"Alex Rast" > wrote in message

> IMHO way better than Scharffen Berger. I think it's perhaps more fair to
> say Guittard represents the very best of the American brands, in the same
> way that, at least IMHO, Cluizel represents the best of the French and
> Domori the best of the Italians. Meanwhile a more representatively
> "typical" U.S. brand should be IMHO Ghirardelli, while Callebaut would be
> "typical" of European brands. Both are IMHO about the same, quality-wise.
> Really I think, however, it's pretty misleading to think of any one
> manufacturer as typical of a nation. Each brand has its own style.

Alex,

So you prefer Cluizel over Vahlrona, Bonnat, and Pralus. And Domori over
Amedei?

Mike