Chocolate Tasting for RedHat on September the 21st 2021

Dear fellow chocolate connoisseurs,

it is my pleasure to accompany you on our sensory journey.

Bellow is the list of chocolate samples tasted. (And also some other treats mentioned during the tasting and tips for pairing chocolate with wine and fine spirits.)

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Let's start with the tasting right away...

List of samples enjoyed

1. Michel Cluizel Mangaro Noir 65% | yellow chocolate square
Dark single-plantation chocolate 65%, Criollo beans, Madagascar, Mangaro plantation
Links: chocolate square 5g, chocolate bar 70g

2. Michel Cluizel Riachuelo 70% | orange chocolate square
Dark single-plantation chocolate 70%, Forastero beans, Brazil, Riachuelo plantation
Links: chocolate square 5g, chocolate bar 70g

3. Michel Cluizel El Jardín Noir 69% | golden green (mustard) chocolate square
Dark single-plantation chocolate 69%, Mixed variety of beans, Columbia, El Jardín plantation
Links: chocolate square 5g, chocolate bar 70g new edition 75%

4. Michel Cluizel Mokaya Noir 66% | red chocolate square
Dark single-plantation chocolate 66%, Trinitario beans, Mexico, Mokaya plantation
Links: chocolate square 5g, chocolate bar 70g

5. Michel Cluizel La Laguna Noir 70% | blue chocolate square
Dark single-plantation chocolate 70%, Criollo beans, Guatemala, La Laguna plantation
Links: chocolate square 5g, chocolate bar 70g

6. Michel Cluizel Los Anconès Bio 67% | green chocolate square
Dark single-plantation chocolate 67%, Trinitario beans, Dominican Republic, Los Anconès plantation
Links: chocolate square 5g, chocolate bar 70g

7. Raw Cocoa Beans Akesson Madagascar Criollo Raw Bio 10 g | transparent little pouch with beans
Unroasted cocoa beans Criollo, Madagascar, Sambirano Valley, Ambolikapiky Plantation
Links: Sample 10 g, doypack 200 g, doypack 1 kg

8. Francois Pralus Madagascar 100% Bio | black chocolate square
Dark single-plantation chocolate 100%, Criollo beans, Nosy Be Plantation
Links: chocolate square 5g, chocolate bar 100g, giant bar 3kg

9. Stephan Bonnat Chuao 65% | gold coin
Dark single-plantation chocolate 65%, Chuao Beans, Venezuela, Plantation Chuao
Links: gold coin 6,7g 65%, chocolate bar 100g 75%

10. Michel Cluizel Mangaro Lait 50% | violet chocolate square
Dark milk single-plantation chocolate 50%, Criollo beans, Madagascar, Mangaro plantation
Links: chocolate square 5g, chocolate bar 70g

11. Michel Cluizel Riachuelo Lait 51% | blue chocolate square
Dark milk single-plantation chocolate 51%, Forastero beans, Brazil, Riachuelo plantation.
Links: chocolate square 5g, chocolate bar 70g

12. Franocis Pralus Mélissa 45% | light brown chocolate square
Milk chocolate 45%, Criollo beans, Sambirano Valley, Madagacar
Links: chocolate square 5g, chocolate bar 100g, giant bar 3kg

13. Michel Cluizel Grand Lait 45% | dark brown chocolate square
Milk chocolate 45%, Mixed beans varieties and origin
Links: chocolate square 5g, chocolate bar 70g

14. Traditional Cocoa Truffles Mathez - Truffles Bar (gluten-free) | yellow bar
fine cocoa-cream ganache dusted with cocoa powder
Links: Truffles Bar 34g, All packages (250g, 500g, paper boxes and tins)

15. Cacao truffle with salted butter caramel | red wrapper
Links: Truffle 7g, Golden Tin 500g, All packages

16. Cacao truffle with hazelnuts | green wrapper
Links: Truffle 7g, Golden Tin 500g, All packages

17. Cocoa Truffle Mathez with brandy Marc de Champagne | silver wrapper
Links: Truffle 7g, Golden Tin 500g, All packages

18. Cocoa Truffle Mathez Cointreau liqueur | orange wrapper
Links: Truffle 7g

19. Cacao truffle Mathez with fizzy sugar | ocean blue
Links: Truffle 7g, Golden Tin 500g, All packages

20. Praline chocolate heart Michel Cluizel | heart in red aluminum foil
Praline cream coated with fine milk chocolate
Link: Red heart

21. Gold Chocolate pearl Michel Cluizel | pearl in golden aluminum foil
Praline cream coated with crispy croquant (roasted almonds and caramel) in fine milk chocolate
Link: Golden pearl

22. Chocolate heart Ganache Mangaro Michel Cluizel | heart in white aluminum foil
Ganache coated with dark single-plantation chocolate from Madagaskar, plantation Mangaro
LInkg: White heart

23. Pink Chocolate Egg: Michel Cluizel Ganache Framboise Noir | egg in pink aluminum foil
Dark chocolate filled with fine ganache cream with raspberry puree.
Link: Pink Egg

24. Orange Chocolate Egg: Michel Cluizel Ganache Fruits Des Bois Noir | egg in orange aluminum foil
Dark chocolate filled with fine ganache cream with forest fruit puree.
Link: Orange Egg

25. Sour cherry in chocolate Michel Cluizel Griotte Rouge | bonbon in red aluminum foil
Whole sour cherry macerated in Griotte coated with fine milk chocolate. Careful about the stone inside!
Link: Red bonbon

26. Francois Pralus Carre de Cafe Noir | dark brown chocolate square
Espresso coffee bar from Arabica coffee beans
Link: Café Noir square 5g, Giant bar 3kg

27. Francois Pralus Carre de Cafe Lait | light brown chocolate square
Capucino coffee bar bar from Arabica coffee beans
Link: Café Lait square 5g, Giant bar 3kg

Some other treats mentioned during the tasting

Michel Cluizel Praline 78%
Praliné cream - what Nutella should have tasted like :)
Link: Praliné Cream 78%

Bonnat Lait Grand Cru Surabaya 65%
65% dark milk single-estate chocolate from Java
Link: Chocolate Bar 100g, Giant bar 1kg

Tips for paring chocolate with wine and spirits

• white wines with fruity notes and higher sugar content. Suggested varieties: Pinot Gris, Muscat, Irsai Oliver, Red Tramin, Pálava...
• red wines: rich with a distinctive bouquet: Malbec, Merlot...
• Fortified wines: Porto, Madeira...
• Caribbean sugar cane rums

List of my favourite chocolates (answer to a question during the tasting)

Milk chocolates:

• Francois Pralus Mélissa Criollo 45%
• Michel Cluizel Mangaro Lait Criollo 50%
• Bonnat Grands Crus Surabaya Lait 65%

Dark chocolates:

• Francois Pralus Madagaskar 75% Criollo Bio
• Francois Pralus Ghana Forastero 75% Bio
• Michel Cluizel Mangaro Noir Criollo 65%
• Bonnat – Grand Crus d'Exception – Selva Maya Mexiko 75%
• Akesson Madagaskar Criollo Bio 75%
• Ajala tmavá 70% rustikální Bio

Flavored milk chocolates:

• Michel Cluizel Grand Lait 45% et Caramel Sale
• Menakao Madagaskar 45% s kávou a mořskou solí
• Menakao Madagaskar 45% s kokosovým mlékem a vanilkou

Chocolate with filling:

• Pekelná čokoládová pralinka Francois Pralus „Barre Infernale Lait“
• Čokoládová tyčinka Michel Cluizel Něžná chvilka „Tendre moment“: mléčná s praliné a lískovými oříšky
• Pekelná kávová pralinka Francois Pralus „Barre Infernale Café“
• Čokoládová tyčinka Michel Cluizel Jenom moje „Mon truc a moi“ s nugátem

Will be happy to see you again! ;)

   Petr Veselý

PS: bellow you can find all the treats mentioned above. Don't forget to use your 5% discount code: REDHAT ;)