Bar of the Week: Theo's Fig Fennel & Almond

Throughout the month of June we'll be featuring "inclusion" bars--that is, chocolate bars with extra flavor or texture thanks to added nuts, fruit, salt, spices, and the like.   First up is the Fig, Fennel, & Almond bar from Seattle's own Theo Chocolate. 

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Bar of the Week: Valrhona 2002 Vintage Chuao

65% Dark Chocolate

Origin:  Chuao, Venezuela

Bean Type:  Criollo

Vintage: 2002


Take our word for it:  this is a bar you DO NOT want to miss.  This week we are featuring our limited stock of Valrhona's 2002 Vintage Chuao.  These very special bars come from one of the final batches of Chuao chocolate ever produced by Valrhona (Amedei is currently the only chocolate maker with a claim on the beans).

Valrhona has recieved copious praise from experts and connoisseurs for this vintage in particular. Temper is impecable, coloring is deep and rich, aroma is intoxicating, and the flavor is wonderfully fruity and herbal, perfectly balanced with earthiness.  Come and taste this blast from the past because it won't be around forever!

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Tainori Bar of the Week

Tainori / 64% Cacao / Dominican Republic

A new arrival to the store, the Tainori bar has become a staff favorite. We keep wanting more of this bar.

It reveals gradual hints of yellow fruits followed by lingering nutty notes over a backdrop of cocoa and freshly-baked bread.

Valrhona has completed a new packaging and bar design with uneven squares of chocolate scored on the bar. Valrhona chose to make uneven squares to allow you to eat smaller or larger amounts, depending upon your mood.

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Bar of the Week - Dole's Waialua Estate

70% Dark Chocolate

Origin:  Hawai'i

Calling all locavore chocophiles!  If you're looking for chocolate grown close to home, Waialua Estate is it.  Dole grows the pesticide-free beans on its estate in O'ahu and Guittard transforms them into artisan bars. 

While the packaging is, well, a little touristy (a hula girl?? really, Dole??), the chocolate inside is no mere novelty.  Each small box contains 5 smooth, creamy mini-bars that burst with bright, fruity notes of raspberry, cherry and raisin. 

Stop by on Saturday to enjoy a sample of a world-class chocolate that's grown and made in America!

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Bar of the Week: Domori Ilblend

An exceptional blend bar from a company betterknown for single-origin chocolate, Domori's Ilblend is anything but middle-of-the-road.  Six types of premium beans combine for an exciting balance of carmelized undertones and bright notes of sour fruit. 

Join us on Saturday for a taste of Domori's Ilblend!

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