Here’s the second of my two Vere bars (remember, they were buy one get one free), Vere Raspberry + Lemon. Like its Mint + Nibs counterpart, the Raspberry + Lemon is an…
Category: single origin
Vere Mint + Nibs
I bought this Vere Mint + Nibs bar at my local food co-op. They were buy one, get one free, and I’m never one to turn down a chocolate deal! If you’re…
Leftover Chocolate Tasting Notes, Part I
I threw a chocolate tasting party ages ago and have been sitting on these tasting notes since then. Today, some quick hits for the last Friday (alas!) of my spring break. Part…
Amano Jembrana
Waaay back in 2008, I reviewed Amano’s then complete line-up of single-origin bars and gave them an enthusiastic ZOMG! They’ve since released a new Jembrana bar and updated their packaging with a…
Sainbury’s Brand Chocolates –
Now that I’m living off campus, I’m no longer on a meal plan, which means I buy my own groceries and, presumably, cook for myself. Because I’m a po’ college student, shopping…
Hershey’s Cacao Reserve Single Ori
I’ve previously written about Hershey’s Cacao Reserve line, their attempt to make better chocolate than their low quality, increasingly vegetable oil laced everyday fare. Their Single Origin Collection is a blatantly obvious…
Two More Choxie Bars: Sea Salt + Ghana C
As I’ve noted before, Choxie, Target’s house brand of chocolate, works hard to market itself. I adore their bright, retro wrappers, and I hate that they don’t capitalize anything. Check out the…
Calhoun College Chocolate Tasting Notes,
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…
Amano Single Origin Bars
Every once in a while, you’re fortunate enough to experience something so eye-opening that it changes the way you frame your worldview. After falling in love for the first time, or tasting…