Excellence 85% Cacao Rich Dark

Excellence 85% Cacao Rich Dark is for people who want a very dark chocolate bar with little sugar and a strong cocoa voice. By our assessment, its real strength is exactly that concentration: a tight snap, deep bitterness, and a finish that stays cocoa-led rather than turning creamy. The downside is the obvious one, because 85% chocolate is not gentle and will feel stark to anyone who wants sweetness to carry the bar. In practice it is the sort of chocolate that is eaten in small squares and slows down the room more than it sweetens it. It sits near the top end of mass-market dark chocolate, closer to an intense tasting bar than to an everyday sweet snack. Excellence 85% Cacao Rich Dark is uncompromising, and that is the point.