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Bonnat – Marfil de Blanco

Bonnat again creates manufacturing ambiguity with a line of Porcelana-type chocolates exactly matching one from Coppeneur. Who’s the original manufacturer? Or are both? Whatever the case, Bonnat has created a fine bar her...
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Bonnat – Marfil de Blanco

Bonnat again confounds the production question with a series of Porcelana-type bars exactly matching a set from Coppeneur. Who is the actual processor of the beans? Or both? It’s unclear. Whatever the case, Bonnat’s...
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Theo Chocolate – Organic 74% Dark Madagascar

Theo wisely attempts to reformulate the Madagascar, but unfortunately improves nothing. Where the last time the problem was excessive boldness, here it becomes excessive one-sidedness. Is this an attempt to tame flavours that w...
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Theo Chocolate – Organic Dark Chocolate

A new effort at an organic bar from Theo, who make valiant attempt that seems successful at the start but is let down in the finish. It seems perhaps blending issues are to blame – some top-notch beans unfortunately mixed...
by Seventy%
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Amano – Montanya

Amano, so long a company flirting with greatness but always it would seem at the brink, finally gets it entirely right with this chocolate from the heights of Venezuela. It doesn’t specify exact origin but one can deduce ...
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Amano – Jembrana

An interesting bright and fresh chocolate with a riot of flavours, one of the most complex bars you may ever try. It’s a bit of a pity that the flavours aren’t more well controlled, because they explode out from all...
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