Tasting 100%

Oh yes we did!

We lean towards the milky side in our chocolate preferences, but we have been tasting some really beautiful dark chocolate from the New Zealand small batch, craft chocolate makers.  Curiosity made us do it.  We ordered two 100% chocolate bars to try.
We bought: Ocho 100% Solomon Islands , and Foundry 100% Kilombero Valley, Tanzania

Nothing but Cacao beans.... no sugar, no milk....... we wondered if they would be too bitter.

OCHO 100%
Beans from Tenaru, Solomon Islands
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Flavor notes were: Slightly fruity, Bark, Molasses, Johanan said Marmite.....
We could see this being really nice as a sauce ingredient for wild meats. It is full and earthy, but not bitter.

FOUNDRY 100%
This chocolate has 3 awards on its packaging. Silver Medal winner in the 2020 and 2021 Academy of Chocolate International Awards. Gold Medal winner in the NZ Chocolate Awards 2020.

Beans from the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania.  There is information about the origin of these beans when you look it up on their website that is really interesting: ​https://foundrychocolate.co.nz/collections/seriously-dark-chocolate/products/kilombero-valley-tanzania-100

This chocolate had more of a mineral, earthy, slightly astringent flavor note.  There was also some honey notes that came through in the after taste.  

At 100% the differences in the single origins was the most obvious that we have tasted.  These were not bitter as we thought they might be.  No sugar though!  It made us suck in our cheeks somewhat in our tastings, but hey, us Milkies gave it a go.
To finish, we mixed them with a milk chocolate.  Delicious!