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Scharffen Berger – Porcelana 75% Cacao – review – Alex Rast

Is this pure Porcelana? It seems a little doubtful. Here is a bar with most of the characteristics of fine Porcelana, but overlain upon an alarming harsher background – as though some other bean had been mixed in. Neverth...
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Dagoba – Prima Materia – review – Alex Rast

Dagoba’s bar looks archetypal for them out of the wrapper, that is to say, somewhat rustic. A dark colour isn’t exactly promising, although there are no glaring manufacturing defects. Aroma, however, is a different ...
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Valrhona – Caraïbe – review – Alex Rast

Compared to its Guanaja stablemate in the Grand Cru line this one will seem passive and withdrawn but it remains superb chocolate. This is the quiet one of the Grands Crus – a chocolate that does its job effectively and e...
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Valrhona – Le Noir 68% – review – Alex Rast

Valrhona doesn’t falter on appearance, even in a bar presumably more aimed at cooking: it’s nicely finished and more or less defect free, save some swirling, and although a dark colour is apparent it’s usual f...
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Valrhona – Araguani – review – Alex Rast

A welcome addition to the Grand Cru line, if for the moment only available in an irritating format. A total departure from the rest of the Grands Crus stylistically, emphasizing subtlety and refinement over complexity and power...
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Vivani – Feine Bitter Schokolade – review – Alex Rast

A good entry into the world of quality organic chocolate. Vivani was one of the earlier of the second-generation organic chocolate manufacturers who started to realise that organic wasn’t enough – you had to deliver...
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