About: This bar, made in Peru - that's deepest, darkest Peru - holds the mysterious allure of Possibilities. It also holds an attitude, since it proclaims again (and again (and again)) that it's allergen free. Even the inner foil package repeats that it's non GMO and whatever else, as if genetic manipulation through hybridization is less risky to people than genetic manipulation via enzymes. There's something over-the-top about chocolate that proclaims its gluten-free origins, and one suspects the chocolate is compensating for some lack of something-or-other.
Of course, I felt bad when I read about the founder's food-sensitive daughters, ostensibly the motivation behind the founding of this chocolate manufacturer. But still, I guess I'm here for the chocolate.
Flavor: This chocolate has a rich flavor profile, but I'm just not sure I like it. Maybe others would, because there is definitely plenty of flavor to go around. That might also be said of the sweat of prepubescent monkey boys, an image that arose in my sordid mind when eating this chocolate. That's mean, especially since I mean to eat the whole bar and enjoy it. But while the flavor experience starts with "a bit sweet and earthy" and ends with "rich, dark full chocolate," there is a bit in the middle that's a mixture of "ooh! Fruity? Pungent? Fetid?"
Texture: Hard, but with a creamy finish.
My rating: 7.5. It's good. It's not great. It's not bad. It has hints of greatness, but the weird flavor in the middle... what is that?
This is on the scale of 1-10, where 10 means 'mind shockingly good' and 1 means 'would not bother'.
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