Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Grenada, Patric and Askinosie

Three rich dark chocolates this week



Grenada Dark Chocolate 71%
Dark, bitter sweet, complex cocoa flavor, slightly piquant almost like coffee

Grenada is a tropical chocolatier from Grenada in the Caribbean. They make single-origin dark chocolates. This specific Grenada 71% dark chocolate won the silver medal from "The London Academy of Chocolate Awards" in 2008. They pride for their complex chocolate flavors and it truly is different and intense.

Patrick Rio Crunch 
Rich luscious, intense with cocoa nibs, mildly salty, complex chocolate flavor from the cocoa nibs

Patrick Rio Crunch is a rich dark chocolate with cocoa nibs and sea salt. Patrick is an American chocolatier from Missouri. He built his own custom chocolate-making facility. His bars are sold since 2007 and he has won several accolades for his chocolate. He sources his beans from South America. After tasting several bars of dark chocolate in the last couple of weeks, we find Patrick's dark chocolate the best. The quality of the bar is very good. This bar is an exclusive at the Chocolate Garage. Chocolate Garage is my newest craze. The garage is a place run by Sunita de Tourreil who loves chocolate and sources the best of chocolate from around the world. She also hosts tasting events.

Askinosie Dark Milk Chocolate with Licorice
Dark, chewy and crunchy, mild sweet licorice flavors, sweetly spicy from anise

Askinosie Licorice bar is probably the only form of licorice I will ever like. It is sweet, chewy and has a nice texture from anise. Licorice and anise add such complexity to the dark chocolate. I have tasted Askinosie malt chocolate some time before which was just as good. The licorice is sourced from Lakritsfabriken, Sweden and this specific one is made with rice flour making it gluten free. This bar also has goat's milk, not that you can taste it.

Oh Askinosie was started by a criminal lawyer of 20 years. You know whats in store :)


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