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Red Star Chocolate – Corazon del Ecuador 72%

The bar that must presumably be the “standard” in the Red Star lineup, with a fairly normal percentage and available generally – the more accessible version of the otherwise-identical-source 83%. This one shou...
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Friis Holm – Nicaliso

The second in a series of ultra-exclusive chocolates (only 250 of each one, according to the Chocolate and Love order page for the bar) from tiny Danish producer Friis Holm. Even more rarefied, indeed, than the Chuno, this one ...
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Red Star Chocolate – Corazon del Ecuador 83%

The strongest of the new bars from Red Star: a full-force attempt at an “ultra-bittersweet”. This one has a familiar origin, which will add reassurance, but also will place fairly strong expectations about how it &#...
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Hotel Chocolat – Island Growers St Lucia 65% 96-Hour Conch

A bar that seems to require just about the maximum number of qualifiers in order to identify it uniquely among a group of related ones from Hotel Chocolat. This gives something of a feel of indecisiveness on HC’s part ...
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Friis Holm – Chuno

Representing perhaps the ultimate in exclusivity, this is a series of only 250 bars total made (if the Chocolate and Love site from where one can get this chocolate is accurate) from an equally esoteric Danish company few will ...
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