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Bonnat – Apotequil – Martin Christy review

Bonnat cautiously labels this bar “Variété Porcelana” – note the speech marks. Porcelana is a Venezuelan criollo varietal, and though there is white-beaned cacao in Peru, similar in this respect to the Venez...
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Valrhona – El Pedregal – Martin Christy

The colour is as you’d expect from Valrhona, medium brown with hints of burgundy. We know that porcelana can look lighter than this though, so we can guess at a medium roast. Aroma is nuts, tobacco, spice, overlain with ...
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Chapon – Chuao – Martin Christy review

When first out of the packet, the aroma is very cheesy, something like a blue bree. After airing a little there is dark tobacco, polished mahogany and a hint of lit matches, which is perhaps an indicator of things to come. On t...
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Chapon – Chuao

A Pralus made bar, sold in handy zip-seal packaging by Chapon under their own brand. Like many of the new bars of Chuao coming onto the market, Chapon describe Chuao as ‘criollo’. (See the Manufacturers information ...
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Morin collection

Chocolaterie A. Morin collection

A traditional but well made collection from Morin, produced with their own bean to bar chocolate.
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Grenada Chocolate 71% - low roast gives a light burgundy sheen

The Grenada Chocolate Company – Organic Dark Chocolate 71% Cocoa – Martin Christy

I’ve known and loved The Grenada Chocolate Company since Mott Green first introduced the company to the UK back around 2002. We’ve watched Grenada Chocolate grow up from being a small, innovative homespun chocolate ...
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  1. Michel Cluizel – Hacienda ‘Los Anconès’ (90.2/100)
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  1. Michel Cluizel – Hacienda ‘Los Anconès’ (90.2/100)
  2. Valrhona – El Pedregal (87.2/100)
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  4. Pacari – Raw Chocolate 70% (85.5/100)
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