Lindy's Rating: 7.0
Richard's Rating: 7.5
chocolate maker | Valrhona |
bar | Caraїbe |
region | Caribbean |
plantation | (blend) |
cacao trees | Trinitario |
year | (unknown) |
size | 70g ~ 2.5oz |
cocoa solids | 66% |
added fat | cocoa butter |
sweetener | sugar |
emulsifier | soy lecithin |
flavoring | vanilla extract |
other ingredients | (none) |
list price | $6.99 |
|
color | medium brown
PANTONE 18-1314
Acorn |
texture | matte, smooth flower,
asymmetric scoring lines |
aroma | roast (cocoa), earth, spice, hint of vanilla |
snap | hard |
taste | sweet, roast (cocoa), nut (almond), vanilla |
melt | more smooth |
length | medium |
finish | very slightly chalky, very slightly sweet |
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Caraїbe is another bar in
Valrhona's Grand Cru line of chocolates. Using
Trinitario cacao beans from the Caribbean, this chocolate was made with 66% cocoa solids from cocoa beans, sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, and natural vanilla extract. Caraїbe was molded into Valrhona's standard Grand Cru form: a thin 70 gram bar with asymmetric score lines, giving 25 pieces of varied sizes. The surface had a matte texture with smooth imprints of a flower and the Valrhona name. The best before date on the bar we reviewed was August 2011.
The color of Caraїbe was a medium brown Acorn (PANTONE 18-1314). The bar had a hard snap. Aromas included a cocoa roast, earth, some spice, and a hint of vanilla. The chocolate tasted sweet and the roast reminded Lindy of rich hot chocolate. We also noticed a nutty almond flavor and the vanilla that was hinted in the aroma.
The melt was more smooth. The flavor lasted 20 to 25 seconds after the chocolate was gone, at the short end of a medium length. The finish seemed very slightly chalky to me, and Lindy experienced the final aftertaste as a suggestion of sweetness.
You can purchase Valrhona Caraїbe 66% online for $6.99 directly from
Valrhona or for $5.65 from
Chocosphere for delivery in the U.S. For delivery in the U.K. (and Europe), you can purchase it online for £3.55 from
Chocolate Trading Co.
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