I purchased the Endangered Species Premium Smooth Organic Dark Chocolate with Cherry from my local health food super market. I admit to being an animal lover and the presence of a cute furry face on any product can sway me in to a purchase that I never intended on in a heartbeat but this time the product happened to be chocolate. I couldn’t just leave this cute furry guy in the chocolate aisle not when he boasted organic dark chocolate and cherries.
The Chocolate: Endangered Species Premium Smooth Organic Dark Chocolate with Cherry
Type of Chocolate: Dark Chocolate
Cocoa Content: 70%
Best Eaten: Alone
Price: $1.89
It is rare that I find a particularly dark chocolate with a waxy texture that I enjoy but this particular bar has something special that just lures me in.
Taste:
The Endangered Species Premium Smooth Organic Dark Chocolate with Cherry bar comes in a thick paper wrapper with a silver foil inlay. The paper wrapper boasts support of the community and ethical practices while the interior of the wrapper reiterates the importance of ethical trading and conservation. The inside of the wrapper also features a few facts about the gorgeous koala bear featured on the front of the wrapper including the fact that when baby koalas are born they are only the size of a jellybean! Upon opening the chocolate bar the scent is almost seductive, a deep dark cocoa highlighted with the fruitiness of cherry that is enough to make any chocolate lovers mouth water.
My first bite of the Endangered Species Premium Smooth Organic Dark Chocolate with Cherry leaves me torn, I dislike the hard cold texture to the bar but the flavor is so fragrant and penetrating that I barely pause before taking a second bite. The dark chocolate resonates with an earthy tone and yet holds the bold cherry flavor well integrating the two very distinct flavors in to one delicious combination. The waxy feel of the dark chocolate itself is almost enough to distract from the pleasant flavor but not quite and as I continue to eat the large square I have broken off I find myself more able to overlook the textural flaws due to the boldness of flavor. After swallowing a small piece of the Endangered Species Premium Smooth Organic Dark Chocolate with Cherry I find that the earthy-fruity flavor gives way to a robust and almost alcoholic aftertaste. A deep and resonating flavor which carries with it a slight graininess.
The aftertaste of the Endangered Species Premium Smooth Organic Dark Chocolate with Cherry is a little less fruity but maintains a pleasant dark cocoa flavor spotted with grittiness.
Ingredients:
The ingredients in the Endangered Species Premium Smooth Organic Dark Chocolate with Cherry include: organic dark chocolate (organic chocolate liquor, organic sugar, organic cocoa butter, organic cocoa powder, organic soy lecithin [as an emulsifier], and organic vanilla), natural black cherry flavor (medium chain triglycerides, natural flavor).
The Bottom Line:
The Endangered Species Premium Smooth Organic Dark Chocolate with Cherry is not the most pleasing chocolate bar when it comes to chocolate, it maintains a cold and waxy texture and leaves a grainy residue which tends to lead to cotton mouth but it is a particularly pleasing combination of flavor. With such a bold and delightful flavor combination highlighted by the all organic nature of the product and topped with the fact that 10% of profits are donated to charity…well you have a winner in my book.
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You can purchase Endangered Species Premium Smooth Organic Dark Chocolate with Cherry from your local health food grocery store or through Amazon.com.
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