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(Alex Rast) wrote in
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> at Tue, 11 May 2004 16:24:52 GMT in
> >, 28762153
> @tmicha.net (Demetrius Zeluff) wrote :

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>>Waitrose in Cheltenham sells Michel Cluziel, which is a very nice
>>chocolate. I have a terrible memory, so I can't remember the name of
>>the type I prefered, but it had a blue not orange band.
>
> Blue square at the top center of the wrapper = Amer Brut 72% (superb)
> Blue border to the entire wrapper = Ilha Toma (excellent)
> or Hacienda Tamarina (very good)

It was Hacienda Tamarina. It's the best chocolate I've had so far. I'm
working my way through them.

> Orange border to the entire wrapper = Hacienda Concepcion (excellent)

This is the other one I tried. I didn't like it a as much as Hacienda
Tamarina, I think because of the texture.

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> Cluizel is indeed one of the best chocolatiers in the world, perhaps
> the best overall for chocolate bars, looking across the range. The
> Amer Brut is IMHO somewhat better than Tamarina or Ilha Toma. Look for
> a bar with a green border: Hacienda Los Ancones. This is the best of
> his 1er cru collections - the single-origin bars - and by most
> accounts one of the best chocolates ever made. The consensus seems to
> be pretty unanimously enthusiastic on this one.

I'll keep an eye out for that.

> And for the true chocoholic, try Noir Infini 99% - unsweetened
> chocolate for eating (it's also great for baking, btw). This is the
> surest test of how much you like chocolate: those who really like
> chocolate will love it. Those who are in truth sugar-holics rather
> than chocoholics will not be thrilled with it.

I'll give that a go, but I think I'll need to let my palette develop
first.

Thanks for the information.

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