(Photo by EverJean)
“Porcelana is what happens when cocoa breaks all the rules of chocolate. An intense chocolate with a powerful flavor like no other, Porcelana is indescribably delicate at the same time. Its refreshing acidity leaves your palate clean and eager for another taste.”
“Aromas: A pervasive aroma rich in rare and valued woods, bread baked in a wood oven, and with a delightful note of olive pulp and bay leaf, evolves in a floral and powerfully fresh sensation of jasmine and white flowers.
Taste: Decisive snap, slightly acid at first then filling the mouth with notes of toasted almond and white flowers. It is a chocolate with a very long and eurhythmic aftertaste that harmonizes the entire palate” (Amedei)
Ingredients: cocoa mass, cane sugar, cocoa butter, vanilla.
- 2009 ACADEMY OF CHOCOLATE AWARDS -GOLDin BEAN-TO-BAR category
- 2008 ACADEMY OF CHOCOLATE AWARDS -GOLD in BEAN-TO-BAR category
- 2007 ACADEMY OF CHOCOLATE AWARDS – GOLD in BEAN-TO-BAR category
- 2006 ACADEMY OF CHOCOLATE AWARDS – GOLD in BEST DARK CHOCOLATE BARS category
Reviews of Amedei Porcelana:
“(…) deliciously creamy, chocolatey experience that develops slowly and stays with you, long after the chocolate has gone.”
“one of my favourite chocolates of all time”
“If this Amedei Porcelana 70% Dark Chocolate Bar was a song it would be: “Gold” – Prince (I think it may be as expensive)”
70 percent (three complex reviews, unfortunately somewhat out-of-date)
Overall, we felt differently about this bar. Lindy appreciated its many great qualities and ranked it second, behind only the Amedei Chuao. I didn’t particularly enjoy the flavor, and ranked it below the Domori Porcelana.”
Reviews in German
What’s more, Amedei Porcelana has its own page in Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amedei_Porcelana
Where to buy and how much does it cost
13.80 EUR – Amedei e-shop
19.95 USD – The Meadow
22.99 USD – Amazon.com
About Porcelana- I rated it 9.1 out of 10
Here are my notes on taste:
I really like it! 2010: Initial- trademark Amedei malt, caramel, light brown sugar. Finale- it kind of gradually fades out. Not as complex as the 2008 bar, and the range is more limited.
From Amedei- toasted almonds, pressed olives
From others- almonds, bread, butter, butterscotch, caramelized, currants, figs, fresh cream and strawberries, fruitiness, honey, raspberry, vanilla.
2008: Complex, with 3 or 4 symphonic movements. Initial- buttered toast. Middle- moves to malt, light brown sugar, a flash of strawberry. Finale- then molasses near the end. Elegant and sophisticated, yet delicate and gentle, like a Duchess of 1800s British royalty.
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