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    12% OFF ALL CHOCOLATE: Our Picks from the Best Anniversary Sale

    September 20, 2022 / No Comments
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    Bar & Cocoa’s anniversary sale has arrived and gives 12% almost everything until September 23rd! Why should the fashion sector have all of the fun with anniversary sales? After all, craft chocolate is a luxury sector, too, and like fashion, it has new collections that come out every season. Why not take advantage of this sale to stock up on some delicious chocolate to enjoy at home? Here are our picks, one per chocolate category.

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    Taza Chocolate is Worth Toting on Your Travels

    August 18, 2022 / 3 Comments

    It's another East Coast chocolate bar up for review today: Taza Chocolate, based out of Somerville, Massachusetts. This chocolate bar is very unique in its circular shape and texture. The bar is "stone ground," meaning that the cocoa beans are "unrefined" and "minimally processed," according to the labeling on the package.

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    Luisa Abram Wild Chocolate – The Newest Chocolate to Beat

    August 11, 2022 / No Comments
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    "Wild chocolate from the Brazilian Amazon." Specifically, Rio Acará, the Acará River. 81% chocolate, a Bronze medal winner from the Academy of Chocolate in 2021. This Luisa Abram bar promised to be delicious.

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    Askinosie Chocolate Is Awesome! Where to Buy it in Washington, DC

    August 10, 2022 / 1 Comment

    Explosive vanilla qualities unfurl with each bite, bringing a unique sweet and slightly sour zest to the bar, and morphing the overall flavor experience into notes reminiscent of sugar: maple and molasses.

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    Check Your Local Shop for Chequessett Chocolate; This Cape Cod Craft Chocolate Company Makes Divine Bars

    January 26, 2022 / 1 Comment
    Chequessett Chocolate Zorzal Comunitario 72 Percent Dark Chocolate Packaging

    Once in a while, an experience of wonderment happens to us with chocolate. And it definitely happened when we saw the Chequessett Chocolate bar packaging, molding and then also tasted the cocoa. Chequessett chocolate is incredible.

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    Simply Sleep Walk into New Year’s 2022 with Dark Matter Coffee x La Rifa’s Delicious “Blanco Jaguar” Chocolate Bars

    December 28, 2021 / No Comments

    This "Blanco Jaguar" Sleep Walk chocolate bar surprises you. It's very lively. Like a growling jaguar, this chocolate bar will grab your attention and leave you in awe of its powerful beauty.

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    Cuna de Piedra “Cradle of Stone” Chocolate from Mexico Perfectly Celebrates the Culture and Craft of Cacao

    November 2, 2021 / No Comments

    We first saw Cuna de Piedra bars at The Chocolate House in DC and felt immediately attracted to their packaging. Clean, minimalistic and calming, the packaging design drew us in and spoke to us, sweetly. We knew that we wanted to try the brand from that moment. Listening to an interview with Cuna de Piedra founders on Instagram only solidified our trust in the company. Alas, a purchase was quickly made! We chose Cuna de Piedra's 73% Mexican Cacao from Comalcalco, Tabasco.

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    Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Brand from Poland, “Chocolate Story,” Is Divine, Deserves Awards

    December 28, 2020 / 2 Comments

    Chocolate Story (Manufaktura Czekolady), a Polish chocolate maker, has produced a delicious, complex chocolate bar with their 85% Colombian cocoa offering. It is our humble opinion that this Chocolate Story bar deserves international acclaim. We think it would place in the International Chocolate Awards.

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I'm Meira, a Washington-DC based writer covering inspiring coffee shops in the nation's capital, plus all things chocolate and cacao to help you nourish more daily serenity.

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