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Chocolate Maker=Guittard

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Étienne Guittard founded the company on Sansome Street on the San Francisco waterfront in 1868. Each E. Guittard single origin chocolate is carefully crafted to showcase the unique flavors of the region and the ancient cacao tree type from which it came. We refer to them informally as our 'sipping chocolates' and savor them as one savors a fine wine. Vintage chocolate making in the French tradition.

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Ambanja Bittersweet (comments) 65% cacao: Cacao beans, pure cane sugar, cocoa butter, soya lecithin, vanilla beans.
56.7g (2oz.)
Vic's rating = 8
Deb's rating = 8

You're in for a mightily rich chocolate experience! Made primarily from rare Criollo beans from the fertile Sambirano Valley in Madagascar, it mingles tart essences with deep, rich chocolate flavor.
variety = Criollo origin = Madagascar

2006

Chucuri Bittersweet (comments) 65% cacao: Cacao beans, pure cane sugar, cocoa butter, soya lecithin, vanilla beans.
Artisan-crafted in traditional grinding mills that also make milk chocolate.
56.7g (2oz.)
Vic's rating = 6
Deb's rating = 7

I wish Guittard would not put vanilla into single origin bars. When I taste this bar, I get a burst of vanilla, which masks over the cacao flavor. (Vic)

Long, deep, slow chocolate flavors are accented by pleasant hints of spice. The Trinitario cacao beans used to make this chocolate were grown in the San Vicente de Chucuri Valley of Santander in Colombia.
variety = Trinitario origin = Colombia

2006

Clair De Lune Blend No. 49 (85% Cacao) (comments) 85% cacao: Cacao beans, pure cane sugar, vanilla beans.
Molded on equipment also used with milk chocolate, soya, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts and wheat.
75g (2.65oz.), 74x155mm (2.9x6.1")
Vic's rating = 6
Deb's rating = 7

A mild yet deep and vivid chocolate flavor with subtle cherry notes and tannin end notes. Contains no added cocoa butter for a true 85%.
variety = Criollo, Forastero and Trinitario origin = Central America, South America, Carribean

Guittard - Clair De Lune Blend No. 49 (85% Cacao)

2015

L'Harmonie 64% Blend No. 29 (comments) 64% cacao: Cacao beans, pure cane sugar, cocoa butter, sunflower lecithin, vanilla beans.
Molded on equipment also used with milk chocolate, soya, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts and wheat.
75g (2.65oz.), 74x154mm (2.9x6.1")
Vic's rating = 6
Deb's rating = 7

A complex and effulgent chocolate with peaks of tart fruit and cherry top notes. Floral aromatics lead to a lingering astringency with chocolately end notes. Origin: Central America, South America, Carribean Varietal: Forastero, Trinitario, Criollo

2016

Nocturne (comments) 91% cacao: Cacao beans, cocoa butter, pure cane sugar, soya lecithin, vanilla beans.
Artisan-crafted in traditional grinding mills that also make milk chocolate.
56.7g (2oz.), 120x55mm (4.7x2.2")
Vic's rating = 8
Deb's rating = 7

This extra dark, multi-bean blend is uniquely complex with a layered approach of red fruit and nut notes held up with a solid chocolate base.

2008

Orinoco (comments) 38% cacao: Pure cane sugar, full cream milk, cocoa butter, cacao beans, soya lecithin, vanilla beans.
56.7g (2oz.), 120x55mm (4.7x2.2")
Vic's rating = 5
Deb's rating = 7

Bold, rich, milk chocolate flavors with caramel accents, fresh dairy notes and a signature hint of cinnamon set this milk chocolate apart from all the others.

2010

Quetzalcoatl Blend No. 07 (72% Cacao) (comments) 72% cacao: Cacao beans, pure cane sugar, sunflower lecithin, vanilla beans.
Molded on equipment also used with milk chocolate, soya, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts and wheat.
75g (2.65oz.), 74x155mm (2.9x6.1")
Vic's rating = 7
Deb's rating = 7

Dark, rich flavors linger with a minimum of sweetness and notes of spicy coconut. Contains no added cocoa butter for a true 72%.
variety = Forastero and Trinitario origin = South America & Africa

Guittard - Quetzalcoatl Blend No. 07 (72% Cacao)

2015

Quevedo Bittersweet (comments) 65% cacao: Cacao beans, pure cane sugar, cocoa butter, soya lecithin, vanilla beans.
Artisan-crafted in traditional grinding mills that also make milk chocolate.
56.7g (2oz.), 120x55mm (4.7x2.2")
Vic's rating = 7
Deb's rating = 9

Quevedo's extremely dark color foreshadows its powerful but flowery chocolate taste. The intensity of this rarified Forastero varietal produces rich, green forest, tea and slight nut flavors with a lingering banana and pound cake finish.
variety = Forastero origin = Ecuador

2007

Semisweet (comments) 61% cacao: Cacao beans, pure cane sugar, cocoa butter, soya lecithin, vanilla beans.
Artisan-crafted in traditional grinding mills that also make milk chocolate.
56.7g (2oz.)
Vic's rating = 6
Deb's rating = 6

Fragrant, bright, super-rich chocolate flavors last and last, with a refreshing chocolate finish. Extremely popular with pastry chefs, this 61% is a favorite eating chocolate as well.

2006

Sur Del Lago Bittersweet (comments) 65% cacao: Cacao beans, pure cane sugar, cocoa butter, soya lecithin, vanilla beans.
56.7g (2oz.)
Vic's rating = 6
Deb's rating = 8

Too much vanilla...difficult to taste the chocolate.
origin = Venezuela

2006

Tsaratana (comments) 61% cacao: Cacao beans, pure cane sugar, cocoa butter, soya lecithin, vanilla beans.
Artisan-crafted in traditional grinding mills that also make milk chocolate.
56.7g (2oz.), 120x55mm (4.7x2.2")
Vic's rating = 9
Deb's rating = 9

Fragrant, bright, super-rich chocolate flavors last and last, with a refreshing chocolate finish. Extremely popular with pastry chefs, this 61% is a favorite eating chocolate as well.

2007

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