Saturday, July 23, 2016

Fruition Maranon 70% National Bar Review

The very first Fruition bar I ever had was their brown butter bar at the NW Chocolate Festival in Seatle, and it was so good! I was pleased to try this Maranon bar as part of learning about the tastes of the Nacional cocoa bean.  Nuttiness is a characteristic that is often part of bars made from the Nacional bean. 


Color:  Medium/dark brown.
Nose:  Cocoa powder, almonds.
Texture:  Smooth, creamy.
Taste:  Coffee, slight taste of walnuts, some cream, black tea, herbaceous, a little bitterness, and aged Burgundy wine (no cherries).
Finish:  Tannic, oak,touch of char at the end, medium finish.

This bar makes me want a glass of wine!  I hope Fruition is at the NW Chocolate Festival again this year, so I can explore more of their bars.

NW Chocolate Festival
http://www.nwchocolate.com/

Fruition:
http://www.nwchocolate.com/

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I can not go a single day without chocolate.  It's tough to go a few hours without it!
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