Cacao-holic Diary 2

Vice Chocolates, Bar 88 + Fleur de Sel, 88% cacao
Extremely smooth and moist, on the bitter side, w/ concentrated salt in some areas, half dry, and a dry after taste.

Texture: 4.5/5
Sweetness: 3.5/5
Aftertaste: 2/5
Overall: 3.5/5


Michael Mischer Chocolates, Murray River Salt,  72% cacao, Oakland, CA, USA
On the bitter side, like most of these, but a good dispersion of salt. The squares are portion controlled, which was nice. A really nice, sweet aftertaste.

Texture: 2/5
Sweetness: 2/5
Aftertaste: 3.5/5
Overall: 3/5


Poco Dolce, Bittersweet with Sea Salt, San Fransisco, CA, USA
Fairly smooth, a tiny bit of a dry, coffee aftertaste. Salt not very well dispersed.

Texture: 3.5/5
Sweetness: 3/5
Aftertaste: 3/5
Overall: 3/5

Cacao-holic Diary 1

I love chocolate. It tops my "Best Things Ever" list. (Which btw is followed by cheese, puppies and friendship)
And as it happens, my dad's poker buddy owns a chocolate shop. Mostly exotic chocolates, but I like to stick to the classic dark chocolates.
But anyways, I decided every once in a while I would write a post about the newest haul that my dad brings back from his games.

So this time it was Blanxart Organic Black Chocolate, 72% cacao,
I was fairly disappointed at this batch, but after you've been spoiled it's hard for anything to live up to your expectations.

Blanxart-Organic Black Chocolate, 72% cacao
A dry chocolate, with medium smoothness and a bit of coffee-type aftertaste. As it hits your tongue you immediately taste the sweetness, and it slowly becomes more bitter.
Texture: .5/5
Sweetness: 1/5
Aftertaste: 1.5/5
Overall: 2/5

Lillie belle farm-Purple Haze, 75% cacao
A bit of a fruity taste on first contact, but it dies down and becomes sweeter. Oddly sweeter than the Blanxart.
Aftertaste: 2/5
Sweetness: 2.5/5
Texture: 1.5/5
Overall: 2/5

B.T. Chocolatier-Salty Dog Chocolate Bar, 70% cacao (fav of the batch)
A salty chocolate. I am thoroughly un-impressed with the quality of the salt, but the chocolate is adequate. The chocolate is very sweet and smooth, but not the choice I would have made to add salt to. The box says there's toffee bits, and I can't really taste them, but they do provide a nice crunch every once in a while.
Texture: 4/5
Sweetness: 3.5/5
Aftertaste: 2/5
Overall: 3/5



*Some notes about chocolate (for newbs)
The higher cacao percentage, the darker chocolate (more bitter). Milk chocolate is usually 30%-40%, dark chocolate is >40%. Baking chocolate is 100%.
There are many different factors of cacao beans that change their taste, location of where the beans are grown being an important one.