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Friday, June 4, 2010
Pierre Herme Chocolat Noir Sao Tome
The bar is slightly smaller than the usual 100 gram (3.5 ounce) tablet. It’s 80 grams and 2.82 ounces, which in my book is two perfectly proportioned servings. Inside the box the bar is presented in a simple cellophane sleeve that’s a little oversized so putting the bar back in it is easy. The chocolate ingredients are simple. It’s a 75% cacao bar made from single origin beans, sugar, cocoa butter, hand-harvested French sea salt, non-genetically modified soy lecithin and natural vanilla extract. The beans of Sao Tome are known for their bold and rich taste, which has echoes of charcoal, roasted nuts and coffee.
The bar has a good bit of cocoa butter in it so it has a nice melt on the tongue. The flavor is intense and just barely sweet, even before the little bits of sea salt come out to play. The flavor is deep and woodsy with a light coffee note and scent of baked brownies. The salt give it a little pop and actually makes it seem sweeter at times. The buttery texture is a little bouncy but keeps the dry finish from going bitter. I’ve tried a few other Sao Tome bars before and found them rather intense but lacking nuance and buttery texture. This bar is nothing like that - it’s soft and approachable and incredibly munchable for a 75% bar. If I’m ever in Paris or Tokyo, I’ll definitely sample more of the Pierre Herme chocolates (and of course the macarons they’re known for). Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:13 pm
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Hannah on 6/04/10 at 4:49 pm #
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Karen on 6/08/10 at 8:35 am #
Commenting is not available in this channel entry.I’m kicking myself right now for not checking out Pierre Herme’s chocolates when I was in his Paris boutique in March! How could I miss these?! I was clearly far too focused on the Ispahan. Fail, Hannah. Charcoal, roasted nuts and coffee are absolutely up there with my favourite chocolate flavour notes. Guess I just need to head back to Paris soon…
Ooh, the packaging on this is really stylish.
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