Lindy's Rating: 5.0 (previously **)
Richard's Rating: 5.0 (previously **)
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Swiss Dark had a medium-dark brown Bracken (PANTONE 19-1015) color and a hard snap. The chocolate gave off aromas of sweetness in scents of brown sugar and caramel, roast in the scent of cocoa, and earthiness. There was also a hint of fruit that I think was some sort of berry.
The taste of Swiss Dark was quite sweet with a fruit flavor that we identified as pear. I also noticed a roast flavor. The chocolate melted smoothly, and when it was gone, the flavor lasted 10-15 seconds (a short length). The final aftertaste was not bitter, leaving only a slight sourness as a finish.
Lindy and I both rated this bar **. At $1.99, Trader Joe's Swiss Dark Chocolate is a bargain at the lowest price per ounce ($0.56) of all the bars we both rated ** (in contrast with the Amedei Toscano Black 70 we reviewed yesterday, which is the most expensive ** bar at $3.69 per ounce). You can see all of our chocolate ratings and relative prices on our Best Chocolate Values page.
For reference, the Swiss Dark bar reviewed here had a best before date of June 30, 2012.
Ah, sadly it is not to be had anymore. :(
ReplyDeletePlease do not discontinue this wonderful product. I will be glad when you get it back on the shelf!
ReplyDeleteOff the shelf since Sept. in the SF Bay Area, and still off the shelf.
ReplyDeleteI contacted Trader Joe's and they replied: "We have discontinued our Fair Trade Swiss Dark Chocolate due to slow sales. We have already sold through all existing inventory and at this time there are no plans to bring this item back."
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