Michel Cluizel - Noir Infini, 99% dark chocolate bar

gosh this chocolate bar is bitter and I bought it because of the health benefits of dark chocolate, or to be precise cocoa, you read about and at 99% cocoa its certainly doing the job and so I have rated it 'worth a try'. I wouldn't buy it again as its just too bitter for my taste although my friend loved it and certainly seemed to enjoy it as she made an order the following week. A little a day she recommended to get the benefits to lowering cholesterol. We shall see.

This is a really fantastic chocolate, the Pralus 100% is smoother, but this has a greater depth of flavour. Now that the Pralus is about the same price this is my favourite out of the two. If you haven't tried 100% cocoa chocolate before then you need to take very small pieces each day for a few days until your palate adjusts.

This is very nice. One reviewer says they find this bitter. Maybe I'm too accustomed to dark chocolate but I do not find this very bitter. What I get is earthy and nutty flavours with a slight metallic taste which reminds me of raw chocolate. There is a slight caramel taste as well which is very nice. The addition of vanilla, cinnamon and ginger is only very small, which I'm thankful for as I do not like cacao overpowered with vanilla. I only got the 30g bar to try it but next time I'll be happy to have 70g.