This Spider Monkey Endangered Species bar was part of their Organic Health line. I think the “health” part means that they’re full of those trendy superfruits and things of dubious actual health benefit. The bar was Dark Chocolate with Goji Berry, Pecans, & Maca. Maca?seems to fall pretty squarely in that trendy health claims category….
Category: Endangered Species
Endangered Species – Dark Chocolate with Hazelnut Toffee
Endangered Species is a brand that I’ve had a few times but only properly reviewed once. A sale at Whole Foods prompted me to pick up a couple of bars for review. Their gimmick is that they give 10% of their profits for animal conservation. As an added plus, their cacao is “100% ethically traded”,…
Calhoun College Chocolate Tasting Notes, Round II
After the success of my first chocolate tasting (notes here), I held a second one with the extra bars. Unfortunately, by the time the second tasting rolled around, most of the bars had bloomed thanks to New Haven humidity and temperature fluctuations and a lack of air conditioning. The Vosges chocolate bars were the only…
Calhoun College Chocolate Tasting Notes
My tasting notes, as promised. I loved how I was able to notice the subtle differences between the bars by tasting them all together. For example, when I first tasted the Scharffen Berger Extra Rich Milk, I thought it was sweet and yogurty. Tasting it right after the Chocolove Milk and the Papua single origin…
Endangered Species Dark Chocolate with Cranberries & Almonds
It’s been a while since I posted a chocolate party review. I’m going to finish up the chocolate party posts next week so I can move on to covering my winter break candy tour. Consider these part of cleaning out my candy backlog. Endangered Species Chocolate (BUY!) donates 10% of their profits”to help support species,…
