Photos: Chocolate Safari Review
 It's been a while since I posted about the safari (see this post here) and I promised to post a quick selection of pictures of all the chocolate I bought. It's time I made good and posted some of the fun stuff I bought. Also, it's Sunday and there isn't anything newsworthy to post. So, in absence of real news I'll make some up. Just like the real media! |
| First off, the picture leading off the article is what I'm happiest about: a full set of the Chocolatour single origin bars from Chocolove! I've been dying to try them and I finally have my chance! Chocolove is one of my favorite companies due to their dark chocolate and crystallized ginger bar (among others) and the love poems you get in the wrapper. My week would be incomplete without some Chocolove. |
Next up is a trio of Dagoba chocolate bars. One of the things I went down to Jungle Jim's to find was the Xocolatl bar. I love chiles with a passion and this bar has chili and nibs and nutmeg and vanilla.... what's not to be excited about there? I'm looking forward to trying it out. In addition to the Xocolatl I grabbed a Lime bar - with dark chocolate, lime, and macadamia nuts - and a Latté bar - with some espresso and cinnamon. So far I've tried the Latte and I'll post my impressions later on. |
The packaging is what sold me on these two bars from Dolfin. Ok, the contents sold me as well, but the packaging is spectacular. The bar comes in a plastic pouch which I've been told is like a tobacco pouch and looks fantastic. The two varieties I grabbed were a dark chocolate with nibs and a dark chocolate with fresh ginger. I was curious what the difference between the crystallized ginger I'm used to and the fresh ginger would be so it was an easy choice. The other bar just sounded good. I've sampled the dark with nibs and it's excellent. |
I have a weakness for Kahlúa. Kahlúa and milk. Black Russian. White Russian. Mudslide. I love them all. When I saw these bars I tossed them in the cart without a second thought. I kind of feel bad that I went with my favorite flavor as opposed to trying more new and interesting things, but I haven't had these before so I don't feel too bad. |
There isn't much to say about these next few. This I had to get because I love the combination of chocolate and Irish Creme. It was a near thing, though, because they had come with Chambord as well and I love Chambord. |
This is just a batch of miscellaneous chocolate. The small bar is Irish Creme with Jameson whiskey (and I have a soft spot for Jameson), the Kit Kat and Reeses are just 'special edition' creamier versions of the normal ones, and the Pocky is just Pocky. Just a few impulse buys from around the store. |
| That is pretty much it for the chocolate I picked up with one exception that I will be posting about in the next day or two: Whoopee Cocoa Creme Soda. It deserves a post all it's own. It's special like that. |
Comments
Adam Said:
Chocolove now has two Organic Bars!!!! One is a 61% dark and the other is 73%. Both are fantastic and have a distinct flavor seperate from the standard Chocolove bars. Tangy cacoa start with fruity and berry in the middle and that famous Chocolove smooth finish. I found them at a local coffee shop in Boulder, but Whole Foods and Wild Oats can't be far behind
Posted by: Adam | February 24, 2006 2:38 PM
William Said:
Oh my. I was planning on holding off on another safari for a while (my pantry is full of chocolate already) but for organic Chocolove I might have to make a trip. Thanks for the heads up!
Posted by: William | February 24, 2006 2:41 PM
Alicia Said:
Hello William,
I came across your blog the other night and I really enjoyed it. :)
I like your writing. Making obsession fun! :)
Whenever you do open your store I hope to be able to visit it.
I have a thing for chocolate ,too.
Thanks, for the posts.
Posted by: Alicia | June 22, 2009 2:23 AM