dark chocolate

dark chocolate is the one people reach for when they want cocoa bitterness to do more of the work than sugar does. By our assessment, its strength is the deeper cacao taste, the firm snap, and the way it can stand alone or sit inside desserts without tasting flimsy. The downside is familiar: the higher cocoa side can feel dry or sharp to anyone who wants a sweeter candy. In practice it is a slower thing than milk chocolate, with a cleaner finish and less creaminess, so it rewards small bites more than mindless snacking. Against other chocolate candies, it sits toward the less sugary end and gives more roast and bitterness than comfort. The category Chocolate candies is exact, and the rating reflects a product that knows its job and does it well without being for everyone.