Wawel 90% Cocoa Dark Chocolate

About: Wawel is a Polish made chocolate which claims a legacy going back to the 19th century, and references to mixing Swiss and Polish chocolate traditions. They make chocolate-related products, such as powder, various bars, minds, and filled chocolates. But they seem to be branching out into other confections, such as, shudder, jellies. I had low expectations, and pleasant findings here.

Flavor: This bar is 90%, so one must set ones expectations correctly. One must also grit one's teeth and perhaps clench the buttocks in anticipation of this chocolatey onslaught. Indeed, the inclination to bite and chew is punished with a bitter attack on the senses. But the more patient and careful tasters who let the chocolate melt on the tongue - don't chew, for eff's sake - are rewarded with a full, rich flavor the comes on slowly and doesn't assault with bitterness. It's a solidly rich, earthy, if not too fruity, flavor with a long follow-through and satisfying, engulfing flavors.


Texture: Such high cocoa content bars tend to be brittle, and this bar is no exception. It's perhaps not as brittle as some, so ... you know... good on them.


My rating:  Pleasant. Solid 6 for solidly good flavor and acceptable texture.

Rating Value	Meaning
1	Really bad chocolate. There's something just really really wrong here in almost every imaginable respect.
2	A bar with this rating has at least two drawbacks.
3	A bar where something is starting to get seriously wrong.... for example, really weak flavor with an otherwise acceptable texture.
4	This bar is below average, but just slightly. Mostly it's not worth eating again. Something isn't quite up to par, for example a poor texture but fine flavor.
5	This is an average good bar that's worth eating. There's nothing really wrong with it, but also nothing particularly spectacular. Or, perhaps it has a good characteristic that's evenly counter-weighted by something weak.
6	A solidly good bar with one characteristic that's above par, for example a great texture.
7	An solidly good chocolate that has two above par characteristics, but nothing mind-blowing. Good, above average flavor, but nothing to die for.
8	An excellent bar with no weaknesses and at least one characteristic that's super.
9	An awesome bar to die for with amazing texture and flavor.
10	You have been touched by God.

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