new tree: sexy ginger 73%

oh, stop, you tease! sexy can be gentle, reliable, and faithful... right? this chocolate bar is delicate with hidden bursts of ginger. if you are seeking the dangerous type, do keep in mind that this will not put you through ginger asphyxiation . . .

fresh & easy: belgian chocolate bar 72% cocoa with cocoa nibs

fresh & easy grocery just opened up a new store on hollywood boulevard. since they are a stones throw away, i had to check out their chocolate supply. i headed down the hill and found that the police had the store cordoned off because of oscar preparations. i was not to be deterred... i manoeuvered the car past traffic enforcement, used my parking karma, climbed the barricades, and went shopping!

to my surprise, i found a belgian chocolate bar (72% cocoa) with cocoa nibs. the chocolate is not superior but the texture is great. the crushed cocoa nibs definitely worked me over. this bar is perfect if you do not want to splurge and still want to maintain some form of dignity. take this bar to the movies.

dolfin: milk: hot masala from india

dolfin is quite a fabulous company. they put out some of the best and most interesting chocolate. i was expecting a very hot and spicy bar... instead, it was quite delicate with a very gingery fruit taste (you may feel that you have been bitten by a gingerbread man). the bar is richly exotic, quite comforting, and soothing. get it.

notes: orange, creme brulee, vanilla, butter, ginger

dolfin: chocolate noir 70% de cacao

delicious, pure, and absolutely royal... time to get out that tiara and put it on! very nice coffee finish. very interesting transitions of flavours with a final touch of cherry.

charlemagne: topsy turvy violette

a bit on the sugary sweet perfumed side... too bad it is not toned down a bit... this is for those without senses

new tree: forgiveness with lemon and 73% cocoa

this was a strange combination of pine sol and good chocolate. i did not quite know how to forgive this bar, but then i remembered that they created the lavender bar.

new tree: tranquility with lavender

this is a dreamy bar that transports me to provence. a nip of the bar and i am surrounded by lush lavender fields.