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Rózsavölgyi Csokoládé – Carenero Superior

A chocolate manufacturer from Hungary is sure to attract attention, if only for the novelty factor, and when they are using interesting beans such as the Carenero Superior, it’s all the more interesting. This must be one ...
by Alex Rast
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upala potomac

Potomac – Upala 70%

70% bar from a new US chocolate maker, focusing on Costa Rican cacao.
by Stuart Robson
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Red Star Chocolate – Nicaragua Nicaliso

A bar that inevitably will attract comparisons to Friis-Holm’s bar from the same extremely rare source. Indeed, it is sources like this that reveal the value of micro-producers: the ability to bring out unusual varietals ...
by Alex Rast
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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 ...
by Martin Christy
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Marcolini – Oriente Cuba Terruño de Baracoa

In a daring move, Marcolini chooses to position a Cuban chocolate at the upper end of the elite chocolate range. Will it pay off? Previous attempts at a Cuban origin have on the whole seen mixed results, so this bar will need t...
by Alex Rast
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  1. Michel Cluizel – Hacienda ‘Los Anconès’ (90.2/100)
  2. Valrhona – El Pedregal (87.2/100)
  3. Potomac – Upala 70% (86.0/100)
  4. Pacari – Raw Chocolate 70% (85.5/100)
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  1. Michel Cluizel – Hacienda ‘Los Anconès’ (90.2/100)
  2. Valrhona – El Pedregal (87.2/100)
  3. Potomac – Upala 70% (86.0/100)
  4. Pacari – Raw Chocolate 70% (85.5/100)
  5. Bonnat – Apotequil (85.4/100)

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