Monday, March 20, 2017

Chapter Forty: Kate Weiser Chocolate: Safari Bari

Today's tasting is a Kate Weiser Chocolate bar from Gaby's Dallas trip: the Safari Bari, 64% Pure Madagascar Chocolate bar. We are tasting another bar from this chocolatier next week and can't wait to compare the two. For this tasting, we will be using our typical tasting methods and comparing with the base bar.





Initial Impressions: 
This bar is lighter in color and redder than base bar. The snap is firm but softer than base bar. The bar itself appears so smooth that it is almost like a plastic toy. There is a faint blueberry aroma and the bite is firm.

Flavor Profile:
Initial – blueberry
Middle – acidic, balsamic vinegar
After – light, mild malted milk

Texture:
The texture of this bar is silky smooth, it melts easily upon our tongues and is gone almost too soon.

Overall:
This bar is sweeter than we normally like, but that is probably due to the fact that we typically taste darker bars. Gaby was quite tickled that her taste for dark chocolate has come so far in the past few years. The complex flavor profile surprised and delighted both of us, it was not what we expected at all from this bar.  We found it interesting that the ending is so mild and light. 

Rating: 7/10





*Notes:
Purchased at Kate Weiser Chocolate
Price range: under $9

Next week we'll be tasting a 72% bar from Kate Weiser Chocolate. Join us!

For now savor: "If I had to eat one kind of chocolate for the rest of my life, it would be this. The natural acidity and citrus notes have always drawn me to dark Madagascar chocolates. I find this chocolate so perfectly balanced and bold that it stands alone.  Enjoy." - Kate Weiser

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