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Tasting Cocoa Nibs 70% Dark Chocolate

Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
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Cocoa Nibs 70% Dark Chocolate

Cocoa Nibs 70% Dark Chocolate
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We stopped by Ambré & Sucre on avenue Gobelins and purchased a 100g tablet of Cocoa Nibs 70% Dark Chocolate from Corinne Blum, the proprietor of the store.

The chocolate contains crushed cocoa beans (nibs) that have been caramelized. When the chocolate is allowed to melt slowly on the tongue, a hint of the caramel coating of the nibs becomes apparent. The caramel is not strong, however, as the nibs provide more texture than they do flavor. When the chocolate is bitten into, the chewy nibs give a satisfying crunch. The chocolate itself is velvety and slightly sweet, leaving a strong chocolate aftertaste at the back of the tongue.

Ambré et Sucre

Ambré et Sucre
Photograph by www.DiscoverParis.net

Ambre & Sucre is the sole distributor of Cachet brand chocolate in Paris.

Ambre & Sucre
10 bis, avenue des Gobelins
75005 Paris
Tel.: 01.43.37.39.64
Open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Metro: Gobelins (Line 7)

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Lemon & Pepper Chocolate

Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
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Cachet Lemon and Pepper

Cachet Lemon & Pepper
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While exploring the chocolate boutique Ambre & Sucre on avenue des Gobelins in Paris, I came upon a dark chocolate called Lemon & Pepper. I purchased a tablet and took it home to taste.

The tablet has a matte finish and contains a minimum of 57% chocolate. To the taste, it has a light lemon flavor with a long, slightly hot, peppery finish. The chocolate melts slowly in the mouth and has little crunchy pepper granules, like grains of sand, that “tickle the tongue.”

This is one of the nicest flavored chocolates that we have tasted in a long time!

Ambre & Sucre is the sole distributor of Cachet brand chocolate in Paris.

Ambre & Sucre
10 bis, avenue des Gobelins
75005 Paris
Tel.: 01.43.37.39.64
Open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Metro: Gobelins (Line 7)

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Uganda Chocolate 80%

Wednesday, September 19th, 2012
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Cachet Uganda 80%

Cachet Uganda 80%
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We purchased a 100-gram tablet of Cachet brand dark chocolate from Uganda at the Ambre & Sucre chocolate boutique on avenue des Gobelins in Paris. The tablet is made from 80% forastero coco beans, the most common chocolate bean on the market. “Common” does not mean mediocre however, because the tablet gives off a wonderfully fragrant aroma of chocolate. It has a matte finish, is firm to the bite, and has a soft, almost silky texture in the mouth as it dissolves. Even though it contains 80% dark chocolate, the tablet does not taste bittersweet…just the pleasant, intense, earthy flavor of chocolate comes through!

Ambre & Sucre is the sole distributor of Cachet brand chocolate in Paris.

Ambre & Sucre
10 bis, avenue des Gobelins
75005 Paris
Tel.: 01.43.37.39.64
Open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Metro: Gobelins (Line 7)

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