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Theo Chocolate – Dominican Republic 84%

The Dominican Republic is particularly well-known for producing organic chocolate, often with spectacular results, (e.g. Domori’s old Chacao, or more recently Sainsbury’s Organic 70%), but with the occasional specta...
by Alex Rast
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Domori – Javagrey

A nice if not particularly unusual milk chocolate from Domori. Why Domori places so much emphasis on this bar being somewhat unusual for what is, at the end of the day, an entirely typical milk chocolate is mystifying. Indeed, ...
by Alex Rast
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Domori – Javagrey

Domori comes up with a new, “pure” milk chocolate suggesting a more serious approach to milk chocolate than in the past for them. To some extent obviously aimed to compete with Cluizel’s milk chocolates, and f...
by Alex Rast
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Patric – Madagascar 67%

Another very accomplished offering from Patric, although it must be said more adventures in non-Madagascar origins would be even more welcome. With various of the other chocolates in the Patric range he flirts with greatness wi...
by Alex Rast
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Willie’s Delectable Cacao – Indonesian 69

From the first bean-to-bar fine chocolate producer in the UK, a chocolate that indicates both improvement and a determination to be serious about fine chocolate. Willie’s has established a dark, heavy style that somehow s...
by Alex Rast
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Pralus – Tobago Estate Chocolate W. I.

A valiant attempt to demonstrate a “definitive” Trinitario. It might fall slightly short of the ideal, but still expresses most of the signature Trinitario qualities – and here this might mean something! To be...
by Alex Rast
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