Rococo Chocolates was founded in 1983 by Chantal Coady, who has written three books about chocolate. Rococo Chocolates has three shops in London. She and Rococo were awarded a special price for “Changing the way people think about chocolate” by Academy of Chocolate in 2008. In 2007 Rococo and Grenada Chocolate Company started a joint venture in Grenada to produce fair traded ethical chocolate. Now, Rococo’s organic products contain beans from this production.
Rococo Chocolates produces a number of different chocolate gift boxes, chocolate bars, gift bags, confectionaries, and sugar free products. We decided to try some of their Artisan Bars which are made with their special blends of organic chocolate: dark 65%, milk, or white chocolate, and are available with 22 flavors. We decided to try the Orange & Geranium, Basil & Lime, Lavender, and Cranberry & Nutmeg bars; the tree first ones are made with dark chocolate (65%), the latter one with white chocolate.
All bars have delicate spiced flavor and smell, we especially enjoyed the flavored dark chocolates. The lavender bar was unexpected; the delicious fragrance reminded me of perfume. These dark chocolates are absolutely recommede for those who like bittersweet chocolate and would like something different than normal, unflavored chocolate bars.
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Type: Specialty chocolate bars.
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Chocovic is a high-quality chocolate manufacturer located in the Barcelona city of Vic, Spain. Originally, the company was started in 1872 under the name Chocolates Arumi, and got its present name after being purchased by a Dutch group in 1977. They are producing a series of single origin chocolate bars (see photos), in addition to couverture chocolate series, primarily intended for professionals.
The Guyave is made with trinitario cacao beans fram Grenada and has a delicious fruity flavor with slightly bitter aftertaste. The Ocumare is made with criollo beans from Venezuela and has a stronger flavor of dried fruits like plums and raisins. The Guaranda is made with forastero beans from Ecuador, and has also a nice, somewhat fruity flavor, although weaker than the two others.
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Type: Bittersweet premium chocolate bars.
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Personally I prefer the Guyave and Ocumare chocolates. [Photo: Hal]
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Grenada is a small island in the Caribbean just north of Venezuela. High quality cacao beans are grown on the island which has one chocolate factory. Cacao beans are exported to a number of chocolate manufacturers, some of them are producing specialty chocolate with single origin cacao beans from Grenada. Photos from cacao plantations and chocolate manufacturing on Grenada can be found on CacaoWeb.
Grenada Chocolate Company produces two types of chocolate: one containing 60% cocoa solids, and another type containing 71%. A picture of the 60% cacao type is presented here.
The flavor is rich with fruity note and a week bitterness. The quality of this chocolate is very good, however, the appearance might not be perfect [Photo of the chocolate bar: Hal].
Editor’s Rating:
Type: Bittersweet premium chocolate bar.
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