Perhaps not the very first, but one of the earliest entirely U.S. bean-to-bar chocolates, this one makes its country proud. A superb exposition of a complex chocolate, hitting all the notes with clarity and interest. Rather rem...
A questionable foray into extreme percentages for Guittard, who prove that they’re best sticking to their guns and aiming for the 63-67% range. At this high percentage there is no room for mistakes and unfortunately Guitt...
Excellent and characteristic Ecuador but with room for improvement as well. Not, perhaps, quite so accomplished as the best of Guittard’s line, unable to shake off a slightly flat, definitely bitter edge. However, it reve...
A chocolate mind-blowing in its complexity, rivalling chocolates such as Valrhona Guanaja and Domori Blend no 1. It’s also in the same league as them from a quality standpoint, and shows off Guittard’s mastery of ch...
A very slightly disappointing Venezuelan chocolate from Guittard, producer of multiple superb chocolates, especially in the mid-percentages. Compared to a typical chocolate, it’s excellent, but one might perhaps expect mo...