, is showing us. On the packaging of this bar, found at the Quito artisanal market, there are no details. I can tell by the taste that it’s milk chocolate.
Mindo Chocolate - 77% Aji picante
This chocolate from Mindo tries to find a balance between the taste of chili, which modifies the flavor of the chocolate, and its spiciness. We feel a hesitation: to avoid that it stings too much, we don’t have much flavor. The result: a chocolate that looks a lot like (the excellent!) Mindo 77% chocolate, with a little spiciness at the end.
Arariwa - Chocolate organico 75% Cacao
This is another tablet provided in preview by the store Cacao & Cacao, located in Quito on Juan Leon Mera Avenue. A big thank you!