CHOCOLATES

Amano Artisan Chocolate was started by Art Pollard in 2006 and is located in Orem, Utah, USA. Amano is one of the best chocolate manufacturers in the USA and has won a number of gold and silver medals for excellent chocolate bars. Amano obtain top quality cacao beans from different regions, and by using their optimized manufacturing process they are able to manufacture chocolate bars of the same quality as the best European manufacturers. Amano only add pure cane sugar, cocoa butter and whole Tahitian vanilla pods when making their chocolates, no lecithin. The 2 oz (56 g) bars are wrapped in golden foil and packed in elegant black cardboard boxes which are similar to Amedei’s Chuao.

The Madagascar Premium Dark Chocolate contains a minimum of 70% cacao and has a fruity flavor with hints of citrus and berries, typical for good quality chocolate made with cacao from Madagascar. When comparing with Michel Cluizel’s Madagascar chocolate, Amano’s had a less smooth texture but similar flavor.

The Ocumare Grand Cru Dark Chocolate also contains 70% cacao, and is made with cacao beans from the Ocumare Valley in Venezuela. The flavor is extremely rich and aromatic, with hints of plums, red fruits, tobacco, wood, and coffee. This chocolate is in my opinion one of the best in the world!

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Type: Bittersweet premium chocolate bars.
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