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Bagua Peru 70% dark by Qantu

Leave a Comment / 70%, Caramel, Dark Chocolate, Floral, Peru / Lexie Carroll

Bagua Peru 70% dark by @qantu_chocolat If you like floral chocolate, this bar has your number!Nose: Mild, sweet, floral The taste […]

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Nib Crunch 70% Colombian & 80% dark Peru by Cocoa Legato

Leave a Comment / 70%, 80%, Berry, Cacao Nibs, Columbia, Dark Chocolate, Fermentation, Fruity, Nutty, Peru / Lexie Carroll

Sharing more of Cocoa Legato’s chocolate-music pairings for #tttt_m (music)! Nib Crunch 70% ColombianEnticing smell;Wow this bar is a delightful flavor explosion!So

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Making Room for More Chocolate

Leave a Comment / Deep Thoughts / Lexie Carroll

With @nwchocolate festival only 2 weeks away, I need to clear some space! I always have packages with a few last bites

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Limoncillo 64% by Cacao Hunters

Leave a Comment / 64%, Columbia, Dark Chocolate, Earthy, Fruity, Lemongrass / Lexie Carroll

Limoncillo (Lemongrass) 64% for today’s #tttt_l by @cacaohuntersCacao Hunters is one of my new favorite makers! They are an at-Origin maker of Colombian

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Earl Gray & Lavender in Milk Chocolate by DWN Craft Chocolatier

Leave a Comment / Earl Grey, Lavender, Milk Chocolate / Lexie Carroll

Earl Gray & Lavender in Milk Chocolate by @dwnchocolate Fragrant aroma of tea and piney lavender.Taste of milky, creamy tea, with

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Indonesia Ransiki West Papua 70% by Fjåk Chocolate

Leave a Comment / 70%, Citrus, Dark Chocolate, Indonesia, Olive, Smokey / Lexie Carroll

Indonesia Ransiki West Papua 70% by @fjakchocolate Nose: Savory, almost meaty/smokey! The green olive notes are unmistakable! Green olive with lemon

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Amazonian Dark 70% with Tucupi by Luisa Abram Chocolates

Leave a Comment / 70%, Brazil, Dark Chocolate, Tucupi / Lexie Carroll

Amazonian Dark 70% with Tucupi by @luisaabram This bar showcases incredible unique and interesting flavors of the Amazon. Tucupi is a

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Oscuro 80% Wasala Nicaragua by Semilla Escuela de Cacao

Leave a Comment / 80%, Dark Chocolate, Nicaragua / Lexie Carroll

Oscuro 80% Wasala Nicaragua (Cacaonica Co-op) by @semillaescuelacacao This one was love-at-first-taste at last fall’s NW Chocolate Festival! After trying several

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Cardomom Marshmallow by The Xocolate Bar

Leave a Comment / Cardamom, Confection / Lexie Carroll

Today is September 1, Labor Day in the US: the unofficial/official end of summer. People celebrate with their final BBQs

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Goodnow Farms Pure Passion Fruit bar (dark 70% chocolate)

Leave a Comment / 70%, Dark Chocolate, Guatemala, Passion Fruit / Lexie Carroll

I’m hanging on to the last warm moments of summer before September hits, and passion fruit is helping me with

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A sampling of bars from maker Choco Del Mar (inclusions & single origins):

Leave a Comment / 65%, 70%, Coffee, Corn, Dark Chocolate, Ecuador, Fruity, Olive, Peru, Tannins, Woody, Yogurt / Lexie Carroll

@chocodelmar 1. Andean Crunch (corn) in 65% dark chocolate- my favorite of all these!!! It’s incredibly creamy and moorish- there’s

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Local Feature! with small (new) Bay Area maker Choco Del Mar

Leave a Comment / Bay Area Chocolate Shops / Lexie Carroll

@chocodelmar Chocolate maker Kumar Agarwal started Choco Del Mar last May in Watsonville CA, closer to the coast, and recently

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India Karala 70% by Letterpress Chocolate

Leave a Comment / 70%, Dark Chocolate, Floral, India, Nutty, Spice / Lexie Carroll

India Karala 70% by @letterpresschocolateSmooth opening, slightly nutty, subtle floral notes unfold with smooth hints of spices and cashew butter.A lovely

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62% Dark with Candied Oranges & Orange Toffee by Mirzam Chocolate

Leave a Comment / 62%, Citrus, Dark Chocolate, Earthy, Floral, Orange, Toffee / Lexie Carroll

62% Dark with Candied Oranges & Orange Toffee by @mirzamchocolateThe nose is so complex, even before you taste it already envelops

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Portland Jamaica 71% by One One Cacao

Leave a Comment / 71%, Bean Origin, Dark Chocolate, Earthy, Fruity, Jamaica, Smokey / Lexie Carroll

Portland Jamaica 71% dark by @oneonecacaoI was on the lookout for some smokey chocolate at the last @nwchocolate festival and

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Pecan Orange Spice 70% dark & Mint Mocha 50% dark milk by Sted Foods Review

Leave a Comment / 50%, 70%, Cinnamon, Coffee, Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Orange, Pecan / Lexie Carroll

Interestingly Sted says one of their guiding principles is to “Honor Place”, which I hoped meant transparency & discussion on

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Pecan Orange Spice 70% dark & Mint Mocha 50% dark milk by Sted Foods

Leave a Comment / 50%, 70%, Cinnamon, Coffee, Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Mint, Orange, Pecan / Lexie Carroll

Picked up some interesting-sounding inclusion bars earlier this year by @stedfoods , previously called Terroir Chocolate (same owners, rebranded to nod to

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São Tomé 70% Dark by Letterpress Chocolate

Leave a Comment / 70%, Dark Chocolate, Fruity, Nutty, São Tomé & Principe / Lexie Carroll

São Tomé 70% Dark by @letterpresschocolatePart of a final batch of Letterpress I ordered this past spring.Nose is coy, low-key only

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