We just received our shipment of chocolate from the distributor down in New Jersey. To buy wholesale, the minimum order is 4 boxes, or a case, with each box weighing 5 kg. Ergo the title. That's a lot of chocolate. We've been working with Michel Cluizel chocolate now for the past 6 months. I discovered his chocolate during a chocolate tasting put on by a group at MIT called the Laboratory of Chocolate Science. If you ever have an opportunity to participate in a tasting, it's worth going. It's overflowing with students and we tasted over 30 different samples. I was up all night. But - I did discover this amazing chocolate by Michel Cluizel. Extraordinary flavors. I've seen Cardullo's carry it in their chocolate section. I ran a similar tasting last spring with a small group of dedicated tasters (are there any other kinds when chocolate is concerned?) with 27 samples; flights of milk chocolate, 50's, 60's, and 70's. Makers included Cluizel, Valrhona, Guittard, El Rey, Dagoba, Green and Black, and Ghiradelli.
And the envelope please....
- Group / flight A – Michel Cluizel Grand Lait 45% ,Michel Cluizel Mangara 50%
- Group / Flight B – El Rey Bucare 58.5%, El Rey Mijao 61%
- Group / Flight C – Michel Cluizel Mangara 65%, E. Guittard Quevedo 65%, Valrhona Manjari 64%, Michel Cluizel Vila Gracinda 67%.
- Group / Flight D – Valrhona Guanaja 70%, Michel Cluizel Nori de Cacao 72%, Valrhona Araguani.
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