Real Chocolate Bars that i have Sampled.
This list of 102 bars (Jan 2002) is sorted alphabetically by manufacturer.The ingredients are listed exactly as they were on the label (translated into English when appropriate).
(Please Note that BUTTER means Cocoa butter, NOT dairy butter.)
| brand bar name weblink |
percent cacao | made purchased date |
grams $/gram bars |
Ingredients ALL CAPS = Cacao |
star rating
attributes;
comments The best bars are indicated with a 1 to 5  rating.
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| Amedei Fondente - La Tavoletta www.amedei.it |
70% | Italy Tuscany (gift) 18 Nov 2000 |
100 $0.033 1 |
MASS sugar BUTTER lecithin vanilla |
ok, but nothing special. |
| Angelina Rumpelmayer Le Chocolat - noir 85 www.angelina.fr |
85% | France Seattle Chocolat Feb 1999 |
100 $0.066 1 |
COCOA sugar BUTTER vanilla |
Smooth texture, subdued, very bitter, mellow. Long long aftertaste (very bitter). Very good.
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| Baron Gorzka |
about 60% | Poland Gdansk Poland 21 Jun 2000 |
100 $0.004 1 |
LIQUOR sugar BUTTER E322 ethylvanillin |
artificial flavor, cool checkerboard pattern; creamy, pretty good but a strong artificial flavor |
| Blanxart Negro |
about 55% | Spain Seattle (gift) 18 Nov 2001 |
48 2 |
LIQUOR sugar BUTTER vanilla lecithin |
Sweet, powdery. Not bad, but way too sweet. Tastes a bit like Côte d'Or. Disappointing. |
| Blanxart |
70% | Spain Seattle 1 Mar 2002 |
3 12 |
CACAO sugar BUTTER lecithin vanilla |
cool design, or lack thereof Smooth, weak, bland. Disappointing. |
| Bonbon Jeannette Noir www.bonbonjeannette.com |
70% | Netherlands Maastricht Netherlands 02 Aug 2000 |
45 1 |
MASS sugar POWDER flavoring emulsifier |
Organic, clear plastic;
Strong; very creamy; no noticeable fruity sugar taste; pretty good
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| Café-Tasse Extra Noir www.cafe-tasse.com |
77% | Belgium Bayeux France 09 Feb 2000 |
100 1 |
sugar MASS BUTTER lecithin vanillin |
artificial flavor, Too creamy, 70% was better. |
| Café-Tasse Noir Bitter 70% www.cafe-tasse.com |
73.5% | Belgium Bayeux France 08 Feb 2000 |
9 $0.026 2 |
not printed |
Subtle, strong. Good aftertaste Good.
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| Casino Noir - Dégustation www.groupe-casino.fr |
72% | France Monaco 22 Jan 2000 |
100 $0.010 1 |
PASTE sugar BUTTER POWDER lecithin flavoring |
Grocery Store Brand;
Basic, but rather good.
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| Bernard Castelain Noir Extreme www.netbus-info.com |
85% | France Seattle ChefShop.com 2 Jan 2002 |
100 $0.060 1 |
MASS sugar BUTTER POWDER vanilla |
Surprisingly weak for an 85%. Lacking in character -- flavor ends very quickly. Not sharp; smooth, very melty, but not creamy; weak flavor, probably too much added Cacao Butter. Elusive. We suspect this is Forestero. (NOTE: The bar may have been old.) |
| Cémoi Désir Noir www.cemoi.fr |
72% | France San Marino 17 Dec 1999 |
100 $0.013 2 |
PASTE sugar BUTTER POWDER lecithin van |
probably artificial vanilla;
bitter, light, not special, crumbly good texture, but the second time we called it 'very good'
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| Chocolat Bonnat Pour Croquer Voiron (Isère) - Ceylan www.bonnat-chocolatier.com |
75% | France Stockholm 15 Jul 2000 |
100 $0.033 1 |
CACAO sugar BUTTER |
Single Bean;
Creamy. Sharp, spicy, mild, gritty. peaks quickly. flavor like dill! This is one of a series of 5 single cultivar bars which we tasted side by side!
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| Chocolat Bonnat Pour Croquer Voiron (Isère) - Chuao www.bonnat-chocolatier.com |
75% | France Stockholm 15 Jul 2000 |
100 $0.033 1 |
CACAO sugar BUTTER |
Single Bean; Very smooth texture. Subtle powdery tangy flavor. Sharp gritty flavor. Smoky. Really dries up your mouth. I didn't like it at all. Gave me headache. This is one of a series of 5 single cultivar bars which we tasted side by side! |
| Chocolat Bonnat Pour Croquer Voiron (Isère) - Côte d'Ivoire www.bonnat-chocolatier.com |
75% | France Stockholm 15 Jul 2000 |
100 $0.033 1 |
CACAO sugar BUTTER |
Single Bean;
shifting flavor. fruity, sweet. mild. creamy, subtle, sweeter. disappears quickly. kind of sour. This is one of a series of 5 single cultivar bars which we tasted side by side!
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| Chocolat Bonnat Pour Croquer Voiron (Isère) - Équateur www.bonnat-chocolatier.com |
75% | France Seattle ChefShop.com 2 Jan 2002 |
100 $0.06 1 |
CACAO sugar BUTTER |
Single Bean;
Smooth, Fast, light, very flowery, dientergrates. Sour aftertaste.
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| Chocolat Bonnat Pour Croquer Voiron (Isère) - Madagascar www.bonnat-chocolatier.com |
75% | France Stockholm 15 Jul 2000 |
100 $0.033 1 |
CACAO sugar BUTTER |
Single Bean;
Less snap than others. Very dark color. Powerful. Very strong & persistent. Crumbly texture. Strong, gritty, bitter coffeelike flavor. Strong aftertaste. This is one of a series of 5 single cultivar bars which we tasted side by side!
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| Chocolat Bonnat Pour Croquer Voiron (Isère) - Puerto Cabello www.bonnat-chocolatier.com |
75% | France Seattle ChefShop.com 2 Jan 2002 |
100 $0.06 1 |
CACAO sugar BUTTER |
Single Bean;
Strong. Smokey, Bitter. Very slow. Very good.
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| Chocolat Bonnat Pour Croquer Voiron (Isère) - trinité www.bonnat-chocolatier.com |
75% | France Stockholm 15 Jul 2000 |
100 $0.033 2 |
CACAO sugar BUTTER |
;
Single Bean;
Strong but gentle, full and well rounded, sharp, bitter, very warm, spicy, intense but not aggressive, long after taste. good snap. dry chalky texture. very subtle & slow. flawless. wow! Fantastic. This is one of a series of 7 single cultivar bars the sell!
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| Chocolate Moose Bittersweet www.bonnat-chocolatier.com |
about 50% | USA (Sitka AK) Sitka AK 15 Jun 1999 |
155 $0.026 1 |
BITTERSWEET -CHOCOLATE lecithin vanillin |
artificial flavor; Very very sweet otherwise not too bad. |
| Chocovic Forastero Origen Único - Guaranda/Ecuador www.chocovic.es |
71% | Spain Stockholm 15 Jul 2000 |
10 $0.114 1 |
PASTE sugar BUTTER lecithin |
Single Bean;
Less pronounced aroma. Flavor is a mix of the other two. This is one of a series of 3 single cultivar bars which we tasted side by side!
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| Chocovic Trinitario Origen Único - Guyave/Grenada www.chocovic.es |
71% | Spain Stockholm 15 Jul 2000 |
10 $0.114 1 |
PASTE sugar BUTTER lecithin |
Single Bean;
Strongest aroma. Very strong chocolate taste, powdery flavor!, the most bitter. This is one of a series of 3 single cultivar bars which we tasted side by side!
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| Chocovic Criollo Origen Único - Ocumare/Venezuela www.chocovic.es |
71% | Spain Stockholm 15 Jul 2000 |
10 $0.114 1 |
PASTE sugar BUTTER lecithin |
Single Bean;
Creamiest taste, sweetest -- least bitter. Tastes like common good chocolate. This is one of a series of 3 single cultivar bars which we tasted side by side!
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| ChocoLove Extra Strong Dark (gold label) www.choclove.com |
77% | Belgium /USA (Colorado) Jackson MS (gift) 18 Jan 2000 |
90 $0.055 8 |
LIQUOR sugar BUTTER lecithin |
paper wrapped;
Very good. A bit too creamy, sometimes a funny aftertaste. Recently changed their impression pattern. I think the corporate name is terrible!
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| ChocoLove Strong Dark (black label) www.choclove.com |
70% | Belgium /USA (Colorado) Seattle Rainbow Dec 1998 |
90 $0.033 3 |
LIQUOR sugar BUTTER lecithin vanilla |
Very creamy, strong, quick, long lasting flavor, smooth texture. Very good.
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| ChocoLove Rich Dark (red label) www.choclove.com |
65% | Belgium /USA (Colorado) Seattle Rainbow Dec 1998 |
90 $0.039 1 |
LIQUOR sugar BUTTER lecithin vanilla |
Good. Smooth, nice -- a bit too sweet. |
| ChocoLove Pure Dark (yellow label) www.choclove.com |
55% | Belgium /USA (Colorado) Seattle Rainbow Dec 1998 |
90 $0.039 1 |
LIQUOR sugar BUTTER lecithin vanilla |
Smooth -- but way too sweet. |
| ChocoLove Organic Very Dark www.choclove.com |
73% | Belgium /USA (Colorado) Seattle Rainbow 9 Jan 2002 |
64 $0.0453 1 |
LIQUOR sugar BUTTER |
Organic, wax lined foil; Strong, full bodied. Sweet & fruity. Pretty good, but we didn't like the fruitiness. It could be from raw sugar. |
| Ciocador Fondente - Extra Amaro |
68% | Italy/Ecuador Florence Italy 18 Dec 1999 |
100 $0.011 1 |
PASTE sugar BUTTER lecithin vanilla |
Organic, Fair Trade, paperlined foil;
Excellent. Spicy. Very bitter (almost like coffee). Good snap.
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| Michel Cluizel Amer www.cluizel.com |
72% | France Vienna 15 Nov 1999 |
30 $0.030 7 |
COCOAS sugar lecithin vanilla |
Strong aroma. powdery. strong, vanilla is a bit strong.
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| Michel Cluizel Grand Amer www.cluizel.com |
85% | France not sure where i first got it |
100 14 |
COCOAS sugar vanilla Sometimes lists Bourbon Vanilla. |
Powerful, smooth, creamy, very well balanced -- Exceptional. Often called the 'best Chocolate in the world.' If not, it's very close! Bourbon Vanilla (when listed) is not overpowering.
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| Michel Cluizel Noir in fini www.cluizel.com |
99% | France France (gift) 18 Nov 1998 |
30 1 |
CACAO sugar vanilla orange spices |
Powerful and awesome.
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| Côte d'Or (Kraft/Philip Morris) Noir de Noir Intense - Sensations www.cotedor.com |
70% | Belgium not sure ? |
100 1 |
MASS sugar BUTTER POWDER milk fat vanilla lecithin |
nothing special. |
| Côte d'Or (Kraft/Philip Morris) Noir de Noir Pour Connaisseurs www.cotedor.com |
56% | Belgium Bayeux? 11 Feb 2000 |
150 $0.016 2 |
sugar PASTE BUTTER POWDER lecithin vanilla |
Not terribly impressive. Very sweet. |
| Cremant (Pronatec) edelbitter - Chocant www.pronatec.com |
55% | Switzerland Firenze 04 Apr 2000 |
100 $0.011 1 |
MASS sugar BUTTER raw sugar vanilla |
Organic;
One of the better organic bars, sweet but good.
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| Delhaize Fondant/Puur www.delhaize-le-lion.be |
76% | Belgium Liège Belgium 01 Aug 2000 |
100 $0.013 1 |
MASS sugar BUTTER lecithin vanillin |
Grocery Store Brand, artificial flavor, paperlined ; Very good, mellow. |
| Delhaize Fondant - Eclats de cacao www.delhaize-le-lion.be |
76% | Belgium Liège Belgium 01 Aug 2000 |
100 $0.013 1 |
MASS sugar BUTTER NIBS lecithin vanillin |
with BITS, Grocery Store Brand, artificial flavor, paperlined; strong, mellow, GOOD! Cheryln loves the bits of chocolate beans. |
| Démon (Kraft/Philip Morris) Különleges www.kraftfoodsinternational.com |
55% | Hungary Budapest 25 Oct 1999 |
85 1 |
MASS sugar BUTTER E322 vanilla |
cool imprint; Too sweet, too much vanilla. |
| Denman Island Chocolate Cocoa Loco www.denmanislandchocolate.com |
70% | Canada Courtney BC 24 Sep 2001 |
46 $0.044 5 |
MASS sugar BUTTER lecithin |
Organic;
Smooth, consistent, bitter, creamy -- Excellent!!!
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| Deva Horká |
49% | Slovkia Stary Smokovec Slovkia 30 Nov 1999 |
100 2 |
MASS sugar BUTTER E322 etylvanilin |
artificial flavor; sweet but ok |
| Dilettante Delux Semisweet www.dilettante.com |
58% | Seattle Seattle (gift) ? |
57 1 |
sugar LIQUOR BUTTER lecithin vanilla |
too sweet. |
| Domori Grand Blend Dark Blend No 1 www.domori.com |
78% | Italy Seattle City People's 13 Dec 2001 |
50 0.078 1 |
MASS raw sugar BUTTER(45%) vanilla-bourbon lecithin |
square bar, plastic wrapped;
Strong, full rich chocolate flavor, a little fruity. Strong rumlike flavor. Very creamy. Tastes like Cacao beans. Luxurious. Good but bourbon vanilla is very strong and ruins the bar.
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| Domori Grand Blend Dark Break www.domori.com |
80% | Italy Seattle City People's 13 Dec 2001 |
50 0.078 1 |
MASS raw sugar BUTTER(45%) vanilla-bourbon lecithin |
square bar, Same as blend #1, but with bits of bean;
Strong, full rich chocolate flavor, a little fruity. Strong rumlike flavor. Very creamy. Tastes like Cacao beans. Luxurious. Good but bourbon vanilla is very strong and ruins the bar. Bean bits are good!
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| Droste Extra Puur www.droste.nl |
72% | Netherlands Amsterdam (gift) 25 Aug 1999 |
100 4 |
MASS sugar BUTTER lecithin vanillin |
artificial flavor; Fairly strong, ok for chomping, artificial tasting. also in pastilles |
| El Rey Apamate - Careneo Superior Single Bean - Venezuelan www.chocolates-elrey.com |
73.5% | Venezuela Seattle DeLaurenti 02 Aug 2001 |
80 $0.049 1 |
LIQUOR sugar BUTTER lecithin vanilla |
Single Bean;
Spicy, not creamy, fruity, pretty good This is pretty cool and VERY unusual: a chocolate bar MADE in a country where cacao is GROWN! |
| Endangered Species Chocolate Company Chimp - Smooth Dark www.chocolatebar.com |
64% | Belgium /USA (Oregon) Victoria BC 23 Sep 2001 |
100 1 |
COCOA unbleached -sugar BUTTER lecithin |
Organic;
Smooth, flavorful, consistent, surprisingly good.
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| enric Rovira Rajoles - negro www.enricrovira.com |
70% | Spain London 02 Sep 2000 |
100 $0.039 1 |
COCOA sugar BUTTER vanilla lecithin |
square bar, really cool imprint;
Spicy, powdery. Very strong and long lasting. Spectacular. Unusual square bar design.
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| Evernat Noir www.biofficiel.com |
72% | France Cannes France 22 Jan 2000 |
100 $0.023 1 |
PASTE sugar POWDER vanilla |
Organic; strong, consistent |
| Frans Buchare Extra - Premium www.franschocolates.com |
70% | Seattle Seattle PCC 06 Nov 2001 |
37 $0.035 2 |
LIQUOR BUTTER sugar lecithin vanilla |
Single Bean, nice imprint; Strong, spicy, surprisingly good. |
| Feodora Eldel Bitter www.feodora.de |
60% | Germany Bonn Germany 15 Feb 2000 |
100 1 |
bourbon vanilla |
did not buy it, because of the Bourbon Vanilla (and low percentage); |
| Galler noir extrême www.galler.com |
70% | Belgium Liege, Belgium 02 Aug 2000 |
100 1 |
PASTE sugar BUTTER lecithin vanilla |
Very nice smell, very creamy. Excellent chocolate flavor. Strong, Smooth, Bitter, Creamy. Very, Very, Very good. The first Belgian 70% bar, in 1993.
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| Gepa Mascao Bio Noir - Zartbitterschokolade www.oww.be/product/ |
60% | Germany Bonn Germany 15 Aug 1999 |
100 $0.013 2 |
MASS raw sugar BUTTER vanilla |
Organic Fair Trade, plastic wrapped;
strong fruity sugar overwhelms chocolate. I suspect that the Gepa, Mascaro & Traidcraft are the same bar packaged for different countries. |
| Ghirardelli Semi-Sweet www.ghirardelli.com |
about 40% | USA (San Francisco) Seattle QFC Mar 1999 |
113 $0.018 1 |
sugar UNSWEETENED -CHOCOLATE BUTTER lecithin vanillin |
artificial flavor, Not terrible. A shadow of spiciness. Way too sweet. Artificial flavoring is overwhelming. |
| Godiva Dark - Noir Pure Bitter www.godiva.com |
70% | Belgium Liège Belgium 02 Aug 2000 |
47 $0.028 1 |
MASS sugar lecithin vanillin |
artificial flavor, strong aroma. Nice creamy taste, very creamy texture. Gave me a headache. |
| Goplana (Nestlé) Klasyczna Gorzka |
65% | Poland Wroclaw Poland 12 Dec 1999 |
100 $0.004 3 |
MASS sugar BUTTER lecithin ethylvanillin |
artificial flavor; pretty good, but too sweet & artificial |
| Green & Black's Organic Dark www.greenandblacks.com |
70% | England Seattle Central Co-op Mar 1999 |
100 $0.030 10 |
MASS raw cane sugar lecithin vanilla |
Organic, Fair Trade;
Excellent!!!!!! Very smooth, Very creamy, very rich. One of the very best!
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| Hachez Cocoa D'Arriba - Milde EdelBitter www.hachez.de |
77% | Germany Mainz, Germany 15 Oct 1999 |
100 $0.015 1 |
MASS BUTTER sugar bourbon vanilla |
good bitter flavor, very smooth & creamy texture, too much alcohol! Did not like it at all. |
| Heinemann Eldel Bitter |
62% | Germany Bonn Germany ? |
100 1 |
bourbon vanilla |
did not buy it, because of the Bourbon Vanilla (and low percentage); |
| Jean-Paul Hévin
www.jphevin.com |
78% | France Paris France 04 Feb 2000 |
100 $0.035 1 |
not printed |
too creamy, strong bad flavor (alcohol?, vanillin?), quite disappointing. This was the only genuine non-packaged Chocolatier bar we bought in Europe. |
| Inda (possibly owned by Stollwerck) Alpen Si - Gorzka |
70% | Poland Poland ? |
100 1 |
LIQUOR sugar POWDER BUTTER lecithin vanillin |
artificial flavor; ok |
| Ivoria Noir Dégustation |
70% | France Cannes (gift) 18 Jan 2000 |
100 1 |
PASTE sugar BUTTER lecithin vanilla |
slow flavor, good, bitter
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| Kandia Lux - Amarã www.kandia.ro |
about 60% | Romania Cluj-Napoca Romania 02 Nov 1999 |
100 1 |
CACAO BUTTER sugar vanilla lecithin |
Not very good. |
| Kaoka Noir |
70% | France Paris 03 Feb 2000 |
100 $0.016 1 |
MASS WHOLE raw sugar lecithin from sunflower vanilla |
Organic, plastic wrapped;
sweet, very little unrefined sugar taste, good chocolate flavor, strong, very good. Note says that there is no added Cocoa butter!
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| Laima Lukss www.laima.lv |
54% | Latvia Riga Latvia 28 Jun 2000 |
50 3 |
sugar MASS BUTTER CACAO lecithin vanillin |
artificial flavor; pretty bad |
| Lindenborg (Weinrich) Mørk www.weinrich-schokolade.de |
72% | Germany Aalborg Denmark 25 Jul 2000 |
100 1 |
MASS (57%) sugar (27%) BUTTER(15%) E322 vanilla |
plastic wrapped;
strong, creamy, good I was excited that it listed exact percentages!
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| Lindt Créé A' Berne www.lindt.com |
49% | Switzerland Bern Switzerland 20 Mar 2000 |
85 $0.013 1 |
MASS BUTTER lecithin vanilla |
too sweet, of course -- but i HAD to get one while in Bern! |
| Lindt Special Dark www.lindt.com |
48% | Switzerland Seattle QFC Mar 1999 |
85 $0.027 1 |
not printed |
Good. Was my standby for years, but it's way too sweet for me now. I believe that this and the Créé A' Berne are the same bar in different packaging. |
| Lindt Excellence Fine Dark www.lindt.com |
70% | Switzerland/ France Seattle QFC Mar 1999 |
100 $0.020 3 |
MASS sugar BUTTER vanilla lecithin |
wide flat bar;
Very sharp, strong cocoa liqueur bite. Dry texture -- not as smooth and creamy, more flavor. Good. I like it.
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| Mascaro Cicoccolato Nero |
61% | Switzerland Firenze Italy 18 Dec 1999 |
100 $0.015 1 |
PASTE sugar BUTTER vanilla |
Organic, Fair Trade, plastic wrapped;
Fruity sweetener, too sweet, too fruity. I suspect that the Gepa, Mascaro & Traidcraft are the same bar packaged for different countries. great company! |
| Match Intense - Noir |
72% | Belgium Luxembourg 04 Mar 2000 |
100 $0.013 2 |
MASS sugar BUTTER vanilla |
Grocery Store Brand;
strong, not as creamy.
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| Maître Mathis Noir |
73% | Netherlands Maastricht Netherlands 02 Aug 2000 |
100 $0.022 1 |
MASS BUTTER raw sugar lecithin vanilla |
Organic, in clear plastic; Creamy texture, raw powdery smell. Very strong, bitter, almost coffeelike. Something odd though, probably the raw sugar. |
| Maxim's de Paris Noir - EldelBitter www.maxims-sapp.com |
66% | Germany Bonn Germany ? |
100 $0.015 1 |
COCOA sugar lecithin |
Very good chocolate flavor, but way too sweet
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| Monoprix noir extra www.monoprix.fr |
72% | France (gift) 1 Mar 2002 |
100 1 |
PASTE sugar BUTTER POWDER soya lecithin vanilla |
grocery store brand; Pretty good. Smooth & mellow. |
| Montezuma's Organic Very Dark www.montezumas.co.uk |
73% | England Seattle ChefShop.com 2 Jan 2002 |
100 $0.04 1 |
MASS sugar soya lecithin (0.5%) vanilla |
Organic, colorful fun box; Pretty good. Very smooth & mellow. Chocolatey but sweet. Earthy (possibly a little rancid). |
| Michel Montignac Extra Bitter www.michelmontignac.tm.fr |
85% | France Cannes France 20 Jan 2000 |
100 $0.035 1 |
PASTE sugar BUTTER vanilla |
cool snowflake imprint;
dry, very bitter, very good, good snap
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| Nestlé Éclate www.nestle.com |
70% | France/ Switzerland Liège Belgium 01 Aug 2000 |
100 1 |
MASS sugar BEAN BITS BUTTER dairy butter lecithin flavoring |
w/BITS; too sweet, bad taste. This is only bar on the list that neither of us could finish. We saw other Nestlé 70%+ bars around Europe but were never tempted for obvious reasons. (They even have a single bean series!) We got this one because of the bits. It was awful. |
| newhaus Extra Dark - Extra Bitter www.neuhaus.be |
69% | Belgium Seattle Chocolat Feb 1999 |
85 $0.082 1 |
not printed |
Brisk, powdery - not at all creamy, not very bitter, smooth subtle taste. Interesting. I have seen this in half a dozen countries and it is always EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE! |
| Novi Fondente Nero Extra Fondente Amaro |
70% | Italy Rome 20 Dec 1999 |
100 $0.016 2 |
PASTE sugar BUTTER lecithin flavors |
probably artificial vanilla; chemical, waxy, not good at all |
| Poulain (Cadbury France) 1848 noir Cadbury will not put their name on the package because it would hurt sales. www.alliance7.fr |
76% | France/UK Paris (gift) 01 Feb 2000 |
100 $0.014 1 |
MASS sugar BUTTER vanilla lecithin |
Full, constant, quite good. Bitter, not too creamy, good clean bitter aftertaste. We were shocked (especially our French friend) to discover that this was made by Cadbury in disguise!
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| Queen's Choice Dark - Mørk |
72% | Belgium/ Denmark Aalborg Denmark 21 Jul 2000 |
100 1 |
MASS sugar BUTTER vanillin |
artificial flavor;
initially sweet, then nice chocolate flavor, mild. good not great
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| Rapunzel Bittersweet - 100% Swiss Organic www.rapunzel.de |
70% | Switzerland Seattle Rainbow Mar 1999 |
85 $0.030 5 |
LIQUOR unrefined evap cane juice BUTTER vanilla beans |
Organic, Fair Trade; Very good but the unrefined sugar gives it an off-putting fruity flavor. It's a great company, but i can't eat the chocolate with their raw sugar. |
| Sarotti (Stollwerck) Extra Fin plain chocolate www.stollwerck.de |
72% | Germany Bonn Germany ? |
100 2 |
PASTE sugar BUTTER lecithin vanillin |
artificial flavor, wide flat bar; not very good |
| Sarotti (Stollwerck) Extra Semi-Sweet www.stollwerck.de |
60% | Germany Chicago (gift) 21 Dec 2001 |
100 1 |
MASS sugar BUTTER POWDER milk powder lecithin vanillin |
artificial flavor; This is the same bar as the Stollwerck Herren (our German vineyard chomping chocolate) in a different wrapper. Not great, a bit artificial. |
| Scharffen Berger Pure Dark Chocolate www.scharffen-berger.com |
70% | USA (San Francisco) Seattle Chocolat Feb 1999 |
85 $0.043 3 |
BEANS sugar BUTTER lecithin vanilla beans |
very smooth, strong. Good but strong liquor flavor hurts it. |
| Scotts Continental - Extra Dark for baking |
75% | Scotland/ Germany Fort William Scotland 06 Sep 1999 |
100 1 |
MASS sugar BUTTER POWDER lecithin flavoring |
very good
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| Slitti Artigianale senza zucchero aggiunto www.slitti.it |
100% | Italy Tuscany (gift) 18 Nov 2000 |
100 1 |
MASS |
Organic, but not certified, plastic wrapped;
wow!
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| Slitti Artigianale - fondente extra-fine www.slitti.it |
82% | Italy Tuscany (gift) 18 Nov 2000 |
100 2 |
sugar MASS BUTTER lecithin natural flavor |
Organic, but not certified, plastic wrapped;
Complex but smooth. Creamy. Fantastic texture, perfect taste, the best. The best.
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| Sniezka super gorzka (The 'S' & 'z' should have accents, but Polish is not well supported in HTML.) www.dzpc-sniezka.com.pl |
about 60% | Poland Gdansk Poland 04 Dec 1999 |
100 $0.005 3 |
MASS sugar BUTTER POWDER lecithin ethylovanillin |
artificial flavor, paper lined, cool imprint (crowned S); nice texture, good flavor but a little too sweet at the end, overall flavor is very good, stronger than expected, good! too much vanilla. |
| Stollwerck Herren - Eldelbitter www.stollwerck.de |
66% | Germany Eltville Germany 10 Oct 1999 |
100 $0.010 31 |
MASS sugar BUTTER POWDER milk powder lecithin vanillin |
artificial flavor; Chomping chocolate. We ate a LOT of this while working in the fields and vineyards in Germany. |
| Swartenbroeckx NOIR premium plain chocolate Although this was at Trader Joe's, I THINK it is real. |
77% | Belgium Seattle Trader Joe's 4 Dec 2001 |
100 $0.0099 2 |
MASS sugar BUTTER vanilla |
Surprisingly Good. Crumbly. A bit spicy -- NOT fruity! Good, Strong Chocolate flavor. Lasts a long time. Excellent Chomping Chocolate.
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| Swiss Noir |
70% | Switzerland /Netherlands Maastricht Netherlands 5 Aug 2000 |
100 1 |
MASS sugar BUTTER POWDER flavoring |
smooth, light |
| Terravita Gorzka www.terravita.com.pl |
60% | Poland Wroclaw Poland 11 Dec 1999 |
100 $0.004 1 |
MASS sugar lecithin vanillin |
artificial flavor; Sharp, creamy, chemical tasting. |
| Theobroma Dark Satin www.theobromachocolate.com |
about 40% | USA (Sitka AK) Sitka AK 15 Jun 1999 |
70 $0.038 1 |
sugar LIQUOR BUTTER lecithin vanilla |
Good, but bland and overpoweringly sweet. |
| Yves Thurie's Noir - Aux E'clats De Féves de Cacao www.thuries.fr |
80% | France Paris (gift) 28 Jan 2000 |
100 $0.015 1 |
PASTE sugar BUTTER BEAN BITS lecithin vanilla |
w/BITS;
bitter, good flavor, good texture
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| Tobler (Kraft/Philip Morris) Tradition - Semi-Amer |
about 45% | Switzerland Maine Mar 1984 |
85 $0.016 many |
sugar LIQUOR BUTTER lecithin vanillin |
artificial flavor; I loved it when it was all i could find -- but it is too sweet & artificial. I have wondered if this is the same as the Lindt Special Dark in a different packaging. |
| Traidcraft Plain - Continental www.traidcraft.co.uk |
61% | Switzerland/ England Bonn Germany ? |
100 1 |
MASS raw sugar BUTTER vanilla |
Organic, Fair Trade;
strong fruity sugar flavor I suspect that the Gepa, Mascaro & Traidcraft are the same bar packaged for different countries. |
| Union Sir James Classic - Gorzka |
60% | Poland Gdansk Poland 18 Jun 2000 |
100 1 |
sugar MASS BUTTER lecithin vanillin |
artificial flavor; Very good chocolate - strong artificial vanilla flavor ruins it. |
| Valor Puro Y Negro www.valor.es |
70% | Spain Vienna Nov 1999 |
100 $0.034 3 |
PASTE BUTTER sugar lecithin vanilla |
smooth, not creamy, very chocolatey, spicy, not bitter
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| Valrhona Le Noir Amer www.valrhona.com |
71% | France Seattle DeLaurenti Jul 1999 |
100 $0.036 2 |
BEANS sugar BUTTER lecithin vanilla |
Creamy, strong, quick, long lasting flavor, smooth texture. Very good! (although the first time we called it boring.)
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| Valrhona Guanaja www.valrhona.com |
70% | France unsure 01 Aug 2001 |
5 1 |
not printed |
pretty good, not as spicy as i had hoped. |
| Wawel Krakowska Gorzka - Naturalna www.wawel.com.pl |
65% | Poland Wroclaw Poland 12 Dec 1999 |
100 5 |
PASTE sugar BUTTER lecithin flavoring |
probably artificial vanilla, paperlined;
good but a bit sweet, too much vanilla, we enjoyed this one
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| E Wedel (may be owned by Cadbury) Gorzka - Pelna |
? | Poland Poznan Poland 13 Dec 1999 |
100 $0.004 2 |
PASTE sugar POWDER BUTTER lecithin vanillin |
artificial flavor; good texture, chemical flavor, ok for gobbling |
| Weinrich Eldelbitter www.weinrich-schokolade.de |
70% | Germany Vienna 15 Nov 1999 |
100 $0.018 1 |
MASS sugar BUTTER lecithin vanillin |
artificial flavor; nice texture. light, mellow, not very strong. strange after taste. |
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