Thursday, August 25, 2011

Amedei: Venezuelan 70%

I may or may not have previously mentioned that I’m a sucker for chocolate made from Venezuelan cacao. Assuming it’s not poorly done. I’ll almost always pick up a Venezuelan-origin bar when I see one, and after hearing Candice discuss how divine Amedei’s bars are, I had to pick up the Amedei 70% Venezuelan single origin bar when I spied it at Biagio.

The bar features simple packaging, with appreciably more information about Amedei’s other offerings inside.

But for now, let’s focus on the chocolate inside this carefully wrapped package, a light-colored bar – so light that it nearly resembled milk chocolate – with a very strong aroma of bananas and smoke.

The flavor of this bar builds nicely, beginning with citrus and a hint of cherry, giving way to a notable banana flavor later on and a slightly bitter earthy note near the end. This complex, slowly-developing harmony of flavors is made possible by the long, slow melt that is quite smooth. No flavor is overwhelming, and the bar is just sweet enough to prevent the citrus notes from being overly sour.

Balanced and smooth. Divine. Find some of this.

Have you ever had a bar by Amedei? How was it?

7 comments:

  1. your posts never fail to have me ripping through the pantry looking for chocolate.

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  2. I have, thanks to you! It was divine!

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  3. Oh yum, yehh i love amedei..ive had their milk and their gianduja bar..amazing!!

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  4. Your posts always make me ashamed of my sweet choices. Today I had a dum dum lollypop and a square of white chocolate hershey's with oreos in it. I feel inadequate.

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  5. I have no knowledge in the world of chocolate. You will have to educate me!

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  6. I've never tried an Amedei bar before. All I eat is junk chocolate. I really need to try new brands because this bar sounds delicious. I love chocolate and banana and cherry so it'd be interesting to have a combination of these flavors.

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  7. Hi! I am from Venezuela and I can´t help feeling so proud when reading how much you love chocolate (well) made from our cacao! It's been a pleasure to discover your blog!

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