Welcome back! This week, we'll be reviewing a single origin bar from Ecuador, which we found at Trader Joe's. It is a fair trade bar and 65% cacao. A single origin chocolate bar is made with cocoa beans from only one country or region. We love trying single origin bars as they really give the taster a chance to experience the unique flavors of a particular area. These flavors are influenced by the altitude, climate, environment, water, and soil conditions in that part of the world.
Remember, fairly traded chocolate is a responsible way to support farmers by ensuring that the chocolate that you consume has been bought for a fair price. By choosing to purchase fair trade chocolate, you can honor the cocoa tree growers and support their way of life which in turn leads to more sustainable chocolate.
Tasting No. 2:
Initial Impressions:
The color of this bar was a rich, red brown, comparable to the Guittard, Épique, Bittersweet Blend No. 49, 70%, which we'll refer to from now on as our base bar. If you didn't read our review on this bar, you can refer here. Unlike our base bar, we noticed that this bar had a firm snap.
Flavor Profile:
Initial
– Nutty
Middle
– Spicy
After
– Left our mouths feeling drier than base bar
Overall:
We found this bar to be notably
sweeter than our base bar. It definitely lacked smoothness and its taste was sharp and slightly acidic in comparison. While we had high hopes for this bar, it was chalky and seemed like a cheap fix rather than a chocolate bar you'd want to enjoy slowly.
Rating: 6/10
*Notes:
Purchased
at Trader Joe’s
Price
range under $4
Check
out our post next week where we dive into Laura’s all-time favorite Russian chocolate
bar!
For now,
savor: “It was
like having a box of chocolates shut in the bedroom drawer. Until the box was
empty it occupied the mind too much.” – Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter
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