Solkiki Flame 100% Costa Esmeraldas, Ecuador - Dark 56g

We've taken our exemplary Esmeraldas 100% no-added-fat chocolate and studded it with massive Flame raisins from Chile.   The raisins add a natural sweetness to a completely sugar-free 1-ingredient chocolate.  This is a powerful chocolate: a slow melting, pure cacao bean and naturally sweet and characterful raisin.  It's a lot more approachable than you might think!

The beans here are the exceptional, hybrid cacao beans (with Nacional ancestry) grown by Freddy Salazar's estate @costaesmeraldas in Ecuador.

The melt here is the typical slower 100% melt, and the resulting texture is smooth and the mouthfeel thick. A roasted nutty base establishes itself quickly, and intense, profoundly dark dried fruit notes (plums and nectarines) pop though with little bursts of soft acidity that have an almost grilled lemon tone. Bitterness is relatively low and very pleasant.

The finish is roasted nuts with profoundly dark fruit and burnt caramel. The aftertaste allows the bar's mild acidity and pleasant tannins to reveal themselves. The pleasant bitterness increases slightly in the aftertaste. The final aftertaste alludes to a great, unsweetened, profoundly dark brownie batter.

This is a lovely, intense 100% interpretation of the Costa Esmeraldas cacao.

Allergen information: contains no nuts, dairy, wheat, gluten, or soy (nut-free, dairy-free, soy-free, gluten-free). Made in a facility that uses nuts and soy. Vegan friendly.