Review: Menakao 72% + Pralus République Dominicaine 75%

A double review on my first Single Origin Chocolates… Menakao – 72% (****) Bean: not noted Origin: Sambirano region – Madagascar Production: Chocolaterie Cinagra SA – Madagascar Price paid: 4,90/75g Aroma: lots of cacao and touches of fruit The small pieces are lighter brown than expected and a little coarse in the mouth. Almost instantly […]

Review: Galler – Noir 85% Profond

Posted on March 18 by KrisKellens

Galler – Noir 85% (**) Bean: not noted Origin: not noted Production: Galler SA – Belgium Price paid: € 1,69/100g Many popular Belgian Chocolatiers seem to expand their product lines with high cacao percentage products and give them the look and feel of high quality products, meant for the serious chocolate lover. But do they […]

Review: Saveurs&Nature – 70% Noir and

Posted on March 18 by KrisKellens

Saveurs&Nature – 70% ecorces d’oranges confites (pieces of preserved orange skin) (*) Bean: Not mentioned Origin: Not mentioned Production: Saveurs&Nature – France Price paid: € 4,95/100 g I’ve never been a big fan of filled chocolate. Most of the time the filling is even sweeter than the chocolate itself, making it very smothering on […]

Where to get it? – Choqoa.com

Posted on March 14 by KrisKellens

Fine chocolate, Single Origin, Single Plantation, … it all sounds so nice and appealing, but where do you get it? Not in abundance in your local supermarket or shop around the corner, that’s for sure. Heck, screening the world-wide web, I noticed there aren’t even that many places around Belgium where you find it. In […]

Review: Ethiquable – Ecuador 80% and Madagascar 85%

Posted on March 13 by KrisKellens

Strange how you suddenly seem to notice things you didn’t see before, once you get interested in something new. Last week, I walked into my local Delhaize supermarket, looking if they sell any products from Lindt, to start off my discovery conquest in the chocolate World. Lindt is one of the brands you’ll likely find […]