December 25, 2015

Chocolates El Rey APAMATE Carenero Superior


Evaluation Date: October 2011
Cocoa Content: 74%
Purchased @: Salt Lake City

Theo Rating: 3 - "Again, the wrapper looked good, but the chocolate tasted bad and got worse. Perhaps the cocoa beans it was made from were old!"


Broma Rating: 4 - "This sample has plenty of cocoa buzz, but the flavor just isn't worth writing home about. Something about it isn't pleasing and drops this way down the list in its rating."

December 21, 2015

SHAMAN Organic Chocolates


Evaluation Date: June 2013
Cocoa Content: 82%
Purchased @: Whole Foods

Theo Rating: 5 - "Not Sweet Enough."


Broma Rating: 5 - "Its hard to appreciate this dark choc sample. The cocoa content is too biting and the texture isn't pleasing. I'll give it a 5"

December 11, 2015

Cadbury Royal Dark


Evaluation Date: June 2010
Cocoa Content: ?? %
Purchased @: Albertsons

Theo Rating: 9 - "The more I review the savoring of this dark chocolate, the more I'm inclined to make it a 9. It was very smooth, sweet and rich!"


Broma Rating: 8 - "Very "Nestles-SemiSweet-Choc-Chip-like" in flavor and consistency. A nice after-lunch chocolate afternoon treat"

December 4, 2015

NEWMAN'S OWN Organics (The Second Generation) Dark Chocolate


Evaluation Date: June 2012
Cocoa Content: 70%
Purchased @: Issaquah PCC

Theo Rating: 10 - "No question. This one was EXCELLENT!"


Broma Rating: 10 - "This is a great dark chocolate that I would recommend to anyone. This is a perfect sample of balance. I'm calling this one a "10"."