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Woolworths – Really Natural Organic Dark Chocolate – review – Martin Christy

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Written by: Martin Christy

Strong punch from this organic: an overwhelming taste of too-bitter almonds and strong unsweetened coffee. The taste doesn’t develop, except to turn a little metallic. Length is steady, but not really pleasant. This chocolate has a fairly unique flavour, so is worth experiencing but maybe not repeating.

Not a subtle chocolate, probably good for baking but not one to eat twice. Certainly not ‘silky rich’ as described by Woolworths themselves – whoever wrote that obviously never tasted it! May appeal to some, but not a winner for me.



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Martin Christy
Martin Christy is Seventy%’s editor and founder and is a leading voice in the chocolate industry, promoting the cause of fine chocolate and fine cacao and those who produce them. With seventeen years’ experience of fine chocolate, he has travelled extensively visiting cocoa plantations and meeting the world’s top producers and is a consultant to the fine chocolate and cacao growing industries worldwide. Martin was a founding member of the Academy of Chocolate in the UK and has now, with Kate Johns of Chocolate Week, created the new International Chocolate Awards. As well as his regular online chocolate blog, he has written features for UK magazines and has worked on several books about fine chocolate.
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